Year 8 Music Exam Flashcards
1
Q
Duration
A
Length of sounds and silences in music
2
Q
Dynamics and expressive techniques
A
How loud or soft the music is or how the instrument is being played
3
Q
Texture
A
layers of sound
4
Q
Tone colour
A
The quality of the sound
5
Q
Pitch
A
highness/lowness of the note(s)
6
Q
List 5 things in duration
A
Beat - Strong - Weak Metre - Time signatures 4/4 3/3 Rhythm - Rhythmic ostinato - Syncopation - Melodic ostinato - Accent - Polyrhythm Tempo - Fast, slow, etc. - Getting faster/slower
7
Q
List 5 things in pitch
A
Tonality - Major scale - happy - Minor scale - sad Melody - Countermelody - melodic contour - Range - Vocal melisma Harmony - Broken cords - Block cords
8
Q
List 2 things in dynamics
A
Dynamics
- Very soft - Very loud
- getting soft/loud
9
Q
List 5 things in Expressive Techniques
A
Stylistic indications - legato Articulation - Staccato - Accent Techniques - Vibrato - Strumming - Picking - Falsetto (male) - Scat - Accent
10
Q
List 7 things in tone colour
A
Types of sound - Acoustic - Electronic - Synthesized Preforming media/sound sources - Strings - Woodwind - Brass - Percussion Vocal sounds - Female - Male - Choir - Opera - Acapella Bands - Jazz - Rock - Orchestra - Pop band Descriptions of tone colour - Airy - Harsh - Deep - Pure - Resonant - Metallic etc.
11
Q
List 5 things in texture
A
Roles - Melodic - Harmonic - Rhythmic Thickness - Loud/many instruments - Soft/few instruments Phonic - Monophonic - Homophonic - Polyphonic
12
Q
Where does HOMOPHONIC belong
A
Texture
13
Q
Where does THICKNESS belong
A
Texture
14
Q
Where does HARMONIC belong
A
Texture
15
Q
Where does CALM, CLEAN belong
A
Tone colour
