Music Theory

Question 1

Define ascending

Answer 1

Going up

Question 2

Define descending

Answer 2

Going down

Question 3

Define scale

Answer 3

any set of musical notes ordered by fundamental frequency or pitch

Question 4

Define form

Answer 4

The musical structure of a piece

Question 5

Define dissonant

Answer 5

clashing sounds

Question 6

Define consonant

Answer 6

pleasing sounds

Question 7

Define Binary form

Answer 7

A piece with 2 sections

Question 8

Define Ternary form

Answer 8

A piece with 3 sections

Question 9

Define fall off

Answer 9

Jazz intonation when you fall off in pitch at the end of a note

Question 10

Define sparse texture

Answer 10

thin layers of sound

Question 11

Define thick texture

Answer 11

Thick layers of sound

Question 12

Define timbre

Answer 12

Sound quality

Question 13

Define Big band

Answer 13

A jazz ensemble consisting of trumpets, trombones, saxophones, bass guitar, piano, vibraphones and drumkit.

Question 14

Define a semitone

Answer 14

The smallest distance between 2 note on a piano

Question 15

Define a tone

Answer 15

Distance equal to 2 semitones

Question 16

Define cool jazz

Answer 16

A style of jazz with relaxed tempos and instruments which have a lighter timbre

Question 17

Define swing

Answer 17

A style of jazz with a strong rhythmic drive and Big Band instruments

Question 18

Define a chromatic scale

Answer 18

A scale consisting of semitones

Question 19

Define major scale

Answer 19

An eight note pattern with semitones between the 3rd and 4th, 7th and 8th notes. It has a happy feel.

Question 20

Define minor scale

Answer 20

An eight note pattern with semitones between the 2nd and 3rd, 5th and 6th, 7th and 8th notes. It has a dark and mysterious feel.

Question 21

Define interval

Answer 21

The distance between 2 notes

Question 22

Define rondo form

Answer 22

A form consisting of 5 sections, ABACA