Music Elements
What is the element that concerns the loudness and softness of sounds?
Expressive Devices/Dynamics
The motif
What is the word count for your External Exam?
800-100 words
What symbol is used when a note is to be played with emphasis?
An accent
What indicates the number of beats in each measure and what type of note receives the beat?
What element concerns the individual quality of a sound source?
Timbre
Creating change by adding new ideas, patterns or motifs
How much perusal time will you have before you can begin writing your response?
20 Minutes
What accidentals, respectively, raise the pitch 1/2 a step or lower the pitch 1/2 step?
Sharps and a flats
What does 'moderato' mean?
Moderately slow
What is the name of a note that lasts for 4 beats?
A Semibreve
Unity
Typically, three different scores/songs
What sign is used to cancel any previous accidental markings?
A natural sign
What is the name of the musical structure with 3 distinct movements/sections?
Ternary Form
What do you call the distance between two notes?
An interval
What is it called when you play the notes of a chord separately in a sequence?
An arpeggio
How much working time, in minutes, do you have to complete your exam response?
120 minutes (2 hours)
What are the lines called that are used when a note falls below or above the staff?
Ledger lines
What is the Italian suffix that means 'Very'
What is it called when a piece of music gradually speeds up?
Accelerando
What would be created in a piece by using an authentic cadence?
A sense of comfort/resolution/completeness.
What are the two primary cognitive verbs the exam will ask you to do? Double points for defining them.
ANALYSE and EVALUATE
By adding what symbol can you increase the value of a note by half its original value?
A dot
How many beats does a pair of eighth notes equal?
1 beat