National 5 Music Prelim Concepts

Question 1

Chamber music

Answer 1

Small group of instruments

Question 2

Backing vocals

Answer 2

Singing in the background for a soloist

Question 3

Baroque

Answer 3

Early music uses harpsichord

Question 4

A capella

Answer 4

Unaccompanied singing

Question 5

Bothy ballad

Answer 5

Silly Scottish song telling story-MALE, unaccompanied

Question 6

Celtic rock

Answer 6

Scottish music with strong rock beat

Question 7

Harmony

Answer 7

Playing different notes at the same time

Question 8

Concerto

Answer 8

Soloist and orchestra

Question 9

Compound time

Answer 9

“Jiggity, jiggity” beats divided into 3s

Question 10

Time signatures

Answer 10

2/4 3/4 4/4 6/8

Question 11

Descant

Answer 11

2nd tune above main melody

Question 12

Piano, p

Answer 12

Quiet

Question 13

F major

Answer 13

One flat (Bb)

Question 14

Cresendo

Answer 14

Getting louder

Question 15

Aria

Answer 15

Solo song from musical/opera

Question 16

Gaelic psalm

Answer 16

Scottish unaccompanied church singing (awful)

Question 17

Instruments of the orchestra

Answer 17

Woodwind, brass, string and percussion

Question 18

Gospel

Answer 18

Sister act style church music

Question 19

Diminuendo

Answer 19

Getting quieter

Question 20

C major

Answer 20

No sharps or flats

Question 21

G major

Answer 21

One sharp (F#)

Question 22

Choir

Answer 22

Group of singers

Question 23

Minimalism

Answer 23

lots of repetition, 20th C style

Question 24

Melismatic

Answer 24

More than one note per syllable

Question 25

Major

Answer 25

Bright or happy sounding

Question 26

Latin American

Answer 26

Strictly come dancing music

Question 27

Minor

Answer 27

Sad, eerie sounding music

Question 28

Musical

Answer 28

Large performance with singing, acting etc popular style

Question 29

On beat/off beat

Answer 29

Strong beat of bar either on beats 1 and 3 or 2 and 4

Question 30

Staccato

Answer 30

Short detached

Question 31

Opera

Answer 31

Large work with singing, acting etc classical style

Question 32

Arco

Answer 32

With the bow

Question 34

Pizzicato

Answer 34

Plucked

Question 35

Col legno

Answer 35

With the wood of the bow

Question 36

Alto

Answer 36

Low female voice

Question 37

Legato

Answer 37

Smooth

Question 38

Simple time

Answer 38

“Keep it simple” each beat is divided into 2s

Question 39

Ragtime

Answer 39

Syncopated music - the entertainer

Question 39

Rap

Answer 39

Speaking to music

Question 40

Rock

Answer 40

Heavy pop music

Question 41

Scat singing

Answer 41

Nonsense words in jazz music

Question 42

Scots ballad

Answer 42

Scottish solo song

Question 44

Allegro

Answer 44

Fast and lively

Question 45

Andante

Answer 45

Slow

Question 46

Strophic

Answer 46

Verse, chorus same music each time

Question 47

Adagio

Answer 47

Slow

Question 47

Moderato

Answer 47

Medium

Question 48

Rallentando

Answer 48

Slowing down gradually

Question 49

Accelerando

Answer 49

Speeding up gradually

Question 50

Walking bass

Answer 50

Bass line in jazz/blues which plods along

Question 51

Swing

Answer 51

Jazz music with improvisation

Question 53

Tenor

Answer 53

High(ish) male voice- most common

Question 54

Voice order

Answer 54

Soprano
Mezzo soprano
Alto
Tenor
Baritone
Bass

Question 55

Soprano

Answer 55

Highest female voice

Question 56

Forte, f

Answer 56

Loud

Question 56

Symphony

Answer 56

Orchestral music

Question 57

Unison

Answer 57

Singing same notes at the same time

Question 59

Baritone

Answer 59

Low male voice between tenor and bass

Question 60

Waulking song

Answer 60

Scottish song with beat - call and response, female

Question 61

Mezzo soprano

Answer 61

Medium female voice, between alto and soprano

Question 61

Bass

Answer 61

Deep very low male voice

Question 63

Mezzo forte, mf

Answer 63

Moderately loud

Question 63

Syllabic

Answer 63

1 note per syllable