Key Terms (Articulation/Expression)
A term that tells you HOW to play any given note. It determines how a single note or group of notes are meant to sound.
What is Articulation?
What is a good definition of acapella music?
A performance by a singer/group WITHOUT instrumental accompaniment
The layering of sounds to create a thick or thin quality in music is called the...
texture
What is K-Pop music?
Pop music from South Korea
Which of the following is a non-performance music career?
A) Country Singer
B) Symphony Orchestra Violinist
C) Navy Band Clarinet Player
D) Music Therapist
D) Music Therapist
Very Loud (Symbol and Term)
ff and fortissimo
Match the beatboxing sounds to their drum sound:
K, B, Ts
Kick drum, Snare, Hi-Hat
B = Kick drum
K = Snare
Ts = Hi-hat
What is a good definition of melody?
An arrangement of pitches into a recognizable musical pattern
A) Psaltery
B) Electronic Piano
C) Lute
D) Flute
A) Psaltery
Verse/Chorus Form
To play a note with emphasis or weight on the attack
Accent
What were the two techniques discussed in body percussion?
A) Clapping and snapping
B) Hambone and Step
C) Ballroom dancing and Hip-Hop
D) Stomp and Musical Theatre
B) Hambone and Step
How loud or soft you play a given note
Dynamics
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of K-Pop music?
A) It experiments with various global music traditions.
B) It typically incorporates dance/choreography.
C) It is very politically radical and changes the government climate of South Korea.
D) It is influenced by traditional Korean music, American pop, rock, jazz, gospel, hip-hop, reggae, EDM, folk, country, and classical music.
C) It is very politically radical and changes the government climate of South Korea.
What form consists of two parts, A and B?
Binary Form
To gradually get LOUDER and then to gradually get SOFTER
Crescendo and decrescendo
Name one of the acapella groups we listened to in class.
Pentatonix
Pitch Perfect (Barden Bellas, Treblemakers, etc.)
Philharmonic
(Answers may very)
What is it called where, in a rhythmic passage, the note that is stressed comes between two beats of on the off beat?
A) Syncopation
B) Instrumentation
C) Dynamics
D) Melody
A) Syncopation
Which of the following is NOT a precursor instrument to the piano?
A) Electronic Keyboard
B) Harpsichord
C) Clavicytherium
D) Pianoforte
A) Electronic Keyboard
Which of the following genres of songs do NOT fall under strophic form?
A) Nursery Rhyme songs
B) Church Hymns
C) 12-bar blues
D) Taylor Swift songs
D) Taylor Swift songs
Rank these tempo markings from Slowest to Fastest:
Andante
Grave
Presto
Grave, Andante, Presto
Which of the following sounds were NOT explored in our beatboxing unit?
A) Tom-tom or "dun" sound
B) Hi-hat or "ts" sound
C) Snare drum or "k" sound
D) Kick drum or "b" sound
A) Tom-tom or "dun" sound
Which of the following would be an example of thick texture?
A) A solo voice
B) An orchestra with over 50 instruments
C) A duo of violin and viola
D) A small wind ensemble
B) An orchestra with over 50 instruments
Which of the following is NOT a musical artist within the K-Pop genre?
A) PSY
B) Blackpink
C) Kendrick Lamar
D) BTS
C) Kendrick Lamar
What are the three overarching areas of non performance careers in music?
Management, Education, Technology