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1
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What does form or structure describe?

A

The order of the sections/how the piece is ordered

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What is the repeated bass line called that “Music for a While” is formed/structured around?

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Ground bass

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3
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What is the structure of “Killer Queen”?

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Verse/chorus

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What does texture describe?

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The layers within the music

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What is the texture of “Music for a While”?

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Melody and accompaniment

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What does tempo describe?

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Speed

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What Italian term can be used to describe tempo of “Music for a While”?

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Adagio

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What Italian term can be used to describe the tempo of “Killer Queen”?

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Moderato

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9
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What does tonality describe?

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If a piece is in a major or minor key

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10
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What is the main key of “Music for a While”?

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A minor

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What does a time signature tell you?

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The number of beats in a bar and the type of note value you are counting in

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12
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What is the time signature of “Music for a While”?

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4/4

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13
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What is time signature of “Killer Queen”?

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12/8

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What is the metre of a piece of music?

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It describes the time signature, eg if it is simple, compound, duple, triple or quadruple etc

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How is a melody described where notes are next to each other?

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Stepwise/conjunct

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What is a chord?

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2 or more notes played at the same time

17
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What is dissonance?

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Clashing of notes

18
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What do dynamics describe?

A

Volume of the music

19
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What does pitch describe?

A

If a note is high or low

20
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What rhythmic device includes 3 notes in the space of 2?

A

Triplet

21
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What notes are in the chord of C?

A

C E G

22
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What is scale that moves by semitones?

A

Chromatic

23
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How many notes in octave?

A

8

24
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What does range describe?

A

The distance between the lowest & highest notes you can sing/play

25
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What type of voice sings in “Music for a While”?

A

Soprano

26
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Which 2 instruments play in “Music for a While”?

A

Harpsichord and bass viol

27
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How does Killer Queen start?

A

With finger clicks

28
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Which instrument plays first in Killer Queen?

A

Piano

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