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History of Rock and Roll Exam 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(RATED A)

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Groove - ANSWER The rhythm (provided by the drumset) Harmonic filler - ANSWER Harmonies provided mainly by the guitar but also keyboard that support the melody Types of harmonic fillers: - ANSWER Counterpoint: One note contrasts against another note Consonance: Pleasant Dissonance: Unpleasa...

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History of Rock and Roll Exam 1
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(RATED A)

Groove - ANSWER The rhythm (provided by the drumset)



Harmonic filler - ANSWER Harmonies provided mainly by the guitar but also keyboard that support the
melody



Types of harmonic fillers: - ANSWER Counterpoint: One note contrasts against another note

Consonance: Pleasant

Dissonance: Unpleasant (crunchy)



Sound box - ANSWER Spacial placement of the musicians



Pitch - ANSWER Consistent frequency, the longer the wavelength the lower the pitch



Non-pitch - ANSWER No way to sing it, no consistent frequency



Interval - ANSWER Distance from one pitch to another



Range - ANSWER General highness or lowness of the sound produced



Dynamics - ANSWER Softness or loudness of a piece



Timbre - ANSWER Tone color, what makes instruments sound different from one another

, Rhythm - ANSWER A repetitive pattern that you recognize



Beat - ANSWER What you tap your foot to, the pulse



Big beat - ANSWER The steady and prominent beat



Theme: Melodic idea that is larger than a motive



Leap - ANSWER Large intervals



Sequence - ANSWER Continually shifting a melodic pattern



Motive - ANSWER Smallest most recognizable pattern of music



Phrase - ANSWER Coherent segment of the melody



Theme - ANSWER Melodic idea that is larger than a motive



Counterpoint - ANSWER One note contrasts against another note



Consonance - ANSWER Pleasant



Dissonance - ANSWER Unpleasant (crunchy)



Tonality - ANSWER Hierarchy of pitches



Types of Tonality: - ANSWER Key: Establishes which note is most important

Tonic: The most important chord

Major: Happy

, Minor: Sad

Modulation: Switching from one key to another

"Truck Driver's Modulation": A very jerky modulation



Key - ANSWER Establishes which note is most important



Tonic - ANSWER The most important chord



Major - ANSWER Happy



Minor - ANSWER Sad



Modulation - ANSWER Switching from one key to another



Texture - ANSWER Layers of sound and their relationship to one another



Types of Texture: - ANSWER Monophony: A single melody plays alone

Heterophony: A single melody plays multiple times with slight differences

Polyphony: More than 1 melody plays at the same time

Homophony: A single melody plays with an accompaniment



Monophony - ANSWER A single melody plays alone



Heterophony - ANSWER A single melody plays multiple times with slight differences



Polyphony - ANSWER More than 1 melody plays at the same time



Homophony - ANSWER A single melody plays with an accompaniment

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