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Question 1

SATB

Answer 1

Represents Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass - that is, the four vocal types that comprise a full choir.

Question 2

Scale Degree Numbers

Answer 2

Numbers used to identify each note in a scale. For example, in the C Major scale, scale degree numbers 1 and 8 are both C, with scale degree numbers 1 and 8 forming the octave.

Question 3

Scat

Answer 3

Improvised ‘nonsense’ syllables that are sung; common in jazz music.

Question 4

Score

Answer 4

Written music

Question 5

Sequence

Answer 5

The immediate repetition of a melodic fragment at a different pitch.

Question 6

Sforzando

Answer 6

With sudden emphasis

Question 7

Sforzando-piano

Answer 7

With sudden emphasis then suddenly decreasing in loudness.

Question 8

Slur

Answer 8

Notes joined together; must be two different notes.

Question 9

Solo

Answer 9

Part sung or played by a singer or instrument performing by themselves.

Question 10

Soprano

Answer 10

Female vocal type, higher than alto.

Question 11

Sprechstimme

Answer 11

Speech with melodic contours.

Question 12

Staccato

Answer 12

Notes short and detached.

Question 13

Strophic Form

Answer 13

Vocal form in which the music contains verses only, each with the same melody but diffrent lyrics, as in a hymn.

Question 14

Structure

Answer 14

The design or form in music; the way a piece of music has been put together.

Question 15

Subito

Answer 15

Suddenly.

Question 16

Subito Forte

Answer 16

Suddenly louder.

Question 17

Subito Piano

Answer 17

Suddenly softer

Question 18

Suspension

Answer 18

A note in one chord is held on into the the next chord, to which it does not belong; usually resolved with the completion of the second chord (resolution)

Question 19

Swing Rhythm

Answer 19

A feel or ‘groove’ heard in jazz, especially in ‘swing’ music, based on two emphasised subdivisions of the beat.

Question 20

Symphony

Answer 20

Orchestral form of music containing four (or occasionally three) movments distinguished by their tempo, form and key. The first and last movments are generally lively and the middle is slower and more reflective.

Question 21

Syncopation

Answer 21

An emphasis on the weak or off beats. Composers use syncopation through accents, rests and ties.

Question 22

Synthesised Sound

Answer 22

Sound made by combining (synthesising) sounds from electronic outputs.