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A scale in which some pitches (blue notes) are performed slightly flatter than their
counterparts in a major scale. The most commonly altered pitches are the third and seventh
degrees.
Select the correct term
1Major scale 2Ground bass
3Blues scale
4Bending notes
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Terms in this set (119)
A cappella Unaccompanied singing
Agogo bells Struck clapperless bells found in African and Latin-American music
Alto A high male or low female voice
Antiphony Music in which two or more groups of performers alternate each other
Arpeggio A chord played as successful rather than simultaneous notes
Atonal music Music that is unrelated to a tonic note and so has mo sense of key
A metric unit represented in print by all of the notes and rests between vertical lines
Bar
called barlines
Baroque The period C1600-1700 and it's music
A low male voice.
Bass
The lowest sounding part of a composition whether for voices or instruments.
Beat The underlying pulse of metrical music
Bhangra An amalgamation of western pop styles and traditional Punjabi styles of music
Binary form A musical structure in two sections
A scale in which some pitches (blue notes) are performed slightly flatter than their
Blues scale counterparts in a major scale. The most commonly altered pitches are the third and
seventh degrees.
Bpm Abbreviation of beats per minute
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A point of repose at the end of a phrase, sometimes harmonised with two cadence
Cadence
chords
A technique whereby a soloist sings or plays a phrase to which a larger group
Call and response
responds with an answering phrase
A compositional device in which a melody in one part is later repeated note for note
Canon
in another part while the melody in the first part continues to unfold
Chamber music Music intended for domestic performance with one instrument per part
Choir A group of singers performing together, whether in unison or parts
In popular music, a strong of the refrain of the lyrics.
Chorus A large group of singers usually performing compositions in several parts.
The electronic multiplication of an individual part to give it greater body.
In salsa, the central rhythmic pattern underlying the entire structure of the music,
Clave rhythm around which the other parts must fit. The rhythm is usually played on a pair of
wooden sticks called claves.
Clef A symbol defining the pitches of the notes on a stave.
The relative stability (consonance) or instability (dissonance) of two or more notes
Consonance and dissonance sounded simultaneously. Consonant intervals and chords are called concords.
Dissonant intervals are called discords.
Counter melody A new melody that occurs simultaneously with a melody that has been heard before.
A rhythm that conflicts with the regular pattern of stressed and unstressed beats of
Cross rhythm
a composition of two conflicting rhythms within a single beat.
Diatonic notes are those belonging to the scale of the prevailing key wile chromatic
Diatonic and chromatic notes
notes are foreign to it.
Djembe Goblet-shaped west-african drum
Dominant The fifth degree of a major or minor scale
Dominant pedal The fifth degree of a scale held or repeated against changing harmony
Double stopping The performance of a two-noye chord on a bowed string instrument
The same as pedal, but the term is usually associated with folk music. A two-note
Drone
often consists of the tonic and dominant.
Drum and bass Very fast popular dance style - drum and bass indicates the underlying structure
A synthesiser capable of simulating the sounds of a number of percussion
Drum machine
instruments
Copying of recorded sound and adding it to, or mixing it with, a different sound
Dubbing
source.
Dynamics The loudness or quietness of notes
A special vocal technique that enables a man to extend his range to higher pitches
Falsetto
than usual
A sign which lowers the pitch by semitone. One or more flat signs at the beginning
of a stave make a key signature. Each flat in a key signature lowers notes with the
same letter name by a semitone throughout the rest of the stave. A flat inserted
Flat immediately in front of a note is an accidental, and its effect only lasts until the
end of the bar.
An adjective describing a note that is sung or played at a lower pitch than it should
be.
Fusion Music in which two or more styles are blended together.
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AQA GCSE MUSIC EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A++
Practice questions for this set
Learn 1/7 Study using Learn
A scale in which some pitches (blue notes) are performed slightly flatter than their
counterparts in a major scale. The most commonly altered pitches are the third and seventh
degrees.
Select the correct term
1Major scale 2Ground bass
3Blues scale
4Bending notes
Don't know?
Terms in this set (119)
A cappella Unaccompanied singing
Agogo bells Struck clapperless bells found in African and Latin-American music
Alto A high male or low female voice
Antiphony Music in which two or more groups of performers alternate each other
Arpeggio A chord played as successful rather than simultaneous notes
Atonal music Music that is unrelated to a tonic note and so has mo sense of key
A metric unit represented in print by all of the notes and rests between vertical lines
Bar
called barlines
Baroque The period C1600-1700 and it's music
A low male voice.
Bass
The lowest sounding part of a composition whether for voices or instruments.
Beat The underlying pulse of metrical music
Bhangra An amalgamation of western pop styles and traditional Punjabi styles of music
Binary form A musical structure in two sections
A scale in which some pitches (blue notes) are performed slightly flatter than their
Blues scale counterparts in a major scale. The most commonly altered pitches are the third and
seventh degrees.
Bpm Abbreviation of beats per minute
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5
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A point of repose at the end of a phrase, sometimes harmonised with two cadence
Cadence
chords
A technique whereby a soloist sings or plays a phrase to which a larger group
Call and response
responds with an answering phrase
A compositional device in which a melody in one part is later repeated note for note
Canon
in another part while the melody in the first part continues to unfold
Chamber music Music intended for domestic performance with one instrument per part
Choir A group of singers performing together, whether in unison or parts
In popular music, a strong of the refrain of the lyrics.
Chorus A large group of singers usually performing compositions in several parts.
The electronic multiplication of an individual part to give it greater body.
In salsa, the central rhythmic pattern underlying the entire structure of the music,
Clave rhythm around which the other parts must fit. The rhythm is usually played on a pair of
wooden sticks called claves.
Clef A symbol defining the pitches of the notes on a stave.
The relative stability (consonance) or instability (dissonance) of two or more notes
Consonance and dissonance sounded simultaneously. Consonant intervals and chords are called concords.
Dissonant intervals are called discords.
Counter melody A new melody that occurs simultaneously with a melody that has been heard before.
A rhythm that conflicts with the regular pattern of stressed and unstressed beats of
Cross rhythm
a composition of two conflicting rhythms within a single beat.
Diatonic notes are those belonging to the scale of the prevailing key wile chromatic
Diatonic and chromatic notes
notes are foreign to it.
Djembe Goblet-shaped west-african drum
Dominant The fifth degree of a major or minor scale
Dominant pedal The fifth degree of a scale held or repeated against changing harmony
Double stopping The performance of a two-noye chord on a bowed string instrument
The same as pedal, but the term is usually associated with folk music. A two-note
Drone
often consists of the tonic and dominant.
Drum and bass Very fast popular dance style - drum and bass indicates the underlying structure
A synthesiser capable of simulating the sounds of a number of percussion
Drum machine
instruments
Copying of recorded sound and adding it to, or mixing it with, a different sound
Dubbing
source.
Dynamics The loudness or quietness of notes
A special vocal technique that enables a man to extend his range to higher pitches
Falsetto
than usual
A sign which lowers the pitch by semitone. One or more flat signs at the beginning
of a stave make a key signature. Each flat in a key signature lowers notes with the
same letter name by a semitone throughout the rest of the stave. A flat inserted
Flat immediately in front of a note is an accidental, and its effect only lasts until the
end of the bar.
An adjective describing a note that is sung or played at a lower pitch than it should
be.
Fusion Music in which two or more styles are blended together.
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