Music definitions

Question 1

homophonic

Answer 1

chordal based texture

Question 2

polyphonic

Answer 2

many lines of music at the same time

Question 3

heterophonic

Answer 3

a line is played in more than one part at the same time but on is decorated or developed

Question 4

monophonic

Answer 4

just one line of music

Question 5

reverb

Answer 5

create a space or environment for that sound

Question 6

delay

Answer 6

repeats the sound to give n echo type effect

Question 7

panning

Answer 7

changing direction of sound in the stereo field/speakers

Question 8

overdubbing

Answer 8

recording over the top of something recorded

Question 9

conjunct

Answer 9

moving in steps

Question 10

disjunct

Answer 10

moving in leaps

Question 11

sequence

Answer 11

a repeated melodic phrase that starts on a different pitch each time

Question 12

static harmony

Answer 12

the same chord played over a number of bars

Question 13

dissonant harmony

Answer 13

chords or notes that clash and do not resolve

Question 14

rubato

Answer 14

free time when notes are held back slightly or pushed forward

Question 15

vocalisation

Answer 15

‘ah’ ‘ooh’ ‘la la’

Question 16

colla voce

Answer 16

freely/with voice

Question 17

virtuosic

Answer 17

flashy playing

Question 18

atonal

Answer 18

music that’s not written in a key

Question 19

coda

Answer 19

the final section of a piece of music

Question 20

syballic

Answer 20

one note per syllable

Question 21

rallentando

Answer 21

slows down

Question 22

metre

Answer 22

time signature e.g 4/4, 12/8, 3/4

Question 23

home key

Answer 23

the key that a piece starts and ends in

Question 24

hammer - ons

Answer 24

a guitar technique that allows you to play notes quickly and in a legato style

Question 25

melismatic

Answer 25

a single syllable of text is sung over a specific succession of notes.