What does singing in unison mean?

Everyone singing the same notes/pitches at the same time.

What is scat singing?

Singing nonsense words and improvising.

What does a time signature do?

Tells you how many beats are in the bar.

A slow dance with 3 beats in the bar.

A fast dance with 4 beats in a bar.

A short repeated musical pattern.

What is a broken chord?

When you play the notes of the chord separately.

Which of the following descriptions is correct for brass band?

A band with brass and percussion.

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S2 Concepts

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1
Which of the following means to play notes short and detached?
Harmony
Staccato
Unison
Legato
2
What is the musical word for happy sounding?
Minor
Major
Ostinato
Rock
3
What does singing in unison mean?
Singing alone.
Everyone singing the same notes/pitches at the same time.
Singing about your love for school uniforms.
Singing different notes that blend well.
4
Which of the answers below could describe the tonality of a piece of music?
Allegro and adagio
Forte and piano
Staccato and legato
Major and minor
5
What is the musical word for volumes?
Tempo
Tonality
Articulation
Dynamics
6
What is scat singing?
Singing out of tune.
Singing nonsense words and improvising.
Singing in French or Italian only.
Singing with a sore throat.
7
What does a time signature do?
Tells you how many beats are in the bar.
Tells you how many notes are in the bar.
Tells you the year the piece was written.
Tells you how fast to play.
8
Which type of note is worth one beat of time?
Quaver
Minim
Semibreve
Crotchet
9
What is the musical word for speed?
Dynamics
Tonality
Articulation
Tempo
10
Which type of note is worth half a beat?
Semibreve
Minim
Crotchet
Quaver
11
Which of the following is a high sounding female voice?
Soprano
Alto
Bass
Tenor
12
Which of these keyboard instruments is the oldest?
Synthesiser
Harpsichord
Piano
Keyboard
13
What is a waltz?
A steady dance with 2 beats in the bar.
A slow dance with 4 beats in the bar.
A fast dance with 3 beats in the bar.
A slow dance with 3 beats in the bar.
14
What is a reel?
A jazzy dance with 7 beats in a bar.
A slow dance with 3 beats in a bar.
A steady dance with 2 beats in a bar.
A fast dance with 4 beats in a bar.
15
What is an ostinato?
When the music suddenly gets very quiet.
A pause in the music.
A short repeated musical pattern.
When the music suddenly gets very loud.
16
What is a broken chord?
When you play the notes of the chord separately.
When you play two chords at once.
When you play one wrong note in a chord.
When you get the chord wrong.
17
Bass note, chord, bass note, chord. Which word(s) matches this description.
Vamp
Waltz
Riff
Broken chord
18
Which of these instruments is not a member of the brass family?
Trumpet
Trombone
Tuba
Saxophone
19
What is the musical word for a slow tempo?
Piano
Andante
Adagio
Allegro
20
Which of the following descriptions is correct for brass band?
A band with brass only.
A band with brass and percussion.
A band with brass and strings.
A band with brass, woodwind and percussion.

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