7_Chorus Vocab Set #2

Question 1

major scale

Answer 1

Whole step - Whole step - Half step - Whole step - Whole step - Whole step - Half step

Question 2

intonation

Answer 2

Intonation is the exactness of pitch or lack of it in playing or singing

Question 3

ostinato

Answer 3

a continually repeated musical phrase or rhythm

Question 4

key signature

Answer 4

any combination of sharps or flats found after the clef at the beginning of each stave indicating the key of a composition

Question 5

repeat signs

Answer 5

the sign which indicates a section should be repeated

Question 6

larynx

Answer 6

The hollow muscular organ forming an air passage to the lungs and holding the vocal cords in humans and other mammals; the voice box

Question 7

diction

Answer 7

the style of enunciation in speaking or singing

Question 8

descant

Answer 8

an independent treble melody usually sung or played above the basic melody

Question 9

folk song

Answer 9

a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture

Question 10

accidental

Answer 10

a sign (sharp, flat, or natural) indicating a momentary departure from the key signature by raising or lowering a note