End Of Year Revision

Question 1

Semibreve

Answer 1

4 beats

Question 2

Minim

Answer 2

2 beats

Question 3

Crotchet

Answer 3

1 beat

Question 4

Quaver

Answer 4

1/2 beat

Question 5

Pair of quavers

Answer 5

1/2 + 1/2 = 1

Question 6

Semi quaver

Answer 6

1/4 beat

Question 7

Joined semi quaver

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Semibreve rest

Answer 8

4 beats of silence

Question 9

Minim rest

Answer 9

2 beats of silence

Question 10

Crotchet rest

Answer 10

1 beat of silence

Question 11

Quaver rest

Answer 11

I/2 beat of silence

Question 12

Semi quaver rest

Answer 12

1/4 beat of silence

Question 13

What does Time signature mean

Answer 13

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.

Question 14

4
4

Answer 14

= 4 crotchet beats per bar

Question 15

3
4

Answer 15

= 3 crotchet beats per bar

Question 16

What does tempo mean

Answer 16

How fast or slow or fast the music is

Question 17

Allegro

Answer 17

Fast

Question 18

 allegro moderato

Answer 18

Moderately fast 

Question 19

Andante

Answer 19

Walking pace

Question 20

Adagio

Answer 20

Slow

Question 21

Largo

Answer 21

Very slow

Question 22

Texture

Answer 22

The different layers in a pice of music

Question 23

Canon

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Structure 

Answer 24

How a piece of music is laid out 

Question 25

Melody

Answer 25

The tune

Question 26

Harmony

Answer 26

Chords

Question 27

Primary triads

Answer 27

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

Question 28

Tonality

Answer 28

Weather, the music is major or minor 

Question 29

Major

Answer 29

Sounds happy 😃

Question 30

Minor

Answer 30

Sounds sad 😔

Question 31

Interval

Answer 31

The gab between two notes

Question 32

ff

Answer 32

Fortissimo Extremely loud

Question 33

f

Answer 33

Forte Loud

Question 34

mf

Answer 34

Mezzo forte Speaking voice

Question 35

mp

Answer 35

Mezzo piano Soft speaking voice

Question 36

p

Answer 36

Piano softer than a speaking voice

Question 37

pp

Answer 37

Pianissimo Almost a whisper