7th Grade - Form, Texture, Rhythm terms

Question 1

AB form

Форма AB

Answer 1

Binary: Two distinctly different sections of music

Двоичный: два совершенно разных раздела музыки.

Question 2

ABA form

Форма ABA

Answer 2

Ternary: three sections of music, the first two are distinctly different and the final section is a repeat of the beginning section
Тернарный: три музыкальных раздела, первые два сильно отличаются друг от друга, а последний раздел является повторением начального.

Question 3

ABACA form

Answer 3

Rondo: A main theme (A) alternates with one or more contrasting themes (B, C)

Question 4

accelerando

Answer 4

Tempo marking indicating to gradually speed the beat of the music up.

Question 5

Adagio or Andante

Answer 5

Tempos indicating a slow speed.

Question 6

Articulation

Answer 6

How you play or sing a note (example: legato, staccato, accent)

Question 7

crescendo

Answer 7

Dynamic marking indicating to play while increasing in volume - get louder slowly.

Question 8

decrescendo

Answer 8

Dynamic marking indicating to play while gradually decreasing in volume - get softer slowly.

Question 9

Dynamics

Answer 9

Change in volume (loud to soft, soft to loud)

Question 10

Flat

Answer 10

An accidental that lowers the pitch of a note by a half step

Question 11

Form

Answer 11

The structure of a song (example: AB, ABA, ABACA)

Question 12

forte or fortissimo

Answer 12

Dynamic marking indicating to perform loudly.

Question 13

Harmony

Answer 13

Created by combining two or more pitches at the same time that sound good together.

Question 14

homophonic texture

Answer 14

single line of melody supported by a harmonic accompaniment

Question 15

Legato

Answer 15

Play smooth and connected

Question 16

Major

Answer 16

A key, chord or progression that general sounds happy or bright.

Question 17

Melody

Answer 17

The most recognizable part of a song. The part you can sing or play.

Question 18

Minor

Answer 18

A key, chord or progression that sounds sad or melancholy.

Question 19

monophonic texture

Answer 19

single line of unaccompanied melody

Question 20

piano or pianissimo

Answer 20

Dynamic marking indicating to perform quietly.

Question 21

polyphonic texture

Answer 21

music with two or more melodic lines of relatively equal importance at the same time

Question 22

Presto or Allegro

Answer 22

Tempos indicating a quick speed.

Question 23

Rhythm

Answer 23

Organized long & short sounds or silences played over a steady beat.

Question 24

ritardando

Answer 24

Tempo marking indicating to gradually slow the beat of the music down.

Question 25

Sharp

Answer 25

An accidental that raises the pitch of a note by a half step

Question 26

Staccato

Answer 26

detached or disconnected in sound or style

Question 27

Tempo

Answer 27

The speed of the beat.

Question 28

Texture

Answer 28

The layers of sound in music

Question 29

Timbre

Answer 29

Tone quality or unique sounds of each instrument or voice

Question 30

Time Signature

Answer 30

The symbol at the beginning of a piece usually one over other no line; top number = Beats per measure: bottom number tells you what kind of note gets the beat.