The cards Question In music, what is polyrhythm? Tap to flip Answer Several different rhythms played at the same time. Question What is a cross rhythm? Tap to flip Answer A polyrhythm in which two or more rhythms conflict, so they seem to have different pulses. Question What is a hemiola? Tap to flip Answer Three notes played in the time of two (or two in the time of three), giving the feeling of a tempo change. Question What is syncopation? Tap to flip Answer A rhythm that stresses notes falling between the main beats. Question What is diminution? Tap to flip Answer Shortening all the notes of a melody or rhythm by the same proportion, e.g. halving them. Question Give one example of a common rhythmic device. Tap to flip Answer e.g. syncopation, polyrhythm, ostinato or anacrusis. Question When choosing rhythmic devices for a composition, what two things should you consider? Tap to flip Answer The musical effect you want and which devices are most idiomatic for the style. Question Is it better to use many different rhythmic devices or a few well-chosen ones? Tap to flip Answer A few devices that are effective and idiomatic for the style, rather than lots of different ones. Question What is polyphony? Tap to flip Answer A texture with more than one equally important melodic line. Question In music, what is imitation? Tap to flip Answer When a short part of a melody is copied in another part. Question What is antiphony? Tap to flip Answer Dialogue between two or more instruments or groups, similar to call and response. Question In music, what is doubling? Tap to flip Answer A second part playing a melody in unison with another part. Question What is harmonisation? Tap to flip Answer A second part playing the main melody with different notes, creating harmony. Question What is a countermelody? Tap to flip Answer A second melody played at the same time as the main melody. Question In melody writing, what is a sequence? Tap to flip Answer A melodic idea repeated, getting higher or lower in pitch each time. Question What is a pedal in harmony? Tap to flip Answer A bass note that stays the same while the chords above it change. Question What is an inverted pedal? Tap to flip Answer A note in a non-bass part that stays the same while the chords change around or below it. Question Must an inverted pedal be the highest note playing? Tap to flip Answer No. It can be any non-bass note held while the chords change, including a middle-pitched part. Question Give one example of a common melodic device. Tap to flip Answer e.g. sequences, countermelodies or motifs. Question In music, what is an instrument's register? Tap to flip Answer A particular section of its range, e.g. a specific octave. Question Which symbol marks an accent on a note? Tap to flip Answer > Question What does a tenuto marking ask for? Tap to flip Answer The note is given more weight and its full duration. Question What does the Italian term subito mean? Tap to flip Answer Suddenly; it usually marks a sudden dynamic change. Question What is flutter tonguing? Tap to flip Answer A brass and woodwind technique that makes a fluttery 'rrr' effect during a note. Question How is flutter tonguing shown in a score? Tap to flip Answer With the tremolo symbol and 'fl.' Question Must all parts in a multi-part composition use the same articulation? Tap to flip Answer No. In certain styles contrasting articulation works well, e.g. a legato melody over an accented staccato accompaniment. Question What is a theme and variations? Tap to flip Answer A structure built on one main theme that is developed through different variations. Question In music, what is texture? Tap to flip Answer How many musical layers are playing and how they relate to and interact with each other. Question In music, what is unison? Tap to flip Answer Two parts playing the same pitches and rhythm at the same time, including in different octaves. Question Give one technique that keeps a melody prominent in an ensemble. Tap to flip Answer e.g. adjusting the accompaniment's dynamics, articulation, rhythms or octave, leaving parts silent, using rests, or unison textures. Question Can a melody stay prominent when the accompaniment is thick and loud? Tap to flip Answer Yes, if the accompaniment's rhythms and pitches are carefully chosen so they do not get in the melody's way. Where this deck sits in the curriculum Curriculum National Curriculum for England Stage GCSE (Years 10–11) Course GCSE Music Unit Composition exemplars: advanced techniques Exam boards AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas, OCR England's National Curriculum sets what is taught; the units and their order are Oak National Academy's. Flash Feed is not affiliated with Oak or any exam board.
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