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MUSIC DICTIONARY - CONCEPT QUIZ - master bank #1
MUSIC DICTIONARY - CONCEPT QUIZ - master bank #1
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This quiz tests you in all the concepts learned for your SQA Course
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Chord
A type of fabric
A set of three notes (or more) that go together.
A piece of string
A handful of notes that sounds awful
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Jig
A fast tempo Scottish Dance, in Simple Time, with a flowing melody.
A moderate tempo Scottish Dance, in Simple Time, that features Scotch Snaps
A moderate tempo Scottish Dance, in Simple Time, with three beats in a bar.
A fast tempo Scottish Dance, in Compound Time, with a flowing melody.
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Rock
String, Woodwind, Brass and Percussion sections.
2 Electric Guitars,Bass Guitar, Drumkit, Vocals & Keyboards.
A large group of Ukeleles
Fiddle, Piano, Accordion & Drums
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Clarinet
Double reed woodwind instrument: has a high buzzy sound.
High woodwind instrument. Has a sharp sound.
A Single Reed Woodwind instrument. Often found in Jazz.
Single reed Woodwind instrument. Rich, smooth sound.
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Electric Guitar
A four string electric guitar that plays low notes.
Smallest instrument in the STRING section of the Orchestra.
A guitar that requires an amplifier to make it sound loud.
A guitar that produces sound naturally.
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Bassoon
Double reed woodwind instrument: has a high buzzy sound.
High woodwind instrument. Has a sharp sound.
A double reed woodwind instrument that plays low notes.
Single reed Woodwind instrument. Rich, smooth sound.
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Drum Fill
A type of instrument that you either HIT or SHAKE.
Set of drums & cymbals found in Pop, Rock and Jazz music.
Triangle, maracas, etc
A fancy pattern played when there’s a gap in the song.
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Untuned
When a Banjo Orchestra play
Doesn’t play a specific note e.g. Maracas.
How a group of violas play.
Listening to 5 flutes
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Viola
Low string instrument that sits between the player's knees.
Looks like a Violin but is slightly bigger..
Smallest instrument in the STRING section of the Orchestra.
Largest and lowest sounding String instrument..
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Double Barlines
Tells you to repeat the music
The lines notes are written on
Vertical lines that separate bars
Indicates the end of the piece of music.
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Glissando
Plucking the strings of a violin.
When the music halts
A “musical slide”.
A loud "bang" in the music
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Fast
When the music halts.
A tempo that isn't quick
A quick tempo
A tempo that keeps changing
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Bass Guitar
A four string electric guitar that plays low notes.
A guitar that produces sound naturally.
Smallest instrument in the STRING section of the Orchestra.
A guitar that requires an amplifier to make it sound loud.
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Crescendo
The music gets quicker
The music get slower.
The music gets quieter.
The music gets louder.
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Pop
Pop is short for Popular. The music of “the people”.
Another name for Dad
A percusson sound
The sound made when a guitar string breaks
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Ostinato
The music gets louder.
When you do the same thing for a second time.
A musical pattern that’s repeated over and over.
The music gets quieter.
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Reel
A moderate tempo Scottish Dance, in Simple Time, with three beats in a bar.
A fast tempo Scottish Dance, in Compound Time, with a flowing melody.
A fast tempo Scottish Dance, in Simple Time, with a flowing melody.
A moderate tempo Scottish Dance, in Simple Time, that features Scotch Snaps
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Discord
A group of notes that sound wrong together.
A type of music from Southern Italy, played on mandolins.
A style of music from the Romantic era.
A movement from the Requiem.
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Phrase
A line of a song
When you make a mistake
A musical “sentence”.
When the conductor gives instructions
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Staccato
Loud
Smooth
Short, crisp notes.
Quiet
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Tempo
How "sad" the music is
The speed of the music.
How loud the music is.
How "happy" the music is
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Dotted Minim
A half beat note. Often found in pairs.
A two beat note.
A one beat note.
A three beat note.
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Violin
Low string instrument that sits between the player's knees.
Largest and lowest sounding String instrument..
Smallest instrument in the STRING section of the Orchestra.
Looks like a Violin but is slightly bigger..
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Scottish
Music from Nova Scotia
Music from Newcastle
Music from Scotland. Bagpipes or Scottish Fiddle (Violin)
Music from Ireland
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Round
Music where players gradually get faster as they perform.
Music where players gradually get slower as they perform.
Music where players gradually drop-out as they get to the end.
Music when players all start at the beginning, but at different times.
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Pizzicato
Pluck the strings on a string instrument.
A pizza eating cat
Use the bow when playing a string instrument.
When the music "pauses"
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Leaping
Move from one note to the note next to it e.g. C -B or C -D
Jumping in time to the music
Playing the Frog Song
A move from note to note, missing notes in-between.
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Fiddle
Another name for a French Horn
Another name for a Fortissimo
Another name for a violin
Another name for a flute
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Arco
Part of a circle
Use the bow when playing a string instrument.
When playing on an Italian boat with animals.
Plucking the strings.
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Syncopation
Off beat rhythms, often featured in Jazz.
Music of Beethoven.
Music for Percussion instrument
Tap Dance music
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Stepwise
Move from one note to the note next to it e.g. C -B or C -D
A move from note to note, missing notes in-between.
Playing at a "Walking" pace.
Marching music
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Flute
Double reed woodwind instrument: has a high buzzy sound.
Single reed Woodwind instrument. Rich, smooth sound.
A Single Reed Woodwind instrument. Often found in Jazz.
High woodwind instrument. Has a sharp sound.
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Legato
Loud
Quiet
Smooth
Fast
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Voice/Vocal
Listening
Playing a violin
Playing triangle
Singing.
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Accompanied
When you work for a company.
Go to a concert with friends
Go to shopping on your own.
There is a backing .
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Moderato
A slow speed
When the music halts.
A medium speed.
A fast speed
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Slower
Reducing in tempo/speed.
Increasing in tempo/speed.
The music gets quieter.
The music gets louder.
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Faster
The music gets quicker
The music get slower.
The music gets quieter.
The music gets louder.
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Slow
Quick tempo
When the music halts.
Not fast!
A tempo that keeps changing
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Improvisation
Making it up as you go along.
Playing off beat notes
Playing notes on the beat
Playing short crisp notes
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Solo
Playing /singing by yourself OR with an accompaniment.
Playing bass notes
A character from Star Wars
Playing high notes
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Tuned
Can play specific notes.
The sound of traffic.
When you listen to the radio
When the maracas and cymbals play
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Jazz
Rhythmic, melodic style from the mix of White & Black folk
Music from 1700s
Music from the 1600s
Music from India & China
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Descending
The pitch of the notes is going down.
The notes get louder
The notes get higher in pitch.
The notes get quieter.
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Harmony
A type of hairspray
The tune
A drumbeat
The accompanying chords.
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On The Beat
When the rhythm is in sync with the pulse.
When you play the music correctly
When you are dancing
When you play in time with everyone else.
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Rock 'n' Roll
1970s American music developed for the modern fairgound.
A 1960s style where Rock groups rolled their instruments through quarries.
Music from the 1960s where stones were rolled to create sound.
1950s American music which combined styles of jazz, blues, gospel & country
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Sequence
A musical pattern that’s repeated over and over.
When you do the same thing for a second time.
A pattern that’s repeated at a higher or lower pitch.
The music gets louder.
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Classical (Orchestra)
An orchestra with electric guitars
An orchestra with a saxophone
String, Woodwind, Brass & Percussion families.
An orchestra with a drumkit
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Tone
When a group of Banjos and Ukeleles play together
The distance between C-D, D-E, F-G, G-A, A-B
A lots of loud notes
When a choir sings
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Octave
A distance of 4 notes
A distance of 5 notes.
Distance between 2 notes of same name e.g. C – C’
A distance of 2 notes
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Bagpipes
A wind instrument from South America
A wind instrument usually associated with Scotland.
A collection of flutes
A musical instrument with 8 strings and played with a bow.
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Unison
Everybody plays the same note at the same time.
Playing at different speeds
When people sing in harmony
People start at different times
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Off The Beat
When the drummer is out of time with the band
When you make a mistake
When the rhythm is out of sync with the pulse.
When you play slower than everyone else
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Waltz
A moderate tempo Scottish Dance, in Simple Time, that features Scotch Snaps
A moderate tempo Scottish Dance, in Simple Time, with three beats in a bar.
A fast tempo Scottish Dance, in Simple Time, with a flowing melody.
A fast tempo Scottish Dance, in Compound Time, with a flowing melody.
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Double Bass
Smallest instrument in the STRING section of the Orchestra.
Largest and lowest sounding String instrument..
Looks like a Violin but is slightly bigger..
Low string instrument that sits between the player's knees.
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Piccolo
A small Trumpet
A small Violin
A small ice cream
Small flute that plays higher than the regular flute!!
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Blues
Music performed when cold
Black American folk music, developing from spirituals and work songs.
A type of early classical music from Iceland.
A type of Pop music from the 1960s based on colours of the rainbow.
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Ternary
Everybody plays the same note at the same time.
The tune keeps coming round: Tune A, B, A, C, A, D, A etc.
A three part structure: Tune 1, [Tune 1], Tune 2, Tune 1
A piece of music in TWO sections.
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Woodwind
A type of instrument that you either HIT or SHAKE.
Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet , Saxophone, Oboe & Bassoon
Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, French Horn
Violin, Viola, ‘Cello, Double Bass & Harp.
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Strings
Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, French Horn
A type of instrument that you either HIT or SHAKE.
Violin, Viola, ‘Cello, Double Bass & Harp.
Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet , Saxophone, Oboe & Bassoon
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Harp
A loud Brass instrument
A woodwind instrument
String instrument that doesn't use a bow. Has 7 pedals.
A small percussion instrument.
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Silence
When you lose your music.
When your sleeping.
When the audience don't like your playing.
No sound
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Percussion
Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet , Saxophone, Oboe & Bassoon
Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, French Horn
A type of instrument that you either HIT or SHAKE.
Violin, Viola, ‘Cello, Double Bass & Harp.
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Pulse
Playing a cymbal
Hitting a drum
The beat of the music.
Playing a 'cello
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Repetition
A musical pattern that’s repeated over and over.
The music gets quieter.
The music gets louder.
When you do the same thing for a second time.
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Orchestra
2 Electric Guitars,Bass Guitar, Drumkit, Vocals & Keyboards.
A large group of Ukeleles
String, Woodwind, Brass and Percussion sections.
Fiddle, Piano, Accordion & Drums
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Unaccompanied
To perform without any accompaniment or backing instruments.
With a piano playing.
With a band
Going out alone
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Ascending
The notes get louder
The notes get quieter.
The notes get higher in pitch.
The pitch of the notes is going down.
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Keyboard
An instrument with a set of piano style keys.
Making the music quieter
Something you play with a bow.
When you pluck the strings
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Drumkit
Set of drums & cymbals found in Pop, Rock and Jazz music.
A build your own Drum kit from IKEA or ARGOS
A Brass instrument.
A fancy pattern played when there’s a gap in the song.
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Semibreve
A four beat note.
A two beat note.
A three beat note.
A half beat note. Often found in pairs.
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Pause
When the music halts briefly on a note or a chord.
The middle section in Rossini's Cat Duet.
When the soloist stops to let the accompanist show off.
A feature of Saint-Saens "Carnival Of The Animals"
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Barlines
Vertical lines with two dots
Vertical lines that separate bars
Lines that tell you to get faster
The lines notes are written on
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‘Cello
Looks like a Violin but is slightly bigger..
Largest and lowest sounding String instrument..
Low string instrument that sits between the player's knees.
Smallest instrument in the STRING section of the Orchestra.
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Musical (Theatre)
Playing a banjo
A play with speaking, singing & dancing. GREASE etc
Listening to Spotify
Playing a keyboard
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Minim
A two beat note.
A half beat note. Often found in pairs.
A three beat note.
A four beat note.
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Diminuendo
The music gets louder.
The music gets quicker
The music get slower.
The music gets quieter.
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Answer
Talk to friend on phone
The 2nd section in a 2-part Question & Answer composition.
Respond to teacher's question.
The 1st section in a 2-part Question & Answer composition.
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Major
The music sounds “happy”.
The music is slow.
The music is fast.
The music sounds “sad”.
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Rest
A sign that indicates a SILENCE
The tray that holds a Triangle.
What you put your Saxophone on.
When you fall asleep listning to music.
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Dynamics
How high or low the music is.
How loud or quiet the music is.
How "happy" or "sad" the music is.
How fast or slow the music is.
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Sound
No sound
When you break a string.
When your keyboard doesn't work
Something that can be heard.
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Minor
The music is slow.
The music is fast.
The music sounds “happy”.
The music sounds “sad”.
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Blowing
The playing technique for a Percussion Instrument.
The playing technique for an Orchestral String Instrument.
The playing technique for a Brass or Woodwind Instrument.
The playing technique for a Guitar or Banjo.
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Binary
The tune keeps coming round: Tune A, B, A, C, A, D, A etc.
A three part structure: Tune 1, [Tune 1], Tune 2, Tune 1
Everybody plays the same note at the same time.
A piece of music in TWO sections.
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Beat
Hitting a drum
Playing a 'cello
Playing a cymbal
The pulse of music! It’s what you dance to.
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Saxophone
Single reed Woodwind instrument. Rich, smooth sound.
A Single Reed Woodwind instrument made of metal. Often found in Jazz.
High woodwind instrument. Has a sharp sound.
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Melody
The tune.
The introduction.
The beat
The harmony
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Bowing
The playing technique for a Brass or Woodwind Instrument.
The playing technique for an Orchestral String Instrument.
The playing technique for a Percussion Instrument.
The playing technique for a Guitar or Banjo.
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Latin American
Syncopated rhythmic music. Uses maracas, guiro,etc
Music from Paris with accordian
Music with Bagpipes
Music from New York with banjo
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Brass
Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet , Saxophone, Oboe & Bassoon
Violin, Viola, ‘Cello, Double Bass & Harp.
A type of instrument that you either HIT or SHAKE.
Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, French Horn
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Quaver
A two beat note.
A half beat note. Often found in pairs.
A four beat note.
A three beat note.
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Striking (hitting)
The playing technique for a Percussion Instrument.
The playing technique for a Brass or Woodwind Instrument.
The playing technique for an Orchestral String Instrument.
The playing technique for a Guitar or Banjo.
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Strathspey
A moderate tempo Scottish Dance, in Simple Time, that features Scotch Snaps
A moderate tempo Scottish Dance, in Simple Time, with three beats in a bar.
A fast tempo Scottish Dance, in Compound Time, with a flowing melody.
A fast tempo Scottish Dance, in Simple Time, with a flowing melody.
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Crotchet
A two beat note.
A three beat note.
A one beat note.
A four beat note.
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Rondo
A three part structure: Tune 1, [Tune 1], Tune 2, Tune 1
The tune keeps coming round: Tune A, B, A, C, A, D, A etc.
Everybody plays the same note at the same time.
A piece of music in TWO sections.
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Oboe
High woodwind instrument. Has a sharp sound.
Single reed Woodwind instrument. Rich, smooth sound.
A Single Reed Woodwind instrument. Often found in Jazz.
Double reed woodwind instrument: has a high buzzy sound.
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Question
The first of a pair of musical phrases.
Interrogating someone
The 2nd section in a 2-part Question & Answer composition.
What the teacher asks you.
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Acoustic Guitar
A guitar that requires an amplifier to make it sound loud.
A four string electric guitar that plays low notes.
A guitar that produces sound naturally.
Smallest instrument in the STRING section of the Orchestra.
