Music in General

Question 1

Ascending and Descending

Answer 1

Ascending - the music gets HIGHER in pitch.

Descending - the music gets LOWER in pitch.

Question 2

Stepwise and Leaping

Answer 2

Stepwise - moving between notes that are next to each other.

Leaping - moving notes that are far apart.

Question 3

Sequence

Answer 3

A short melodic phrase which is repeated on higher or lower notes.

Question 4

Ostinato and Riff

Answer 4

Concepts which mean a short repeated phrase in music.

Riff if it is in Jazz or Pop.

Ostinato if it is in ‘classical’.

Question 5

Canon and Round

Answer 5

Canon - is a very exact form of imitation starting at different times.

Round - vocal version of a Canon.

Question 6

Syncopation

Answer 6

When the accent of the music falls off the beat

Question 7

Anacrusis

Answer 7

The notes before the first main beat of the bar

Question 8

Andante

Answer 8

At a walking pace

Question 9

Moderato

Answer 9

Moderate speed

Question 10

Allegro and Adagio

Answer 10

Allegro - Fast tempo

Adagio - Slow tempo

Question 11

Rallentando and Accelerando

Answer 11

R - gradually getting slower

A - gradually getting faster

Question 12

A tempo

Answer 12

return to original tempo

Question 13

crescendo and diminuendo

Answer 13

c - gradually getting louder

d - gradually getting quieter

Question 14

Harmonic Minor Scale Sounds:

Answer 14

Egyptian or snake charming

Question 15

Melodic Minor Scale Sounds:

Answer 15

Different when ascending and descending.

Question 16

Pentatonic Scale Sounds:

Answer 16

Scottish or Oriental

Question 17

Chromatic Scale Sounds:

Answer 17

Creepy or scary

Question 18

Whole Tone Scale Sounds:

Answer 18

Sounds dreamy.

Question 19

Arpeggio

Answer 19

Notes of a chord played one after the other.

Question 20

Broken Chord

Answer 20

Notes of chord played 1 5 3 5

Question 21

Pedal and Inverted Pedal

Answer 21

Pedal - A long held low note that is either held on or repeated.

Inverted Pedal - Opposite of a pedal but is in a higher register.

Question 22

Tierce de Picardie

Answer 22

A major chord at the end of a piece of music which has been in a minor key throughout.

Question 23

Trill

Answer 23

Rapid alternation between two notes

Question 24

Acciaccatura

Answer 24

Crush note

Question 25

Mordent

Answer 25

3 note trill

Question 26

Interrupted cadence

Answer 26

Major - minor.

Question 27

Augmentation and Diminution

Answer 27

A: Repeated at half the speed.
D: Repeated at double the speed.

Question 28

Harmonics

Answer 28

High pitched eerie sounds produced on a stringed instrument, creates a bell like sound on a guitar

Question 29

Coloratura

Answer 29

Soprano voice jumping around.

Question 30

Staccato and Legato.

Answer 30

Staccato notes are played jumpy.

Legato notes are played smoothly.

Question 31

Tremolando

Answer 31

Rapid up and down movement of bow.

Question 32

Con sordino

Answer 32

Trumpet played with mute

Question 33

Strophic and Through Composed

Answer 33

S: Structure of a song with repeating verses’ and chorus’.

TC: No sense of repetition, always new musical ideas.

Question 34

Binary form

Answer 34

2 sections

Question 35

Rondo

Answer 35

ABACAD…

Question 36

Ternary form

Answer 36

ABA

Question 37

Ritornello

Answer 37

Rondo form in baroque

Question 38

Sonata Form

Answer 38

Exposition -> Development -> Recapitulation

Question 39

Da Capo

Answer 39

Back to begining

Question 40

Coda

Answer 40

Alt. ending