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