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• What is a "canon" in music?

  • Instruments or voices play the same melody at the same time
• What is the role of "tempo" in music?

  • Speed of the music
• What is modulation?


  Changing the key of a piece
• What is the difference between tone and semi-tone in music?

  A tone is two semitones apart
• What does an ornament do to music?

  Adds decorative notes to enhance melody
• What is syncopation?

  Emphasizing off-beats in music
• What is repetition in music?

  Repeating a musical phrase or section
• What is a sequence in music?

  Repeating a musical idea at different pitches
• Imperfect cadences


  sounds unfinished
• perfect cadence


  sounds finished
• Whats a tie


  Ties two notes together making it longer
• Whats a trill


  A trill is rapidly moving between the written note and the one above
• Whats a grace note


  A grace note is played really quickly before the main note
• Whats a accent 


  An accent tells you to play each note with a little extra force
• Staccato 


  A dot above or below a note tells you to play it short and detached
• Legato


  A curved line above or below a group of notes tells you those notes should be played smoothly, with no gaps between the notes
• What is the value of a semibreve in beats?

  4 beats
• How many beats does a dotted minim have?

  3 beats
• What is the beat value of a minim?

  2 beats
• How many beats does a dotted crochet represent?

  1½ beats
• What is the value of a crochet in beats?

  1 beat
• How many beats does a dotted quaver have?

  ¼ beat
• What is the beat value of a quaver?

  ½ beat
• How many beats does a semiquaver represent?

  ¼ beat
• What are the beat values of different musical notes?

  • Semibreve: 4 beats
  • Dotted minim: 3 beats
  • Minim: 2 beats
  • Dotted crochet: 1½ beats
  • Crochet: 1 beat
  • Dotted quaver: ¼ beat
  • Quaver: ½ beat
  • Semiquaver: ¼ beat