Traditional Music Flashcards
1
Q
Melody - b—
A
Blue notes
2
Q
Melody - p—
A
Pentatonic
3
Q
Melody - w-
A
Whole tone scale
4
Q
Melody - m-
A
Modal
5
Q
Melody - s/g/p—
A
Slide/glissando/portamento
6
Q
Melody - a—
A
Appoggiatura
7
Q
Melody - o—
A
Ostinato
8
Q
Melody - r—
A
Riff
9
Q
Melody - m/s—
A
Melody scat
10
Q
Melody - m—
A
Melisma
11
Q
Melody - i—
A
Improvisation
12
Q
Structure - s—
A
Strophic
13
Q
Structure - c—
A
Call and response
14
Q
Structure - p—
A
Popular song forms
15
Q
Sonority - d—
A
Drone
16
Q
Sonority - v—
A
Vocal techniques
17
Q
Sonority - t—
A
Technology
18
Q
Texture - a—
A
A cappella
19
Q
Texture - i—
A
Imitative
20
Q
Texture - l—
A
Layered
21
Q
Tempo, rhythm and metre - i—
A
Irregular
22
Q
Tempo, rhythm and metre - s—
A
Skank
23
Q
Tempo, rhythm and metre - b—
A
Bubble (off beat keyboard quavers)
24
Q
Tempo, rhythm and metre - c—
A
Clave (syncopation on 1&4)
25
Tempo, rhythm and metre - a-
Anacrusis
26
Tempo, rhythm and metre - h-
Hemiola
27
Tempo, rhythm and metre - s—
Shuffle beat
