Music END OF YEAR EXAM Revision Flashcards
Syncopation
Off beat rhythm
Which 3 chords are in the 12 bar blues
1,4 and 5 (C,F and G)
Improvisation
Making up the melody as you go along
Conjunct
Stepwise movement in the melody
Lowest sounding woodwind instrument
Bassoon
Music in 3 sections
Ternary form (ABA)
Dissonant
Clashy
Middle section of a pop song
Bridge/middle 8
Keyword for plucked strings
Pizzicato
Which brass instrument features more in jazz music than classical?
french horn, trombone, tuba
Trombone
Crescendo
Music gradually getting louder
Two words to describe tonality
Major, minor
Monophonic
A single line of music (one sound)
Quiet
Piano
Loud
Forte
Fast
Allegro
Slow
Adagio
Medium speed
Andante/moderato
Diminuendo
Music gradually getting quieter
Theme representing a person, place or object
Leitmotif
Triplet
3 notes in the time of 2