Pitch
How many notes in the Pentatonic scale?
5
What is accelerando?
Tempo gradually increases
What is Sforzando?
What is unison?
When a part is simultaneously delivered by two or more instruments/voices
What is Pianissimo?
Very soft
What is a drone?
What is rubato?
Rhythmic freedom by getting faster/slowing down
What is Glissando?
Slide
What is Rondo form?
What is crescendo?
Gradually getting louder
What is modulation?
Changing from one key to another
Lively and fast
What is Pizzicato?
Plucking the string
What is monophonic texture?
One unaccompanied melody
What is forte?
Loud
What is a Melisma?
More than one note sung in a syllable
What is syncopation?
Playing on the off beat/unexpected accent/emphasis
What is Spiccato?
The bow bounces off the strings
What is an Ostinato?
A short repeated pattern
What is decrescendo?
Gradually getting softer
What is Acapella?
A vocal soloist or group that sings without instrumental accompaniment
What is the value of each note? Semibreve, Quaver, Minim, Crotchet
4
1/2
2
1
What is scat singing?
Improvised 'made up' syllables that are sung
What is contrary motion?
What is staccato?
Short and detached