Concepts

Question 1

What is an ostinato?

Answer 1

A pattern that repeats

Question 2

What is the difference between stepwise and leaping?

Answer 2

• stepwise - moving between notes that are next to each other
• leaping - moving between notes that are not next to each other

Question 3

what is the difference between a pedal and an inverted pedal?

Answer 3

-pedal is the lowest note held on
- inverted pedal is the highest note held on

Question 4

What is the difference between a perfect and an imperfect cadence?

Answer 4

-perfect sounds finished
-imperfect does not

Question 5

What is the definition of modulation

Answer 5

The changing of one key to another

Question 6

what is a counter melody?

Answer 6

One player ascends in pitch while the other descends

Question 7

If something is homophonic what does that mean?

Answer 7

All the parts move together

Question 8

If something is ployphonic what does that mean?

Answer 8

2 or more parts move independantly on top of each other

Question 9

What is an anacrusis?

Answer 9

The notes before a section of music begins

Question 10

Tempos and their definitions

Answer 10

adagio - slow
andante - walking pace
moderato - medium
allegro - fast

Question 11

What are the four tempo changes?

Answer 11

accelerando - getting faster
ritardando - grad get slower
rallentando - grad get slower
rubato - robbing the music of its time