What is the definition of the stem?
The straight vertical line indicating the duration
What are the 2 types of Religious Music?
Liturgical & Non–Liturgical
What adjectives suggest music is TRANQUIL?
Calm, serene, placid, relaxed, paused, restful, soothing, pleasant, delicate, gentle, harmonious, tranquil, slow, agreeable.
What is the most common clef?
Treble clef or G clef
In which period did music undergo experimentation, innovation, and new combinations to create sensations that some could not understand?
20th century
The result of classifying different types of music depending on their purpose or aim – the reason why it was composed.
Musical genre
What is used in vocal music?
Human voices only; a cappella
What adjectives suggest music is ENERGETIC?
Agitated, accelerated, lively, exalted, vigorous, compulsive, bright, brave, vivacious, powerful, energetic, strong.
What is the round part of a music note and indicates the name of the sound?
The notehead
In what period did music become grandiose, ostentatious, imposing, dramatic, surprising and splendid?
The Baroque period
Refers to the kind of feelings, emotions and sentiments we feel when we listen to a piece of music.
Musical character
What are the 2 types of instrumental music?
Descriptive and Pure
What adjectives suggest SUSPENSE in music?
Stressful, impressive, mysterious, exciting, nervous, exhausting, tense.
What note has a black head and a stem?
Crochet
What happened to music in the Romanticism period?
Music expressed sentiments in an extreme and passionate way, breaking away from the balance of the preceding period.
What are ledger lines?
Lines written on notes that are too high or too low to fit on the 5-line staff.
Popular and Worship are two types of WHAT genre of music?
Profane
What adjectives suggest GRANDEUR in music?
Spectacular, grandiose, ostentatious, fulsome, pompous, extraordinary, bombastic, grandiloquent, presumptuous, ceremonious, splendid, glorious, astonishing, admirable.
What note has ONLY a white head?
Semibreve
In which period was music intended ONLY for prayer and communication with God?
The Middle Ages
What is the definition and description of a staff?
The grid on which music is written. The staff is formed of 5 horizontal parallel lines, where the different musical notes and signs are placed.
What is Advertising music used for?
To capture consumer attention and promote the products or services that are being sold.
What is the difference between adjectives suggesting UNPLEASANT FEELINGS and SADNESS in music?
Unpleasant: depressing, horrible, disagreeable, hateful, disquieting, strange, complicated, terrifying, distressing, dismal, dramatic, tormented, irritating, strident, aggressive, nasty, obnoxious, displeasing, repulsive.
Sad: Quiet, monotonous, melancholic, languishing, heartbroken, sorrowful, unhappy, unfortunate, painful, despondent, sombre, downcast, blue, grief-stricken, troubled, doleful.
What note has a black head, stem, and double flag?
Semiquaver
The Classical period