Elements
What is dynamics?
loud or soft
What is tempo?
fast or slow
How many different families are there in an orchestra? Name them.
4. Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion
Which note does the orchestra tune to?
A
Explain this time signature: 3/4
3 beats in a bar. One crotchet equals one beat.
What does crescendo mean?
getting louder
The element for high and low is...
pitch
What is a bigger 'violin' called where you play upside down?
Cello
What is the instrument with a slide?
Trombone
Pentatonic scale
What is the Italian for fast tempo?
Allegro
What word does composer usually use for slowing down?
What is the highest pitch instrument in the brass section?
Trumpet
What is the highest pitch instrument in the woodwind section?
What is another name for ABA form?
Ternary form
Give two words to describe articulation.
Staccato and legato.
Give two words to describe dynamics.
mezzo forte (mf), forte (f), fortissimo (ff)
Give a single reed instrument.
Clarinet/saxophone
Give a double reed instrument.
Oboe/bassoon
In classical sonata, composers uses 'd s m s' in the left hand accompaniment. What is it called?
Alberti bass
What is the texture if there is only one melodic line?
monophonic
Explain homophonic texture.
Melody with accompaniment
Glissando
What technique is it called when you pluck the string?
Pizzicato
The climax of a pop song.
Chorus