Music 1 Quiz 2 Vocab Flashcards
1
Q
pizzicato
A
plucking the strings
2
Q
accent
A
to emphasise a note
3
Q
polyrhythm
A
many different rhythms played together
4
Q
modulation
A
change of tonality or key
5
Q
cadence
A
punctuation point in music eg perfect, imperfect etc
6
Q
polyphonic
A
2 or more independent melodies played simultaneously
7
Q
chord progression
A
order/pattern of chords in a piece of music
8
Q
12 bar blues
A
A blues chord progression using I I I I; IV IV; II: IV V I
9
Q
homophonic
A
one layer of melody with chordal accompaniment
10
Q
pedal point
A
a sustained low note, drone, with changing harmonies above
11
Q
riff
A
a repeated musical pattern (Used in Rock and Jazz)
12
Q
monophonic
A
one layer of unaccompanied melody
13
Q
legato
A
smoothly, connected
14
Q
staccato
A
short and detached
15
Q
angular
A
leapwise melody
