Music

Question 1

Melody

Answer 1

anacrusis, conjuct, disjunct,scalic, low/high pitch, range, sequence, imitation, repetition, contrast, leitmotif(musical phrase associated with a person/place/idea), motif, ascending/descending, octaves, chromatic movement, pentatonic scale , blue notes, ornamentation, countermelody, call and answer, fanfare, based on one note

Question 2

Texture

Answer 2

monophonic, homophonic, polyphonic,2/3/4 part textures, unison, chordal, imitation(must be overlapping), layered, melody and accompaniment, countermelody, descant, round (type of canon), drone, alberti bass, stab chords(single staccato chord), walking bass (on every beat on double bass), thick/thin

Question 3

Articulation/performance

Answer 3

humming, syllabic, melismatic, scat singing, vibrato, falsetto, belt, rap, staccato/detatched , legato, sustained, accent, pizzicato, arco/bowed, divisi, double stopping, , tremolo, distortion, hammer on, rim shot, slap bass, drum roll, muted, glissando/slide, pitch bend, plucked, slurred, tongued,

Question 4

harmony

Answer 4

Tonality: major, minor, pentatonic, modulation to the dominant/relative minor
primary/secondary chords (primary harmony), inversions, diatonic/chromatic, perfect/imperfect/plagal/interrupted cadences, pedal, dissonance, power chords, drone, extended harmony, harmonic rhythm, chord progressions (simple/complex)

Question 5

strucutre

Answer 5

binary, ternary, rondo (ABACADAEA), minuet and trio (ternary dance form ), repetition/ostinato, contrast, theme and variations, strophic, 32 bar song form AABA, 12 bar blues, call and response, bridge/middle 8 , break, loop, improvisation, verse, chorus, fill, intro (longer, slower?) /outro, coda, riff,

Question 6

percussion instruments

Answer 6

tuned: glockenseil, xylophone (wood), timpani
untuned: tambouine, gongs, cymbals, snare drum, triangle, bass drum,

Question 7

voices

Answer 7

soprano, alto, tenor, bass, backing vocals, a cappella, chorus, solo, duet, trio, orchestra, string quartet(2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello)

Question 8

rhythm

Answer 8

syncopation, swing rhythms, off-beat, triplets, driving rhythms, homorhythmic, skank (off beat rhythms), regular