Vocabulary

Question 1

Hook

Answer 1

Most memorable/attention-getting part of song; often the title, often incorporated significantly in the chorus

Question 2

Verse

Answer 2

[part of song] that tells specifics; main details/story (who what when). generally same music but with different lyrics

Question 3

Chorus

Answer 3

repeated part of song that gives main idea/ core message of song. (usually contains hook)

Question 4

Bridge

Answer 4

novel section of music towards middle/end. adds tension/variety. (not all songs have, not repeated as much as chorus

Question 5

strophic

Answer 5

AAAA verse repeated multiple times, no other musical sections

Question 6

intro

Answer 6

song opening (pulls from song material like vs cl ch br, but can be novel.

Question 7

outro

Answer 7

ending section of song

Question 8

verse/chorus vamp

Answer 8

chords pulled from verse or chorus of song

Question 9

compound AABA

Answer 9

typically AABA form, but with A and B sections consisting of multiple musical sections (an A might be verse/climb/chorus) Extremely common in popular music

Question 10

through-composed

Answer 10

musical piece with no repeating sections (pretty little thing)

Question 11

PHRASE Forms

Answer 11

repetition of some musical material in recognizable patterns (AABA ABAC…)

Question 12

development

Answer 12

repeating musical material while changing some aspects of melody/pharse/song etc.

Question 13

Theme

Answer 13

abstract: chorus (deeper meaning, broad idea)

Question 14

Subject

Answer 14

SPECIFIC: Verse. Narrative, detailed, concrete imagery

Question 15

Anaphora

Answer 15

Repetition at BEGINNING of line (variation at ends of lines)

Question 16

Epistrophe

Answer 16

Repetition at END of line (variation at beginning of lines)

Question 17

Alliteration

Answer 17

Repetition of sounds throughout a passage (right as rain/quick question/no nonsense)

Question 18

Folderal

Answer 18

Nonsense words/syllables in lyrics (la La la , yippee ki-yay)

Question 19

Sensory Lyrics

Answer 19

Words and phrases that SHARE a sensory experience w the audience (not just outright saying what’s going on)

Question 20

Refrain

Answer 20

repeating a word or phrase throughout the song (term used interchangeably with chorus) SELAH

Question 21

Blues scale

Answer 21

minor pentatonic scale with an added b5

Question 22

Contrafact

Answer 22

A new melody over existing chord progression

Question 23

Contrafactum

Answer 23

New lyrics over preexisting melody

Question 24

Borrowed Chords

Answer 24

using chords that are not diatonic to key