Elements

Question 1

What are melodic compositional devices

Answer 1

– Repetition
– sequence
– imitation
– variation
– ostinato
– inversion
– retrograde

Question 2

What always to Describe the melody of a piece

Answer 2

– Scalic
– chromatic
– conjunct
– disjunct
– Sylabic 
– melismatic

Question 3

What does pizzicato mean

Answer 3

Perform the notes by plucking with the fingers

Question 4

What does Arco mean

Answer 4

Perform the notes by using the bow

Question 5

What does tremolo mean

Answer 5

Continuously play the notes with the bow rapidly to produce a trembling affect

Question 6

What does vibrato mean

Answer 6

A slight wobbling of the picture of a note for expression

Question 7

What does Sfz mean

Answer 7

The note should be played with a sudden, strong emphasis

Question 8

What does portamento mean

Answer 8

A smooth slide between two notes

Question 9

What are three words to describe the texture

Answer 9

– Monophonic, polyphonic, homophonic

Question 10

Describe parallel motion

Answer 10

Notes moving in the same direction keeping the same interval

Question 11

Describe contrary motion

Answer 11

Notes moving in opposite directions – one up, the other down

Question 12

What is binary form

Answer 12

AB

Question 13

What is ternary form

Answer 13

A – B – A

Question 14

What is rondo form

Answer 14

A – B – a – C – a – D – a – E

Question 15

What is the theme and variation form

Answer 15

The main theme followed by variations on the theme

Question 16

How could variations contrast the minuet

Answer 16

Melody, rhythms, chords, tempo, instrumentation, key

Question 17

What is strophic form

Answer 17

When all of the verses are sung to the same music

Question 18

What is through composed

Answer 18

When each section has different music – no section is repeated

Question 19

What are words to describe harmony

Answer 19

– Arpeggio
– cadence
– somatic
– diatonic
– dominance
– harmonic rhythm
– modulation
– primary triads
– progression
–7th
– tonic

Question 20

What does diatonic mean

Answer 20

Music that uses only chords that belong to the key

Question 21

What is a triad

Answer 21

The basic type of code made up of three notes

Question 22

What is a power cord

Answer 22

Accord using only the first and fifth scale of degrees

Question 23

What leads to a major and minor chords contain

Answer 23

– Major – 1, three, five

– one, flattened three, five

Question 24

How does a perfect cadence sound, And what chords

Answer 24

Finished

V-I

Question 25

How does a plagal cadence sound and what chords it

Answer 25

Like a hymn- IV-I

Question 26

What is an imperfect cadence

Answer 26

I-V

Question 27

What is an interrupted cadence

Answer 27

V-VI