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Flashcards by Ruby Parsons, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Ruby Parsons
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| Question | Answer |
| List the eight terms for different tempos. | lento: slowly largo: slow and stately adagio: leisurely andante: at a walking pace moderato: moderate pace allegro: fast vivace: lively presto: very quickly |
| List the seven dynamics. | pianissimo/pp: very soft piano/p: soft mezzoforte/mf: moderate; medium; middle forte/f: loud fortissimo/ff: very loud (plus crescendo > and decrescendo <) |
| Name the five necessary note values and identify their equivalent rests. | semibreve: four beats - small hollow oval; semibreve rest = minim rest sitting below fourth line minim: two beats - hollow crotchet; minim rest = block taking up half a line, sitting on top of third line crotchet: 1 beat; crotchet rest = three zag lightning bolt (starting in top left) with curved hook from bottom quaver: 1/2 beat - crotchet with tail; quaver rest = seven with a curved top and a knobble semiquaver: 1/4 beat - crotchet with two tails; semiquaver rest = same but with two tails and knobbles |
| Identify the three kinds of melody contour. | step: neighbouring note skip: one note between leap: two or more notes between |
| Identify what a time signature is used for. | The top number of a time signature tells us how many beats there are in each bar. The bottom number identifies what type of beats they are (e.g. semibreve = 1, minim = 2, crotchet = 4, quaver = 8, semiquaver = 16 etc.). |
| Explain how to identify whether a stem should be directed up or down. | If a note is below the middle line of the stave, its stem should go up. If a note is on or above the middle line, its stem should go down. |
| Explain what a treble or bass clef is used for. | The treble or bass clef tells us the pitch of the instrument used for the piece. treble = higher pitch bass = lower pitch |
| Define stave/staff. | The stave or staff is the five lines that music is written on. |
| Clap the suburban rhythms. | perth = crotchet sydney = quaver, quaver merewether = semiquaver, semiquaver, semiquaver, semiquaver tuncurry = quaver, semiquaver, semiquaver hamilton = semiquaver, semiquaver, quaver |
| Identify the correct mallet technique. | - alternate hands - hit middle of bar - soft hits - allow mallet to bounce off of bar - no index fingers on top of mallets |
| Describe the metallophone. | large metal bars. tone colour: mellow and metallic |
| Describe the xylophone. | large wooden bars. tone colour: hollow and warm |
| Describe a glockenspiel. | small metal bars. tone colour: bright and tinkling |
| Define duration as a musical concept and identify its associated terms. | How long or short a note is. terms associated: tempo, rhythm, time signature |
| Define pitch as a musical concept and identify its associated terms. | How high or low a note is. associated terms: melody, harmony, tonality |
| Define dynamics as a musical concept and identify its associated terms. | How loud or soft a note is. associated terms: pp, p, mf, f, ff |
| Define tone colour as a musical concept. | Individual feeling of the sound of an instrument. (e.g. violin could be mournful, drums could be booming) |
| Define structure as a musical concept. | How a piece is set out. (e.g. verse/chorus) |
| Define texture as a musical concept. | The layers of sound. |
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