Rhythm, Metre And Tempo

Question 0

Andante

Answer 0

Medium walking-pace (refers to tempo)

Question 1

Allegro

Answer 1

Fast (refers to tempo)

Question 2

Adagio

Answer 2

Slow speed (refers to tempo)

Question 3

Syncopation

Answer 3

Off beat rhythm (most common rhythmic device)

Question 4

4/4

Answer 4

4 crotchets in a bar

Question 5

Hemiola

Answer 5

Special type of syncopation used in Baroque music. Where two bars of 3/4 sound like three bars of 2/4 and often used at the end of a phrase, towards a cadence

Question 6

Lento

Answer 6

Slow tempo

Question 7

Presto

Answer 7

Very fast tempo

Question 8

Vi ace

Answer 8

Lively and quick tempo

Question 9

Rallentando or Ritardando

Answer 9

Gradually slowing down (change in tempo)

Question 10

Accelerando

Answer 10

Gradually getting faster (change in tempo)

Question 11

Rubato

Answer 11

Pulling around the tempo for expressive purposes

Question 12

A tempo

Answer 12

Return to the original tempo

Question 13

Cross-rhythms

Answer 13

Two or more rhythms that do not sound together - often found in world music

Question 14

Note values…

Answer 14

Semibreve, minim, crotchets, quavers, semiquavers. Also, triplets and dotted rhythms.

Question 15

Scotch snap

Answer 15

Reverse dotted rhythm

Question 16

The way in which quavers are played in much jazz/blues/pop music

Answer 16

Swung