A Level Music Exam Compilation Q&A Bundle

Conjunct (melody) Stepwise motion Disjunct (melody) Leaping motion Sequence (melody) A restatement of a melody with an alteration to pitch Repetition (melody) Repeated elements of the melody or accompaniment Imitation (melody) Copying the the material that has already been heard; like an echo ...

Bach cantata key for all movs D major (hymn tune) Bach - modulations in mov 1 In bars 60-70 related keys Emin, Bmin, Fsharpmin then bar 90 A maj Bach - mov 2 modulations A major bar 27 and B minor bar 46 Bach - mov 8 tonality Provides insights to bachs ingenious handling of a theme that could...

Prelude: melody - contrary motion: motif 2 - slower crochet melody in sequence : scalic : moves from violins to later cellos - generally disjunct with small leaps - motif 2 up octave at end - shrill screeching at end : high violins - octave leaps with repeated motifs - inversion between in...

A cappella Italian for 'in church style'. A term that refers to unaccompanied singing (as in NAM 26). Accented passing note A dissonant note sounded on the beat and filling the gap between two harmony notes. In NAM 22 the notes F and A in the right hand of bar 53 beat 4 are accented passing not...

Binary A musical structure consisting of two equal, complementary sections Ternary A three-part (ABA) form where the A section is heard twice and the B section consists of contrasting musical material. Rondo A structure where the main theme is heard at least three times, alternating with contr...

Ralph Vaughan Williams 'On Wenlock Edge' Context *Studied at RCM *Father was a priest *Inspired by Byrd and Tudor Music *Inspired by A E Housmann's 1896 Collection 'A Shropshire Lad' *Collected Folk Tunes *Went against Germanic Style (to create fragile English sound) *He studied under...

Automatic Double Tracking A tape delay that is used to simulate double tracking using only one recording. Also known as ADT. Aliasing An issue that occurs when the sampling rate (in analogue to digi conversion) has been set too low. Analogue Equipment that is 'real' and not digital. A contin...

Cuatro Latin American instrument with 8 strings tuned in pairs in octaves- G, C, E, A Guajeo A guajeo is a typical Cuban ostinato melody, most often consisting of arpeggiated chordsin syncopated patterns. Guajeos are a seamless blend of European harmonic and African rhythmic structures. Most gu...

(A/D) Conversion Analogue to digital conversion. ADSR An acronym that stands for Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release. Amplitude the fluctuation or displacement of a wave. Analogue Recording audio in a format of continuous vibrations. Attack on a Compressor The time it takes for the compressor to com...