The cards Question What is an instrument's range? Tap to flip Answer The span of pitches it can play, from its lowest to its highest possible note. Question What is an instrument's register? Tap to flip Answer A particular section of its range, e.g. a specific octave. Question What does disjunct movement mean? Tap to flip Answer Notes moving by leap, in intervals of a third or larger. Question When writing for woodwind and brass, what must you give the players opportunities to do? Tap to flip Answer Take breaths. Question Give one consideration for making a part suit its instrument. Tap to flip Answer e.g. its range and register, the intervals, dynamics and articulation, or techniques and timbres unique to it. Question Does every instrument have a defined range? Tap to flip Answer No. Some, e.g. piano, do; woodwind and brass have a typical range, but advanced players can often play beyond its top. Question In composition, what does idiomatic mean? Tap to flip Answer Using features that are typical of the musical style. Question In music, what is swing? Tap to flip Answer Playing notes unevenly; in jazz it usually means swing quavers. Question In music, what does chromatic mean? Tap to flip Answer Using notes from outside the key. Question In jazz, what is the head? Tap to flip Answer A recurring chorus that starts and ends the piece; players improvise over its chord sequence in between. Question Give one element where using idiomatic features is particularly important. Tap to flip Answer e.g. melody, harmony, rhythm, instrumentation or structure. Question Should a composition use every idiomatic feature of its style? Tap to flip Answer No. It is normal to choose a range of idiomatic features that work well in the piece. Question What is the sustain pedal on a piano? Tap to flip Answer The pedal that sustains notes; its use is marked below the stave. Question What does rubato allow a performer to do? Tap to flip Answer Change the tempo slightly to add expression. Question What does the Italian term subito mean? Tap to flip Answer Suddenly. Question What does the Italian term poco a poco mean? Tap to flip Answer Little by little, i.e. gradually. Question What does a slur over notes indicate? Tap to flip Answer The notes are played legato, and it shows their phrasing. Question Why do composers use performance directions? Tap to flip Answer To communicate their intentions precisely to the performer. Question Give one type of performance direction. Tap to flip Answer e.g. tempo markings, dynamics, articulation, mood terms or instrument-specific techniques. Question Must performance directions always be in Italian? Tap to flip Answer No. Italian is the norm in classical styles, but English can describe an effect when no suitable Italian term exists. Question What is reverb? Tap to flip Answer An effect that makes a sound seem to be played in a more echoey space. Question What is volume automation? Tap to flip Answer A DAW tool for gradually increasing or decreasing dynamics within a track. Question What is the chorus effect? Tap to flip Answer An effect that makes a part sound as if more than one voice or instrument is playing it. Question What does EQ stand for? Tap to flip Answer Equalisation. Question What does EQ do to a track? Tap to flip Answer Adjusts the sound frequencies within it. Question Give one technology tool commonly used across many styles to refine a composition. Tap to flip Answer e.g. reverb, EQ or volume automation. Question Can digital effects be used in older genres? Tap to flip Answer Yes, but generally subtly, so they stay idiomatic. Question What is an accidental? Tap to flip Answer A sharp, flat or natural symbol that alters the pitch of a note. Question In music, what is articulation? Tap to flip Answer The way a note is played, e.g. staccato, accented or legato. Question In notation, what is grouping? Tap to flip Answer The way notes are grouped together, following strict conventions. Question Give one kind of error to check for when completing a composition. Tap to flip Answer e.g. errors or inconsistencies in dynamics, accidentals, articulation or note groupings, or unintended wrong notes. Question Can a clash between notes be acceptable in a composition? Tap to flip Answer Yes, if it is deliberate and not an accidental error. Where this deck sits in the curriculum Curriculum National Curriculum for England Stage GCSE (Years 10–11) Course GCSE Music Unit Composition exemplars: completing a composition 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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