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GCSE Music Terminology 1
GCSE Music Terminology 1
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A quiz of GCSE musical terminology - ideal for lesson a starter! (Geared towards the AQA spec.)
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1
Which cadence sounds unfinished, like a comma (chords ? - V)
Plagal
Imperfect
Interrupted
Perfect
2
Which musical texture has one melody with a different chordal accompaniment (different rhythm)?
Melody and Accompaniment
Polyphonic
Homophonic
Monophonic
3
Which key has just Bb in the key signature?
F Major
G Major
C Major
Bb Major
4
What is the most common harmonic device?
Cadence
Syncopation
Pedal Note
Sequence
5
What is a melodic shape?
Diminution
Pedal Note
Arpeggio
Sequence
6
What is the most common rhythmic device?
Syncopation
Cross-Rhythm
Sequence
Ostinato
7
Which is the only answer that could be correct if the question is "what is the tonality"?
Dissonant
Minim
Pedal Note
Minor
8
Which texture involves more than one melody line?
Polyphonic
Melody and Accompaniment
Monophonic
Homophonic
9
What is the term to describe one melody being played by everyone but at different pitches?
Unison
Call and Response
Octaves
A Capella
10
Which is the highest of the string family?
Cello
Violin
Double Bass
Viola
11
Which term is the word used to describe a slide between notes in music?
Glissando
Arpeggio
Trill
Turn
12
What is the highest of the main two male vocal ranges?
Tenor
Soprano
Alto
Bass
13
What are the two most common chords in any key?
I (tonic) & IV (sub-dom)
IV (sub-dom) and V (dom)
V (dom) and VI (sub-med)
I (tonic) & V (dom)
14
What is a continually repeating pattern?
Hemiola
Ostinato
Sequence
Imitation
15
What musical texture is most commonly associated with Barbershop Quartets?
Octaves
Monophonic
Polyphonic
Homophonic
16
Which of these instruments is from the Brass section?
French Horn
Saxophone
Clarinet
Cymbals
17
Which of the following terms is an Italian word meaning fast?
Allegro
Moderato
Largo
Andante
18
What family of instruments does the oboe come from?
Brass
Strings
Percussion
Woodwind
19
What melodic device is where one instrument copies another?
Imitation
Ostinato
Inversion
Sequence
20
What is the word for melodic movement that moves in 3rds (broken chords)?
Scalic
Pentatonic
Triadic
Chromatic
