Music Terms, Toets 1

Question 1

Staff

Answer 1

5 vertical lines. You can put notes on the lines or inbetween the lines.

Question 2

Pitch

Answer 2

How high or how low the notes are on the staff. Contrast is High-Low.

Question 3

(Tone-) Duration

Answer 3

The length of the notes. Contrast is long - short.

Question 4

Musical sentence

Answer 4

A complete melody.

Question 5

Opening phrase

Answer 5

The first half of a musical sentence.

Question 6

Answering phrase

Answer 6

The second half of a musical sentence.

Question 7

Break

Answer 7

A section in the music where the accompaniment briefly stops entirely.

Question 8

Coda

Answer 8

The end of a piece of music. Literally: tail.

Question 9

Dynamics

Answer 9

The loudness of music.How loud or how soft you play or sing music.

Contrast is Loud - Soft

Question 10

Flat

Answer 10

Lowers a note. For example: b becomes b flat. BES

Question 11

Instrumental

Answer 11

From the word ‘instrument’. Instrumental music is music that is played.

Question 12

Interlude

Answer 12

A section of a song with no lyrics, usually between a chorus and a following verse.

Question 13

Note name

Answer 13

The name of a note: a - b - c - d - e - f - g.

Question 14

One voice/part

Answer 14

Music is in one voice when there is one melody only (voice/part).

Question 15

Pre-chorus

Answer 15

A section of a song that leads up to the chorus.

Question 16

Score

Answer 16

Sheet music in which all parts of a piece of music are placed underneath one another.

Question 17

Sharp

Answer 17

Makes a note higher. For example: f becomes f sharp. FIS

Question 18

Time

Answer 18

The number of beats that the music is divided into.

Question 19

Time signature

Answer 19

Gives the number of beats per bar. The time signature is given at the start, next to the G-clef. For example: 2/4 or 6/8.

2 beats in a bar and the quarternote lasts for 1 beat and

6 beats in a bar and the eighth note lasts for 1 beat.

The lowest number tells you which note gets 1 beat. With the rest of the notes you can calculate how many beats they are.

Question 20

Two voices/parts

Answer 20

Music is in two voices/parts if two melodies sound together.

Question 21

Variation

Answer 21

A repetition that is a little bit different.

Question 22

Vocal

Answer 22

From the word ‘voce’: voice. Vocal music is music that is sung.

Question 23

Intro

Answer 23

The beginning of a song without singing. Intro means Introduction.

Question 24

Verse

Answer 24

Part of a song where the melody stays the same, but the lyrics.

Question 25

Chorus

Answer 25

Part of a song where the melody and the lyrics stay the same.