test 2

• Motif


  A small, identifiable musical figure (melody or rhythm), characteristic of the piece
• Repeating


  Doing something again, without changing something
• In unison


  People sing or play the same notes (voice/part)
• In harmony


  Several people sing or play at different pitches (voices/parts)
• Second voice


  An extra voice that is parallel to the melody, but with a different pitch
• Chord


  A harmony of three or more tones
• Repeat mark


  Double line with dots. You repeat from the start or from the position of an earlier repeat mark
• Acoustic instrument


  An instrument with a sound box that amplifies the sound
• Electric instrument


  An instrument without a sound box; it needs an electric amplifier
• Percussion instruments


  • bongos
  • djembe
  • maracas
  • tambourine
• Graphic notation


  A melody or a rhythm represented with a drawing instead of the notation
• Break


  A section in the music where the accompaniment briefly stops entirely
• Countermelody


  A melody that is set against the main melody. It has a different rhythm and a different melody. Nonetheless they sound nice together. Other word: countervoice
• Sharp


  Makes a note higher. On a keyboard you have to play the note to the right. You put the word 'sharp' after the note name. For example: f becomes f sharp
• Flat


  Makes a note lower. On a keyboard you have to play the note to the left. You put the word 'flat' after the notename. For example: b becomes b flat and e becomes e flat
• Dotted notes


  A dot next to the note extends the note by half its value, for example, quarter note with dot takes 1.5 beats
• Upbeat


  An incomplete bar at the beginning of a piece of music
• Melodic motifs


  A small, identifiable musical figure with different pitches, characteristic of the piece
• Variation


  A repetition that is a little bit different
• Call-and-response


  A musical conversation, where the second line (response) is a reaction to the first line (call). Sometimes the response is an imitation, sometimes a variation
• Scat singing


  Using the voice to improvise with scat words. Scat words are meaningless sounds that can sound like an instrument
• 1. clef


  The sign at the start is called the G-clef
• Subdivision of string instruments


  • Bowed
  • Plucked
  • Strike
• Bowed


  • With a bow
• Plucked


  • With fingers or pick
• Plucked string instruments


  • Harp
  • Guitar (acoustic and electric)
  • Bass guitar
  • Ukulele
  • Harpsichord
• Strike


  • Struck with hammers
• Struck string instruments


  • Piano
  • Grand piano
• Instruments in BBC National Orchestra of Wales - Strings


  • Violin
  • Viola
  • Cello
  • Double Bass
  • Harp
  • Piano
  • Harpsichord
  • Grand Piano
  • Guitar (acoustic)
  • Bass guitar
• Electric string instruments


  • Electric Guitar
  • Ukelele
• Plectrum / pick


  Used to pluck string instruments
• Subdivision of wind instruments


  • Woodwind
  • Brass
  • Wind- and key
• Woodwind instruments


  • No reed: Flute
  • Recorder
  • Panpipes

  Single reed: Clarinet

  • Saxophone

  Double reed: Oboe

  • Bassoon
• Brass instruments


  • Trumpet
  • French horn
  • Trombone
  • Tuba
• Wind- and key instruments


  • Accordion
  • Organ
• Woodwind instruments


  • Flute
  • Recorder
  • Pan pipes
  • Clarinet
  • Saxophone
  • Oboe
  • Bassoon
• Brass wind instruments


  • Trumpet
  • Trombone
  • French Horn
  • Tuba
• BBC National Orchestra of Wales - Brass
• Wind and key instruments


  • Accordion
  • Organ
• Electronic instruments


  Produce and/or amplify a sound electronically (= with chord plugged into amplifier)