The cards Question What is folk music? Tap to flip Answer The traditional music of a culture, passed down through generations. Question How were folk traditions traditionally passed through generations? Tap to flip Answer Orally. Question What does conjunct mean for a melody? Tap to flip Answer Small changes in pitch from one note to the next (moving by step). Question Give one common characteristic of folk songs. Tap to flip Answer E.g. repetition of musical ideas, or simple conjunct melodies with a small range. Question How many notes does a pentatonic scale include? Tap to flip Answer Five. Question How long does a phrase in a folk melody normally last? Tap to flip Answer 1, 2 or 4 bars. Question Which ancient civilisation does the song Xtoles come from? Tap to flip Answer The Maya. Question Which notes make up the G major pentatonic scale? Tap to flip Answer G, A, B, D and E. Question Why do folk melodies usually have a small range and move by step? Tap to flip Answer It makes them easier to sing and memorise. Question What is an ABAC structure? Tap to flip Answer Three different sections, A, B and C, with A repeated after B. Question When setting lyrics to a melody, what should the rhythm fit? Tap to flip Answer The natural rhythm of the words. Question What is a mode? Tap to flip Answer A type of scale; there are seven main types. Question What does the dorian mode sound similar to? Tap to flip Answer A minor scale. Question Which notes does the D dorian mode use? Tap to flip Answer The white notes starting on D. Question How does the dorian mode differ from a minor scale? Tap to flip Answer By one note. Question What is a strophic structure? Tap to flip Answer One based on repeating verses, with variation in the lyrics. Question What is a sea shanty? Tap to flip Answer A folk song traditionally sung by sailors to help them coordinate their movements. Question Why do sea shanties have a strong pulse? Tap to flip Answer To help sailors coordinate their movements. Question What is the downbeat? Tap to flip Answer The strongest beat of the bar. Question What is the downbeat named after? Tap to flip Answer The downbeat a conductor makes on beat one. Question What is unison? Tap to flip Answer Multiple parts playing or singing the same notes at the same time. Question What is harmony? Tap to flip Answer The way different notes are played or sung together to create chords. Question How many notes are in a minor scale? Tap to flip Answer Seven. Question How long does a dotted crotchet last? Tap to flip Answer One and a half beats. Question What does a repeat mark tell the performer? Tap to flip Answer To repeat the section. Question Give one celebration where folk music is used for dance. Tap to flip Answer E.g. marriages or harvest. Question Which Russian folk song was famously used for the video game Tetris? Tap to flip Answer Korobeiniki. Question What kind of scale is Korobeiniki based on? Tap to flip Answer A minor scale. Question What is rhythmic drive? Tap to flip Answer A feeling of energy created by rhythms. Question How long does a crotchet last? Tap to flip Answer One beat. Question Which bass notes can make a simple accompaniment for Korobeiniki? Tap to flip Answer A, D and E. Question Are folk dances and folk songs exactly the same thing? Tap to flip Answer Not necessarily: many folk songs are for storytelling or other purposes, not dancing. Where this deck sits in the curriculum Curriculum National Curriculum for England Stage Key stage 3 (Years 7–9) Course KS3 Music Unit Folk songs from around the world 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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