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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does a dot under a note mean? | Staccato, to hop off the note |
| What does a dot after a note do? | It adds on half the value of the note |
| What is written at the start of a piece of music to tell you how many beats are in the bar? | The time signature |
| What clef is used for high pitched instruments or right hand piano? | The treble clef |
| What is another name for the treble clef and why is it called this? | The G clef, it begins on the G line |
| What clef is used for low pitched instruments or left hand piano? | The bass clef |
| What is another name for the bass clef and why is it called this? | The F clef, it starts on the F line. |
| What does p mean? | Piano, to play softly |
| What does mp mean? | Mezzo piano, to play moderately soft |
| What does f mean? | Forte, to play loudly |
| What does mf mean? | Mezzo forte, to play moderately loud |
| What does crescendo mean? | To get gradually louder |
| What does decrescendo or diminuendo mean? | To get gradually softer |
| What does pianissimo mean? | To play very softly (PP) |
| What does a slur mean? | To play the notes smoothly |
| How would you remember the names of the lines of the treble clef? | Every Good Boy Deserves Fun or Every Green Bus Drives Fast |
| How would you remember the names of the lines of the bass clef? | Green Buses Drive Fast Always |
| How would you remember the names of the spaces of the treble clef? | FACE |
| How would you remember the names of the spaces of the bass clef? | All Cows Eat Grass |
| How many beats is a semibreve worth and what is its other name? | 4 beats, whole note |
| How many beats is a minim worth and what is its other name? | 2 beats, half note |
| How many beats is a crotchet worth and what is its other name? | 1 beat, quarter note |
| How many beats is a quaver worth and what is its other name? | Half a beat, eigth note |
| In a time signature what does the number on top tell you? | The number of beats in a bar |
| In a time signature what does the number on the bottom tell you? | The type of beat |
| If 4 was a bottom number, what would that mean | That you are counting in crotchets ( Quarter notes) |
| What is an ostinato? | A repeated pattern, for example the violin part used in the song "Rather Be" |
| What does diegetic mean ? | The characters are aware of the music in a film |
| What does non diegetic mean? | The charaters are not aware of the music in a film |
| Where does Motown music come from? | Detroit |
| Who founded Motown records? | Berry Gordy Jnr in 1959 |
| Prior to Motown, what was Detroit famous for? | The Ford Car industry, Gordy was inspired by Fords factory idea and so set about making his own hit making machine that was Motown or Hitsville USA |
| What made Motown different to other music? | It was an all black record label that had universal appeal, it appealed to everyone, regardless of skin colour |
| What is syncopation? | To put stress on the weak beats, example beats 2 and 4 in 4/4 time |
| What does monophonic mean? | One line of melody, example a violin playing on its own |
| What does homophonic mean? | One line of melody accompanied by chords, example a singer singing a song and a guitarist playing chords or a choir singing in harmony |
| What does polyphonic mean? | 2 or more melodies at the same time, example a choir singing a round |
| What are polyrhythms? | Lots of rhythms at the same time |
| What is call and response? | One person might sing or play a drum part and the others would respond with something different |
| What is echo? | One person sings or plays something and everybody repeats it |
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