Notation

Question 1

enharmonic

Answer 1

two notes with the same pitch, described differently

Question 2

1st degree of a scale

Answer 2

tonic

Question 3

2nd degree of a scale

Answer 3

supertonic

Question 4

3rd degree of a scale

Answer 4

mediant

Question 5

4th degree of a scale

Answer 5

subdominant

Question 6

5th degree of a scale

Answer 6

dominant

Question 7

6th degree of a scale

Answer 7

submediant

Question 8

7th degree of a scale

Answer 8

leading note

Question 9

which degrees of a major scale are minor?

Answer 9

II, III, VI

Question 10

which degree of a major scale is diminished?

Answer 10

VII

Question 11

how is double tonguing indicated?

Answer 11

diagonal lines through the stems of notes

Question 12

how is flutter tonguing indicated?

Answer 12

diagonal lines through the stems of notes & ‘flz’ above

Question 13

How is an orchestral score usually laid out?

Answer 13

woodwind at the top, then brass, then percussion, then strings

Question 14

What are lead sheets?

Answer 14

a musical score (for jazz) with chord indications on top

improvisation is indicated by / / / / in relevant bars

Question 15

graphical score

Answer 15

an illustration of music in symbols or pictures

Question 16

contemporary score

Answer 16

a score that requires interpretation by the performer

e.g. they might choose musical cells to play, and how many times to play them, before moving on to a different cell

Question 17

aleatoric

Answer 17

music based on chance & the performers’ choices