Samba Flashcards
Where is Latin American music found?
In Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries like the Americas and the Caribbean
What is the samba
Samba is a Brazilian musical genre derived from African and European roots.
A Samba band or ensemble play samba music and have a large percussion section playing many different rhythms
Rhythm
A pattern of beats, sounds and silences
Polyrhythm
A thick texture of lots of rhythms stacked on top of each other
Name a common technique used in samba music
Call and response
What is syncopation
When the weaker beats of the bar are emphasised or stressed
What is an ostinato ?
An ostinato is a repeated pattern
What is a rhythmic ostinato
A repeated pattern of beats
Latin American music often uses repeated patterns of …
Syncopated rhythms
What does the Bossa Nova mean?
Samba+ jazz
Means new style or trend
Pitch
How high or low a note is
Tempo
Fast or slow
Accelerando
Getting faster
Rallentando
Getting slower
Allegro
Fast
Adante
Moderate pace
Adagio
Slow
Dynamics
Loud or soft
Getting louder
Crescendo
Getting softer
Diminuendo
Loud
Forte
Soft
Piano
Moderately loud
Mezzo forte
Moderately soft
Mezzo piano
Duration
How long or short a note is
Texture
Simple or complex
Timbre
The sound quality of an instrument e.g. Struck, blown, plucked, bowed
Tonality
Major or minor
Happy or sad
