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Question 1

bass riff

Answer 1

scrap of music that is played low

Question 2

syncopation

Answer 2

off beat rhythms

Question 3

major chord

Answer 3

happy

Question 4

minor chord

Answer 4

sad

Question 5

improvisation

Answer 5

making something up on the spot

Question 6

trill

Answer 6

trembling notes

Question 7

crescendo

Answer 7

getting louder

Question 8

diminuendo

Answer 8

getting quieter

Question 9

motif

Answer 9

scrap of melody

Question 10

arco

Answer 10

using the bow to make a sound on a string instrument

Question 11

pizzicato

Answer 11

plucking the strings to make a sound on a string instrument

Question 12

muted trumpet

Answer 12

putting a stopper in the trumpet to muffle the sound

Question 13

timpani

Answer 13

drums that are in an orchestra that plays a tune

Question 14

fanfare

Answer 14

loud instrument with minimal amount of notes

Question 15

walking bass

Answer 15

continuous beat that sounds like walking in low notes

Question 16

ueillian pipes

Answer 16

irish version of bagpipes, sweeter sound

Question 17

polyphony

Answer 17

everyone doing a different melody at once

Question 18

unison

Answer 18

everyone doing the same thing

Question 19

homophony

Answer 19

accompaniment, same rhythm, different pitches

Question 20

accompaniment

Answer 20

instruments in the background

Question 21

breakdown

Answer 21

all instruments suddenly stop, one instrument might keep going

Question 22

MRS TT DATT

Answer 22

• melody
• rhythm
• structure
• tempo
• texture
• dynamics
• articulation
• timbre
• tonality

Question 23

melody

Answer 23

the tune, pitch- high or low

Question 24

rhythm

Answer 24

the length of the notes

Question 25

structure

Answer 25

the sections in the piece

Question 26

tempo

Answer 26

the speed of the piece

Question 27

texture

Answer 27

the amount of layers

Question 28

dynamics

Answer 28

volume, gradual or sudden changes, loud or soft

Question 29

articulation

Answer 29

how the note is played

Question 30

timbre

Answer 30

the sound of the different instruments

Question 31

tonality

Answer 31

major, minor, modal

Question 32

minimalism (7)

Answer 32

- metamorphosis-motif patterns gradually changing over time - simple - repetitive - very few notes - phase shifting - additive- adding notes each time - gradual change

Question 33

when was minimalism founded?

Answer 33

1960-1990

Question 34

4 well known minimalism composers?

Answer 34

Terry Riley, Philip Glass, John Adams, Steve Reich

Question 35

blues (6)

Answer 35

- walking bass - slow tempo - syncopated rhythm - CCCCFFCCGFCC - blues notes - extended chords

Question 36

give 8 examples of instruments in blues music

Answer 36

saxophone, trumpet, piano, drum kit, double bass, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar