Dynamics and expressive techniques

Question 1

Dynamics

Answer 1

ppp, pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff, fff

Question 2

pianoforte

Answer 2

soft then immediately loud

Question 3

sforzando

Answer 3

loud and accented

Question 4

2. How do the dynamics change?

Answer 4

sudden/
gradual/
constant/static/
Terraced dynamics 
crescendo, diminuendo, subito
Are there silences?

Question 5

Terraced dynamics

Answer 5

having different sections of immediately contrasted dynamics

Question 6

What are terraced dynamics a feature of?

Answer 6

baroque and renaissance period music

Question 7

How should you answer this sort of question?

Answer 7

Divide song up into sections to analyse

1. Describe changes in volume w. Italian terms
2. How it changes
3. Link changes to other concepts

Question 8

3. How can you link changes in dynamics to other concepts?

Answer 8

Do specific sections of the song have associated dynamics

Question 9

Link …….. density to ……

Answer 9

link textural density to dynamic change (a large busy texture will usually be forte)

Question 10

How could you link pitch to dynamics and expressive techniques?

Answer 10

Are specific pitch registers associated with specific volumes
eg.(high pitch register is always pianissimo)

Question 11

In what way could you link ostinato/riffs to dynamics and expressive techniques?

Answer 11

are they associated with certain dynamics? You could also link different parts of the structure to dynamics (soft verse, loud chorus)

Question 12

What should you listen for that might be different?

Answer 12

Unorthodox playing of an instrument, just describe what you hear eg. screaming voice, tapped violin

Question 13

What should you talk about for expressive techniques?

Answer 13

Changes in tempo

Articulation

Question 14

electronic effects

Answer 14

Distortion
Attack
Decay
Delay
Effects pedal
Panning
Vocoder

Question 15

What is delay

Answer 15

repetition of a sound(s)

Question 16

What is panning

Answer 16

moving noise between speakers

Question 17

What’s a vocoder

Answer 17

something that changes sound of voice, distorting it

Question 18

Some vocal techniques

Answer 18

Scat
Rap
Syllabic singing
Melismas
Vibrato
Screaming, panting, whispering
Bends

Question 19

What is rap typical of

Answer 19

rap & hiphop

Question 20

where are Scat & bends found

Answer 20

found in jazz

Question 21

where is syllabic singing found

Answer 21

medieval
Art music
Pop

Question 22

Where are trills, mordents, turns, acciaccaturas and appoggiaturas found?

Answer 22

Western art music, esp in classical & baroque

Question 23

Mordent

Answer 23

note then note above it (upper)

or note then note below it (lower)

Question 24

Stringed instruments techniques

Answer 24

pizzicato
con sordino
sul ponticello
spicatto
harmonics
double stopping
vibrato

Question 25

Percussive techniques

Answer 25

rim shot
drum roll
with mallets, brushes or hard sticks

Question 26

Brass techniques & woodwind

Answer 26

mute
flutter tonguing
pitch bending
glissandos
speaking into 
vibrato

Question 27

What must you link the expressive techniques to?

Answer 27

Why are they used? What mood do they create? IS there word matching?
Relate techniques to music/theme/ideas/title
and to TONE colour

Question 28

How does legato effect mood?

Answer 28

Smooth and romantic

Question 29

How does marcato notes effect mood?

Answer 29

rigid and aggressive

Question 30

What should you relate dynamics to?

Answer 30

How they are altered by the expressive techniques

Question 31

If discussing both dynamics and expressive techniques what should you do?

Answer 31

Have a heading for each to make answers more visible

Question 32

Dolce

Answer 32

sweetly

Question 33

Cantabile

Answer 33

singing style

Question 34

Con forza

Answer 34

forcefully

Question 35

Con grazia

Answer 35

gracefully

Question 36

Tranquilo

Answer 36

calm, quiet manner

Question 37

Acronym of what to do ina D and E question

Answer 37

I
T
C
H

Question 38

I

Answer 38

Identify each inst, how its produced and role

Question 39

T

Answer 39

Term (Italian ) to describe what is happening in melody, tempo, dynamics –> look for changes

Question 40

C

Answer 40

Changes:

• -dynamics
• -tempo
• -articulation
• • identify major changes between sections

Question 41

H

Answer 41

How is each instrument played?

Name expressive technique used to produce sound

Question 42

flanging (synthesisor/electronic sounds)

Answer 42

fading in and out

Question 43

panning

Answer 43

sound moves btw different speakers

Question 44

echo

Answer 44

sound is repeated

Question 45

articulation patterns

Answer 45

staccato, legato, tenuto

Question 46

are these dynamics achieved by?

Answer 46

a) All the instruments playing loudly or softly
b) Adding or Subtracting instruments?
c) Terraced dynamics – the way the instruments are played

Question 47

how are the notes articulated?

Answer 47

Smoothly (legato) -
Short & Detached (staccato) -
Plucked (pizzicato) -
Bowed (arco)

Question 48

what is a drum roll

Answer 48

ornamentation

Question 49

con grazia

Answer 49

with grace

Question 50

agitato

Answer 50

agitated

Question 51

larghetto

Answer 51

rather broadly