Terms

Question 1

Motif

Answer 1

Fragment of a melody

Question 2

Pitch

Answer 2

How high or low the music is

Question 3

Range

Answer 3

The difference between the lowest and the highest notes

Question 4

Hook

Answer 4

A memorable repeated melodic idea designed to catch the attention of the listener

Question 5

Ostinato

Answer 5

Repeated melody

Question 6

Staccato

Answer 6

short and brief notes seemed detached from each other

Question 7

Accent

Answer 7

Emphasise a note so that it sounds louder than the others

Question 8

Legato

Answer 8

Perform the notes smoothly notes sound connected to each other

Question 9

Pizzicato

Answer 9

Perform the notes by plucking them with your fingers

Question 10

Arco

Answer 10

Play notes by using the bow

Question 11

Tremolo

Answer 11

Continuously play the note with the bow rapidly to produce
a trembling effect.

Question 12

Articulation

Answer 12

Means how you play or sing a note

Question 13

Fortissimo

Answer 13

Very loud

Question 14

Forte

Answer 14

Loud

Question 15

Mezzo- forte

Answer 15

Fairly loud

Question 16

Mezzo-piano

Answer 16

Fairly soft

Question 17

Piano

Answer 17

Quiet soft

Question 18

Pianissimo

Answer 18

Very quiet

Question 19

Crescendo

Answer 19

Getting gradually louder

Question 20

Diminuendo

Answer 20

Getting gradually quieter

Question 21

Monophonic

Answer 21

A single melodic voice or instrument

Question 22

Polyphonic

Answer 22

Different musical lines that interweave with each other

Question 23

Homophonic

Answer 23

A texture based on chords

Question 24

Counterpoint

Answer 24

Two or more different Melodie’s playing together

Question 25

Triad

Answer 25

Made up of three notes

Question 26

Power chord

Answer 26

A chord using only the 1st and 5th scale degrees no 3rd

Question 27

Cadence

Answer 27

A movement between two chords at the end of a phrase

Question 28

Chromatic

Answer 28

Music that uses chords that are not naturally found in the key

Question 29

Diatonic

Answer 29

Music that use only chords that belong to that key

Question 30

Primary triads

Answer 30

Chords I, IV and V in a key

Question 31

Tempo

Answer 31

How fast or slow the music is

Question 32

Most common melodic device

Answer 32

Sequence

Question 33

Most common rhythmic device

Answer 33

Syncopation

Question 34

Which texture is used in most baroque music

Answer 34

Polyphonic

Question 35

Which major key has 4 sharps in the key signature

Answer 35

E major

Question 36

In F major which is Chord VI

Answer 36

D

Question 37

Anacrusis

Answer 37

An upbeat

Question 38

Canon

Answer 38

A melody where different instruments overlap each other but don’t start at the same point

Question 39

Pedal

Answer 39

Held or repeated note in the bass

Question 40

Perfect cadence

Answer 40

Chords V-I

Question 41

Imperfect cadence

Answer 41

Anything to V found in the middle of phrases

Question 42

Plagal cadence

Answer 42

IV-I

Question 43

Interrupted cadence

Answer 43

V-VI (minor sound, contains secondary triad)

Question 44

Alberti bass

Answer 44

Broken chords in the accompaniment