| Question | Answer |
| The music returns to the main tempo (speed) after there has been a change. | A Tempo
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The tempo (speed) of the music gradually becomes faster. | Accelerando
| The notes which appear before the first strong beat of a musical phrase, particularly at the start of a piece. | Anacrusis
| A form in which the music is made up of two different sections labelled A and B. | Binary
| A passage at the end of a piece of music which rounds it off effectively. | Coda
| The music gradually becomes louder. | Crescendo
| The music gradually becomes quieter. | Diminuendo
| Texture where melody is heard with accompaniment or where all the parts play a similar rhythm at the same time. | Homophonic
| Where the melody is immediately copied in another part. | Imitation
| The performer makes up music during the actual performance. They don’t have the melody written down to help, although there may be suggested chords as a guide. This is an important feature of jazz and popular music. | Improvisation
| In popular music, a section which provides a contrast to the opening section. It is often eight bars long. | Middle 8
| A change of key during a piece. | Modulation
| Changing the pitch of a note, for example by pushing a guitar string upwards. | Pitch Bend
| An instruction given to string players to pluck the strings instead of using the bow. | Pizzicato
| Texture which consists of two or more melodic lines, possibly of equal importance, which weave independently of each other. | Polyphonic
| The tempo (speed) of the music gradually slows down. | Rallentando
| An exact repeat of a musical idea. | Repetition
| Nonsense words, syllables and sounds are improvised (made up) by the singer. Sometimes the singer is imitating the sounds of instruments. | Scat Singing
| A melodic phrase that is immediately repeated at a higher or lower pitch. | Sequence
| The form of a song that has music repeated for verses/choruses, therefore the same music will be heard repeating throughout the song. | Strophic
| A three-part form of music in which section A is followed by section B, which is a different melody, and then section A returns. | Ternary
| A bass line (low notes) often featured in a variety of jazz styles. The bass line constantly moves up and down a pattern of notes, and is often played on a double bass. | Walking Bass |
