The cards Question What does chromatic movement mean on a keyboard? Tap to flip Answer A musical idea moving between the black and white notes Question What is a note cluster? Tap to flip Answer A group of adjacent notes played at the same time Question What is a pedal in music? Tap to flip Answer A continuous, usually low-pitched, note Question Give one musical feature that creates suspense and makes music sound scary. Tap to flip Answer e.g. chromatic movement, note clusters or pedal notes Question A successful musical idea is often what? Tap to flip Answer Repetitive and simple, using only a few notes Question What is timbre? Tap to flip Answer The sound or tone quality of an instrument Question What does staccato mean? Tap to flip Answer Notes played in a detached way Question What does legato mean? Tap to flip Answer Smooth movement between each note Question What is a sequence in music? Tap to flip Answer A short melodic idea repeated in steps, rising or falling Question Why are strings effective for creating atmosphere? Tap to flip Answer They have quite an intense sound Question Which bell-like instruments can help make music sound creepy? Tap to flip Answer Tuned percussion Question Can a timbre only be used for one kind of effect? Tap to flip Answer No: some suit certain moods, but timbres can be used for other effects too Question What is an ostinato? Tap to flip Answer A repeated pattern Question How does a major scale sound? Tap to flip Answer Bright and cheerful Question Which notes on the keyboard make up the C major scale? Tap to flip Answer All the white notes Question What is the home note? Tap to flip Answer The main note in a key, often the note the music finishes on Question What is the home note in C major? Tap to flip Answer C Question What is programme music? Tap to flip Answer Instrumental music that tells a story or describes a scene Question What is a motif? Tap to flip Answer A short melodic idea that recurs throughout a piece Question Which notes of a minor scale are flattened compared with the major scale? Tap to flip Answer The 3rd and the 6th Question Compared with a major scale, how does a minor scale sound? Tap to flip Answer Sad or more solemn Question Changing a motif from major to minor can suggest a sense of what? Tap to flip Answer Unrest Question What is a trill? Tap to flip Answer Two alternating notes played quickly Question What is a glissando? Tap to flip Answer A continuous slide between two notes, upwards or downwards Question How can silence be used in music? Tap to flip Answer To create suspense or add tension Question Should a soundtrack have music all the way through? Tap to flip Answer No: careful use of silence can heighten tension and emphasise dialogue Question What are stylistic elements? Tap to flip Answer The musical choices a composer makes to give a piece a sense of style Question In music, what is rhythm? Tap to flip Answer A pattern of long and short note durations Question Give one feature that can give a piece of music an identity. Tap to flip Answer e.g. a recurring motif or rhythm, or a prominent instrument Question Does style in music refer only to genre? Tap to flip Answer No: it can also mean a composer's compositional style and common features used through a piece Where this deck sits in the curriculum Curriculum National Curriculum for England Stage Key stage 3 (Years 7–9) Course KS3 Music Unit Atmospheric music 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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