Rhytm & Metre And Harmony

Question 1

Pulse

Answer 1

The musical beat

Question 2

Bpm

Answer 2

Beats per minute

Question 3

Simple time

Answer 3

Simple time signatures where each beat is divisible into 2 even parts.

Question 4

Compound time

Answer 4

Complex time signatures where each beat is divisible into 3 or more parts.

Question 5

Regular time

Answer 5

Music keeping a regular maintained time signature.

Question 6

Irregular time

Answer 6

Where the music changes time signatures regularly

Question 7

Free time

Answer 7

No real time signature. Moves freely

Question 8

Augmentation

Answer 8

The musical technique of lengthening the rhythm. E.g melody originally consisting of four quavers, if augmented, later appears as four crotchets instead.

Question 9

Diminutition

Answer 9

The musical technique of shortening the rythm. E.g. a melody consisting of 4 crotchets, if diminished, later appears as 4 quavers instead

Question 10

Hemiola

Answer 10

Where a rhythm in one time signature emphasises a beat to make it sound like another time signature.

Question 11

Cross-rhythms

Answer 11

Rhythms played together that oppose each other.

Question 12

Anacrusis

Answer 12

An up best to a bar

Question 13

Dotted rhythms

Answer 13

Dotted beats add 1/2 to the value of the beat

Question 14

Scotch-snap

Answer 14

A reversed dotted rhythm

Semi-quaver, dotted quaver repeated.

Question 15

Triplets

Answer 15

3 notes played in the time of 2 beats.

Question 16

Syncopation

Answer 16

Playing on the off beat

Question 17

Shuffle/swing beat

Answer 17

Playing the best in a sung triplet time.

Question 18

3-2 rhythm/Bo Diddley rhythm

Answer 18

Dotted quaver, semi-quaver tied to quaver, quaver, quaver rest, quaver, crotchet. Repeated

Question 19

Back beat

Answer 19

A rhythmic accent on the second and fourth beats

Question 20

Tempo

Answer 20

The pace of the music; presto, Allegro, moderato, lento, Andante and largo

Question 21

Rubato

Answer 21

To pull the best around expressively

Question 22

Polyrhythm

Answer 22

Several different rhythms playing together. Common in African music

Question 23

Bi-rhythm

Answer 23

Two different rhythms played together

Question 24

Diatonic

Answer 24

A standard major or minor scale consisting of 5 tones and 2 semitones

Question 25

Chromatic

Answer 25

Scale moving in semitones

Question 26

Consonant

Answer 26

Nice and pleasant sounding

Question 27

Dissonant

Answer 27

Clashes, unpleasant sounding

Question 28

Pedal

Answer 28

Continuous sustained note/chord

Question 29

Drone

Answer 29

Continuous sustained note (normally I or V) NOT A CHORD

Question 30

Perfect cadance

Answer 30

5-1 Has a closed finished sound

Question 31

Plagal cadance

Answer 31

4-1 Has an amen finished sound

Question 32

Imperfect cadance

Answer 32

Anything to 5. Sounds like it wants to continue

Question 33

Interrupted cadance

Answer 33

5 to anything except 1. Has an unexpected sound

Question 34

Tierce de picardie

Answer 34

The use of a major chord at the end of a section (when in minor/modal)

Question 35

Major chords

Answer 35

1st, 3rd and 5th notes in a major scale played together

Question 36

Minor chords

Answer 36

Using 1st, 3rd and 5th notes in a minor scale played together

Question 37

Power chords

Answer 37

A chord that consist of the root note and the fifth, played on guitars, used in rock music.

Question 38

Dominant sevenths

Answer 38

Adding the 7th note of the scale to the chord

Question 39

Typical chord progression: 50s common progression

Answer 39

I - VI - IV - V (1 - 6 - 4 - 5)

Question 40

Typical chord progression 12 bar blues

Answer 40

I. I. I. I. IV. IV. I. I. V. IV. I. I. 1, 1, 1, 1, 4, 4, 1, 1, 5, 4, 1, 1

Question 41

Typical chord progression: generic common progression

Answer 41

I - V - VI - IV. (1 - 5 - 6 - 4)