Music GCSE Theory Keywords: Timbre & Dynamics

There's so many phrases and keywords to learn for your music GCSE exam, and I just can't do them all, so here's a way for me to learn them and I hope you find it useful too! 

I hope I haven't made any mistakes...

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  • Created by: Connie
  • Created on: 28-10-11 20:27
Let's start with the 'timbre' section: define 'tone'
the unique sound quality of an instrument/voice
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What is 'chamber music'?
music composed to be played in small rooms/chambers
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'Bowing, plucking, mute, glissando, double stopping, tremolo, vibrato, pitch bend'...what are all of these commonly defined as?
musical techniques
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What's the correct word for a fake high-pitched voice?
falsetto
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What are these? Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass
The four main voices
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Now onto the 'dynamics' section. What does PP (pianissimo) tell you about how to play the piece?
very quiet
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What does MP (mezzopiano) tell you?
medium quiet
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What does FF (fortissimo) tell you?
very loud
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What does MF (mezzoforte) tell you?
medium loud
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Crescendo is when something is...
getting louder
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Diminuendo is when something is...
getting quieter
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Sforzando is when something is...
suddenly louder
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What is this sign? ||:
a 'repeat' sign
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D.C means...
go to the beginning and repeat from there.
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Card 2

Front

What is 'chamber music'?

Back

music composed to be played in small rooms/chambers

Card 3

Front

'Bowing, plucking, mute, glissando, double stopping, tremolo, vibrato, pitch bend'...what are all of these commonly defined as?

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

What's the correct word for a fake high-pitched voice?

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

What are these? Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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