DEFINTIONS AND KEY TERMS 🙂🤝

Question 1

Piano

Answer 1

Quiet

Question 2

Forte

Answer 2

Loud

Question 3

Acciaccatura

Answer 3

A very short grace note played in as little time as possible

Question 4

Dominant

Answer 4

Fifth note

Question 5

What is figured bass?

Answer 5

Improvised bass part read through numbers

Question 6

Simple time

Answer 6

Main best divided into 2

Question 7

Conjunct

Answer 7

Stepwise movement

Question 8

Legato

Answer 8

Smoothly

Question 9

Staccato

Answer 9

Detached stabby notes

Question 10

Mordent

Answer 10

moving rapidly from one note to another then back again

Question 11

Crescendo

Answer 11

Getting louder

Question 12

What is an inversion chord?

Answer 12

An inversion chord is a chord in which the order of the notes are rearranged

Question 13

Tonic

Answer 13

First note of the scale

Question 14

Arco

Answer 14

Played with bow

Question 15

Sequence

Answer 15

Repetition on a musical motif/idea at a different pitch

Question 16

Define swing

Answer 16

Uhhhhhh??? Tbc

Question 17

Define ornamentation

Answer 17

Decorations to the melody

Question 18

Portamento

Answer 18

Sliding from one pitch to another

Question 19

Trill

Answer 19

Rapid alternation between two notes

Question 20

Marcato

Answer 20

Accented marked pow pow bang yk

Question 21

Homophonic

Answer 21

All parts move in a similar rhythm creating a chordal effect

Question 22

Monophonic

Answer 22

One single unaccompanied melody line

Question 23

Polyphonic

Answer 23

Two or more parts mov independently to each other

Question 24

Contrapuntal

Answer 24

Two ore more independent melodic lines are played at the same time

Question 25

Call and response

Answer 25

Statement and answer

Question 26

Imitation

Answer 26

One part imitating another, not necessarily at the same pitch

Question 27

Unison

Answer 27

Two or more people performing the same line of music