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It creates balance and a feeling of unity.
What purpose does the repeat of the main theme serve in a piece of music?
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The melody.
What is often the most striking or memorable element or ingredient in music? |
A word used to describe the characteristic and distinctive sound of an instrument or voice.
Define timbre.
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Homophonic, monophonic, polyphonic.
What are three terms that can be used to describe texture?
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Mood, key, mode, tempo, dynamics, time (or meter), rhythm, pitch, timbre, texture.
Name 4 ways of creating musical contrast between episodes.
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When two pitches are 8 steps apart - making them the same letter note but an octave apart.
Define octave.
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1. Size and shape of the instrument
2. Materials from which the instrument is made 3. The method by which sound is produced 4. The way in which sound is resonated 5. The way in which each sound begins 6. Harmonics (overtones)
List 3 factors that may affect an instrument's timbre.
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Cordophone (string), Aerophone (wind), and Electrophone (electric).
What are the three categories to describe stringed instruments, electric instruments, and wind/brass instruments?
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It could be Rondo form - but only if the verses were different or contrasting.
A song that has contrasting verses but the same repeating chorus could be described as what form?
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By step, skip or repeat.
Name three ways in which notes can move in a melody.
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The ability to link one sense with another. (Like being able to see colors when you hear sounds.)
Define synaesthesia.
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3/4 or Triple Meter.
Name the meter. (Que Sera)
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It could be Binary because there are two sections that are repeated, or it could be described as Ternary, ABA.
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star could be described as which form and WHY?
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A group of notes giving a strong impression of 'being together', or a musical idea.
Define "phrase".
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Because swing utilizes many different instruments, all that have varying timbres.
Why is swing a great example of timbre?
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5/4 or quintuple meter.
Name the meter (Everything's Alright)
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A short ending piece that is not an imitation of any previous section.
Define Coda.
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1. Shape or contour
2. Whether it moves by steps or skips or repeats mostly 3. It's range. 4. It's phrase lengths 5. The speed at which it moves 6. A sense of direction 7. A type of scale used (major? minor? other?) 8. Meter, rhythm etc. 9. A mood is expressed
Name 4 characteristic features of a melody.
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"...colour in painting."
The famous composer, Aaron Copland is quoted saying, "Timbre in music can be compared with..." Finish the quote.
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"Legato."
What is the opposite of "staccato"?
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