End Of Year Revision Flashcards

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1
Q

Semibreve

A

4 beats

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2
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Minim

A

2 beats

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3
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Crotchet

A

1 beat

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4
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Quaver

A

1/2 beat

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5
Q

Pair of quavers

A

1/2 + 1/2 = 1

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6
Q

Semi quaver

A

1/4 beat

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7
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Joined semi quaver

A

1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 = 1

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8
Q

Semibreve rest

A

4 beats of silence

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9
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Minim rest

A

2 beats of silence

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10
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Crotchet rest

A

1 beat of silence

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11
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Quaver rest

A

I/2 beat of silence

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12
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Semi quaver rest

A

1/4 beat of silence

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13
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What does Time signature mean

A

The sign at the start of a piece of music which tells you how many and what kind of beats in a bar e.g.

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14
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4
4

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= 4 crotchet beats per bar

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15
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3
4

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= 3 crotchet beats per bar

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16
Q

What does tempo mean

A

How fast or slow or fast the music is

17
Q

Allegro

A

Fast

18
Q

 allegro moderato

A

Moderately fast 

19
Q

Andante

A

Walking pace

20
Q

Adagio

A

Slow

21
Q

Largo

A

Very slow

22
Q

Texture

A

The different layers in a pice of music

23
Q

Canon

A

two or more groups playing or singing the same music but at different times

24
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Structure 

A

How a piece of music is laid out 

25
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Melody

A

The tune

26
Q

Harmony

A

Chords

27
Q

Primary triads

A

Tonic (chord I), subdominant (chord IV) and dominant (chord V)

28
Q

Tonality

A

Weather, the music is major or minor 

29
Q

Major

A

Sounds happy 😃

30
Q

Minor

A

Sounds sad 😔

31
Q

Interval

A

The gab between two notes

32
Q

ff

A

Fortissimo
Extremely loud

33
Q

f

A

Forte
Loud

34
Q

mf

A

Mezzo forte
Speaking voice

35
Q

mp

A

Mezzo piano
Soft speaking voice

36
Q

p

A

Piano
softer than a speaking voice

37
Q

pp

A

Pianissimo
Almost a whisper