| Question | Answer |
| What are the key features of a bothy ballad? | Scottish, solo male, work song, complaining of working conditions
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What are the intervals used in a Chromatic scale? | Semitones
| What are the intervals used in a Whole Tone Scale? | Tones
| What is the name for the interval of 8 notes? | Octave
| What is a Gaelic Psalm? | Scottish, church music, leader sings, congregation follows, sounds horrible
| What are the 3 key features of Jazz? | Syncopation, Improvisation, Walking Bass
| What is the name for a bass line which is constantly moving? | Walking Bass
| What is a Ground Bass? | A repeated bass line
| What are the key features of Indian music? | Sitar & Tabla
| What is the name for a musical slide? | Glissando
| Describe Minimalism | Very repetitive
| What is the difference between a perfect and imperfect cadence? | Perfect sounds finished (V-I), Imperfect sounds unfinished (I-V)
| What are the key features of Reggae? | Caribbean music, accents on 2&4
| Describe a Concerto | Solo instrument accompanied by orchestra
| What is the name for a piece of music played by an orchestra? | Symphony
| In a Concerto, what is the name for the passage of music where the orchestra stops playing, and the soloist gets to show off? | Cadenza
| Describe Word Setting and the 2 possible answers for this | Syllabic & Melismatic
| Describe the 2 ways in which you can play a string instrument (Italian Terms) and what they mean | Arco & Pizzicato
| What is a Waulking Song? | Scottish work song, women, cloth on table, question & answer
| What is the name for a song from an opera? | Aria
| What is an Opera? | Play set to music, usually in Italian, French or German.
| Describe what is meant by texture and the 3 possible answers | How the music moves rhythmically - Homophonic, Polyphonic, Contrapuntal
| What are the 6 words we can use to describe Tempo? | Adagio, Andante, Allegro, Accelerando, Rallentando, A Tempo
| What is a Pedal? | Long held, or repeated note in the bass.
| Describe the similarities and differences between a Reel & Strathspey | Reel is fast, Strath is slower, Reel - running quavers, Strath - dotted rhythms
| What is the name for the bass line which uses the notes of a chord in the order 1 - 5 - 3 - 5 ? | Alberti Bass
| What are the key features of Ragtime? | Piano, Vamp, Syncopation
| What are the key features of the Baroque period? | Harpsichord, Vocal (religious & Secular), Ornaments.
| What are the key features of the Classical period? | Piano, simple, beautiful melodies, Concerto, Symphony
| What are the key features of the Romantic period? | More intense, richer harmonies, bigger orchestra.
| What is a Pibroch? | Piece for solo bagpipes
| What major key signature has no sharps or flats? | C Major
| What key signature has one flat? | F Major
| What key signature has no sharps or flats and features accidentals? | A Minor
| What key signature features one sharp? | G Major |
