Name the Element Flashcards

To work out the element that each technical word belongs to (34 cards)

1
Q

Cadence (perfect/plagal/imperfect/interrupted)

A

Harmony

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2
Q

Ostinato / Polyrhythm / Hemiola / Cross Rhythm

A

Rhythm

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3
Q

Largo / Adagio / Andante / Moderato / Allegro / Presto

A

Tempo

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4
Q

Bridge / Middle 8

A

Structure

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5
Q

Chromatic / Triadic

A

Melody

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6
Q

Arco / Con sord./con sordino

A

Timbre / Instrument Techniques

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7
Q

Monophonic / Homophonic / Polyphonic

A

Texture

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8
Q

Harpsichord / Horn section / Falsetto / Celeste / Congas

A

Timbre

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9
Q

Drone / Pedal note / Inverted pedal

A

Harmony

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10
Q

Diminished seventh / Dominant seventh / Inversions

A

Harmony - Chords

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11
Q

Acciaccatura, Mordent, Trill, Turn

A

Melody - Ornaments

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12
Q

p – piano / pp – pianissimo / ppp – pianississimo

A

Dynamics

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13
Q

Swung Rhythms / Tie / Triplet / Anacrusis / Augmentation

A

Rhythm

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14
Q

Modulation / Tierce de Picardie

A

Tonality / Harmony

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15
Q

Accelerando / Rallentando / BPM

A

Tempo

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16
Q

Theme and Variations / Ground Bass / Canon

17
Q

Interval / Octave / Tonic / Dominant

A

Melody / Harmony

18
Q

Melisma / Scalic / Riff / Word painting

19
Q

Passing notes / Sequence

20
Q

f – forte / ff – fortissimo / fff – fortississimo

21
Q

Pitch bend / Pizzicato / Rim shot / Vibrato

A

Timbre / Instrument Techniques

22
Q

Reverb / Distortion / Delay / Echo / Feedback

A

Timbre - Effects

23
Q

Conjunct / Stepwise/ Disjunct / Leap / Scalic

24
Q

Rising / Falling / Conjunct / Disjunct

25
Marcato / Legato / Staccato
Articulation
26
Contrapuntal / Antiphonal / Call and response / Unison / Imitation
Texture
27
Sitar / Timbales / Tabla / Tambura
Timbre
28
Syncopation / Backbeat / Compound Time / Simple Time
Rhythm
29
Poco rit. / Molto rit / Rubato
Tempo
30
Verse/Chorus
Structure
31
mp – mezzo piano / mf – mezzo forte
Dynamics
32
Binary / Ternary / Rondo / Arch Shape
Structure
33
Crescendo / Diminuendo
Dynamics
34
Octave / 7th / Perfect 5th / 3rd
Melody - Intervals