Pitch/Duration
The sad-sounding tonality
Minor
One melody only
Monophonic
Loud
Forte
Name the four families of the orchestra
Strings, Woodwind, Brass, Percussion
True or False: we use the word "vibe" in our exam answers
False
When there are notes on the off-beat
Syncopation
When a solo is made up on the spot
Improvised
Soft
Piano
The clarinet belongs in which family?
Woodwind
True or False: we write about how the music makes us feel in the exam
False
Can't tell what the tonality is
Atonal
One melodic line and one accompanying line
Homophonic
A long note that vibrates
Vibrato
The percussion family can be played in two ways:
Hit/struck and shaken
Name the six concepts of music
Pitch, Duration, Structure, Texture, Dynamics and Expressive Techniques, Tone Colour
When a note is emphasised heavily
Accent
Two structure words used in pop music
Verse, chorus, instrumental, intro, outro, pre-chorus, bridge
Short and detached
Staccato
The brass instrument that has a slide
Trombone
If a question is asking you to refer to the sound sources, what does that mean? Eg. "With reference to the sound sources, explain how pitch is manipulated in this excerpt"
Anything you can hear - not just instruments
If the shape of the melody has many leaps (two words)
Jagged contour
When a classical piece is structured ABACA
Rondo form
When string instruments play plucked (not guitar)
Pizzicato
If an instrument is being played pizzicato or arco, it is part of which family?
String
Which of these key verbs is EXTREMELY UNLIKELY to show up in a question? Unity, interest, compare, separate, tension, contrast.
Separate