Duration
The note type that is worth 4 beats
What is a semibreve?
The note that sits on the fourth line of the stave
What is a D?
The articulation technique that puts emphasis on a particular note
What is an accent?
The texture most commonly used in modern, popular music
What is homophony?
What is 60BPM?
How many quavers can fit inside a bar in 3/4 timing?
What is 6 (in pairs)?
A consistent tune, sung by multiple people and started at different points?
What is a round/canon?
The tempo marking that means to slow down gradually
What is ritardando?
A single-line texture without accomaniment
What is monophonic?
The technique used on string instruments when strings are plucked rather than bowed
What is pizzicato?
A note type that is worth 3 beats
What is a dotted minim?
Name three types of clefs
What are treble, bass alto, tenor and soprano?
The articulation marking that states the music should be played with smoothness and fluidity
What is legato?
What is reedy, brassy, warm, rich, mellow, pure.
The oboe and bassoon have this type of reed
What is a double-reed?
The tempo marking that indicates the piece is getting faster
What is accelerando?
The word used to a describe a melodic contour that is going up
What is 'ascending'?
What does sfz stand for?
What is sforzando?
An overtone accompanying a fundamental tone at a fixed interval
What is harmonics?
The instrumental family that the piano belongs to
What is string/percussion? DEBATE
Name three tempo markings in their original Italian
What are Grave, Andante, Moderato, Allegro, Vivace, Presto, Prestissimo etc.
The mode of music that has a flattened 7th
What is Mixolydian?
What is 120BPM?
The texture consisting of multiple performers playing a single melody all at once, each adding their own subtle variations.
What is heterophony?
Music that lacks a harmonic foundation or key
What is atonal music?