extra musical terms

Question 1

monophonic

Answer 1

• one sound. This could be one singer or instrumentalist singing or playing one line of music, or a group of singers or instrumentalists singing or playing the same notes.

Question 2

homophonic

Answer 2

melody and accompaniment

Question 3

polyphonic

Answer 3

– many sounds are interwoven together – busy lines of music all weaving in and out of each other.

Question 4

Timbre

Answer 4

– quality of sound. Think of it as the many different ways instruments can make sounds, such as bowing a stringed instrument (arco), or plucking it (pizzicato), using a mute on brass instruments, pedals on the piano etc. Anything that changes the main quality of sound is changing the timbre.

Question 5

Allegro – fast/lively

Answer 5

– very slow

Question 6

Adagio

Answer 6

– slow

Question 7

Andante

Answer 7

– at a walking pace

Question 8

Moderato

Answer 8

– moderate speed

Question 9

Allegro

Answer 9

– fast/lively

Question 10

Presto

Answer 10

– very fast