N5/4/3 Revision Concepts

Question 1

A Cappella

Answer 1

Unaccompanied choral singing

Question 2

A Tempo

Answer 2

The music returns to the main tempo (speed) after there has been a change

Question 3

AB

Answer 3

Two-part form - music in two sections: A then B. These sections may be repeated

Question 4

ABA

Answer 4

Three-part form - music in three sections: ABA. The B section is ‘sandwiched’ in the middle

Question 5

Accelerando

Answer 5

The music gradually becomes faster

Question 6

Accordian

Answer 6

An instrument often called a “squeeze box” - see Scottish dance band

Question 7

Acoustic Guitar

Answer 7

A 6 stringed guitar sometimes called a Spanish guitar which does not been an electric amplifier to produce the sound

Question 8

African Music

Answer 8

Much African music features voices and/or African drums

Question 9

Alberti Bass

Answer 9

Broken chords played by the left hand outlining the harmonies whilst the right hand plays the melody. Classical composers like Haydn & Mozart used this extensively in their piano music

Question 10

Alberti Bass

Answer 10

Broken chords played by the left hand outlining the harmonies whilst the right hand plays the melody. Classical composers like Haydn & Mozart used this extensively in their piano music

Question 11

Alto

Answer 11

The lowest female voice

Question 12

Anacrusis

Answer 12

The note which appears before the first complete bar of the music - sounds like an up beat

Question 13

Answer

Answer 13

A reply to a musical question - see question

Question 14

Arco

Answer 14

Instruction given to string players to use a bow. Often follows a pizzicato section

Question 15

Aria

Answer 15

A solo song sung in an operatic style, in an opera, oratorio or cantata, with orchestral accompaniment

Question 16

Aroeggio

Answer 16

Notes of a chord played one after the other - spread out

Question 17

Ascending

Answer 17

Notes which ride (go up) in pitch

Question 18

Atonal

Answer 18

No feeling of key, major or minor. Very dissonant - a feature of 20th Century music

Question 19

Backing Vocals

Answer 19

Singers who support the lead singer/s usually in harmony

Question 20

Bagpipes

Answer 20

A musical instrument having a flexible bag inflated either by a tube with valves or by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe, and from one to four drone pipes

Question 21

Baritone

Answer 21

A male voice which lies between that of a tenor and a bass

Question 22

Baroque

Answer 22

Music from 1650 to 1070 like Bach and Handel

Question 23

Bass Guitar

Answer 23

The bass guitar is pitched lower than a guitar. It is an electric string instrument and has only four strings, two fewer than an electric guitar

Question 24

Bass Voice

Answer 24

The lowest male voice

Question 25

Beat

Answer 25

The basic pulse you hear in music. The pulse may be in groups 2, 3, or 4 with a stress on the first in each group. See 2, 3, 4 beats in the bar

Question 26

Binary

Answer 26

A B - it is a form in which the music is made up of two different sections where each section may be repeated

Question 27

Blowing

Answer 27

How sound is produced by blowing across or into a mouthpiece eg. Brass, Woodwind and recorders

Question 28

Blues

Answer 28

Started as a Black American Folk music. Often in 4/4 time with a 12 bar chord structure

Question 29

Bodhran

Answer 29

An Irish wooden drum, held in one hand and played with a wooden beater

Question 30

Bothy Ballad

Answer 30

A folk song, usually with many verses, from north-east Scotland

Question 31

Bowing

Answer 31

How sound is produced by drawing a bow across the strigns of a stringed instrument

Question 32

Brass Orchestra

Answer 32

A band of Brass instruments and percussion`

Question 33

Brass Instruments (ORCHESTRAL)

Answer 33

Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn and Tuba

Question 34

Broken Chord

Answer 34

The notes of a chord played seperately

Question 35

Cadence

Answer 35

The end of a musical phrase

Question 36

Cadenza

Answer 36

A passage of music which allows a soloist to display their technical ability. Cadenza is usually found in a Concerto

Question 37

Canon

Answer 37

Strict imitation. After one part starts the play/sing, another part enters with exactly the same melody

Question 38

Celtic Rock

Answer 38

A style of music that mixes Celtic Folk and Rock together

Question 39

Change of Key

Answer 39

The music moves from one key to another

Question 40

Choir

Answer 40

An organised group of singers

Question 41

Chord

Answer 41

Two or more notes sounding together

Question 42

Chord Progression (I, IV, V (Major Keys)

Answer 42

A series of related chords based on the 1st, 4th and 5th notes of the major scale

Question 43

Chord Progression I, IV, V, VI (Major Keys)

Answer 43

A series of related chords based on the 1st, 4th, 5th and 6th notes of the major scale

Question 44

Chorus

Answer 44

1) A group of singers with more than one voice to a part
2) The music written for these voices
3) The refrain between the verses of a song

Question 45

Chromatic

Answer 45

Ascending or descending by half step at a time

E.g. C C# ~ D D# ~ E F ~ F# G

Question 46

Clarsach

Answer 46

A small Scottish harp, used in folk music. Clarsach is Gaelic for harp