Samba

Question 1

Where is Latin American music found?

Answer 1

In Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries like the Americas and the Caribbean

Question 2

What is the samba

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Rhythm

Answer 3

A pattern of beats, sounds and silences

Question 4

Polyrhythm

Answer 4

A thick texture of lots of rhythms stacked on top of each other

Question 5

Name a common technique used in samba music

Answer 5

Call and response

Question 6

What is syncopation

Answer 6

When the weaker beats of the bar are emphasised or stressed

Question 7

What is an ostinato ?

Answer 7

An ostinato is a repeated pattern

Question 8

What is a rhythmic ostinato

Answer 8

A repeated pattern of beats

Question 9

Latin American music often uses repeated patterns of …

Answer 9

Syncopated rhythms

Question 10

What does the Bossa Nova mean?

Answer 10

Samba+ jazz

Means new style or trend

Question 11

Pitch

Answer 11

How high or low a note is

Question 12

Tempo

Answer 12

Fast or slow

Question 13

Accelerando

Answer 13

Getting faster

Question 14

Rallentando

Answer 14

Getting slower

Question 15

Allegro

Answer 15

Fast

Question 16

Adante

Answer 16

Moderate pace

Question 17

Adagio

Answer 17

Slow

Question 18

Dynamics

Answer 18

Loud or soft

Question 19

Getting louder

Answer 19

Crescendo

Question 20

Getting softer

Answer 20

Diminuendo

Question 21

Loud

Answer 21

Forte

Question 22

Soft

Answer 22

Piano

Question 23

Moderately loud

Answer 23

Mezzo forte

Question 24

Moderately soft

Answer 24

Mezzo piano

Question 25

Duration

Answer 25

How long or short a note is

Question 26

Texture

Answer 26

Simple or complex

Question 27

Timbre

Answer 27

The sound quality of an instrument e.g. Struck, blown, plucked, bowed

Question 28

Tonality

Answer 28

Major or minor

Happy or sad