NAT 3/4/5 basics

Question 1

sylliabic

Answer 1

vocal music where each syllable is given a note

Question 2

melismatic

Answer 2

several notes sung to one syllable

Question 3

repetition

Answer 3

repeat of a musical idea

Question 4

pibroch

Answer 4

music for a solo bagpipe with lots of grace notes

Question 5

minimalist

Answer 5

simple rhythm with a melody that has slight changes each time played

Question 6

counter melody

Answer 6

a melody played against the main melody

Question 7

rubato

Answer 7

music speeds up and slows down creating expressions

Question 8

inverted pedal

Answer 8

note help on or repeated at a high pitch

Question 9

imperfect cadence

Answer 9

2 chords played at the end of a piece creating an unfinished effect

Question 10

perfect cadence

Answer 10

2 chords at the end of a phrase dominate to the tonic chords

Question 11

polyphonic

Answer 11

parts that intertwine with one another

Question 12

ground base

Answer 12

repeated theme that stays the same when upper parts variey

Question 13

indian

Answer 13

music from india containing a sitar and tablas

Question 14

walking base

Answer 14

goes up and down in a pattern on a double base or bass guitar

Question 15

aria

Answer 15

a solo sung in a operatic style accompanied with an orchestra

Question 16

gospel

Answer 16

music w religious lyrics often in praise or thanking god

Question 17

bothy ballad

Answer 17

folk song with many verses from north of scotland

Question 18

ritardando

Answer 18

slows the music down

Question 19

moderato

Answer 19

medium tempo

Question 20

compound time

Answer 20

beat divided into groups of 3

Question 21

alberti bass

Answer 21

broken chords on the LH outlining melodies when the RH plays the melody

Question 22

coda

Answer 22

passage at the end of a piece rounding it off nicely

Question 23

con sordino

Answer 23

using a mute changes the sound played on a instrument

Question 24

a capella

Answer 24

unaccompanied choral singing

Question 25

modulating

Answer 25

change of key

Question 26

atonal

Answer 26

no feeling of key

Question 27

trill

Answer 27

alternation between 2 notes

Question 28

grace note

Answer 28

short played crushed note before a the main note

Question 29

syllabic

Answer 29

vocal music one note to one syllable

Question 30

melismatic

Answer 30

multiple notes to one syllable

Question 31

word painting

Answer 31

melody of song reflects meaning f the words

Question 32

modal

Answer 32

scale w 5 notes per octave

Question 33

homophony

Answer 33

all parts play a similar rhythm at the same time

Question 34

discord

Answer 34

a chord that notes clash

Question 35

strophic

Answer 35

each verse from a song has the same music played

Question 36

cross rhythm

Answer 36

contrasting rhythm played together

Question 37

inverted pedal

Answer 37

repated or held high note

Question 38

ground bass

Answer 38

repeated theme in bass whilst upper parts vairy

Question 39

alberti bass

Answer 39

broken chord accompanied in the bass

Question 40

flutter tounging

Answer 40

player rolls r on woodwind or brass intrument

Question 41

collengno

Answer 41

strike string with bow

Question 42

sitar

Answer 42

indian plucked string instument

Question 43

tabla

Answer 43

2 indian drums

Question 44

aria

Answer 44

solo sung in operatic style accompanied by an orchestra

Question 45

celtic rock

Answer 45

celtic folk and rock mixed

Question 46

whole tone scale

Answer 46

A scale where every interval is a tone

Question 47

mezzo soprano

Answer 47

female vocal range