Wicked Flashcards
What is Tremolo?
The continuous, rapid repetition of a pitch or alternating pitches.
Define Stabbed chords.
Loud, detached chord.
What does Staccato mean?
Play in a short and detached manner.
What is Legato?
Play in a smooth and connected manner.
What is Overdrive?
A guitar effect that produces a deliberately distorted sound.
Define Sforzando.
An accent to be played with greater force.
What is Unison in music?
More than one part playing the same melody at the same pitch.
Define Contrapuntal texture.
two or more separate tunes that are played or sung at the same time.
What does Monophonic mean?
A single line that can be played or sung by several people.
Define Homophonic texture.
Melody and accompaniment.
What is Colla voce?
Band follows the vocalist’s tempo.
What does Rallentando indicate?
Slow down.
What does A tempo mean?
Back to the original speed.
Define Syncopation.
Emphasizing beats of the bar that are normally unaccented.
What is a Triplet?
3 notes played in the time of 2.
Define Fermata.
Pause on a note or rest.
What is an Ostinato?
A rhythmic, melodic or harmonic pattern repeated many times in succession.
What does Leitmotif refer to?
A musical idea that is associated with a person, object, place, or emotion.
Define Compound interval.
An interval extending over more than an octave.
What does Angular mean in musical terms?
Movement by leaps.
Define Sequence in music.
The immediate repetition at a different pitch of a melody.
What does Conjunct mean?
Movement by step.
What is Syllabic singing?
One note per syllable.
Define Vocalisation.
Wordless singing using a vowel syllable.
