Music Flashcards

1
Q

What does ACCELERANDO mean

A

Speed up

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2
Q

What does RALLENTANDO mean

A

Slow down

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3
Q

What does METRE mean

A

Beats in a bar

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4
Q

What does the top number represent in a time signature

A

How many beats in a bar

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5
Q

What does the bottom number represent on a time signature

A

What kind of beats

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6
Q

What are the five ways sound is produced

A

Hitting, electronic means, plucking, blowing, scraping

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7
Q

What does DURATION mean

A

How long a sound lasts

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8
Q

What is the TEMPO of a piece of music

A

Speed

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9
Q

How many beats would one expect to find in the following
A duple metre
B quadruple metre
C triple metre

A

A 2
B 4
C 3

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10
Q

What is the term for playing more than one rhythm at the same time

A

Polyrhythm

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11
Q

How many notes in a pentatonic scale

A

5

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12
Q

What are all sounds made by

A

Vibration

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13
Q

Another word for volume is

A

DYNAMICS

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14
Q

How many beat/s does a semiquaver have

A

1/4

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