GCSE music vocabulary revision

What does A cappella mean

• In unison

• unaccompanied singing

• with accompaniment

• In chords

What is an acciaccatura?

• A scalic passage

• A sustained note

• An ornamental 'crushed note'

• An acompaniment

What is Aeolian mode?

• All white notes A-A

• All white notes B-B

• All white notes C-C

• All white notes D-D

What does Alla Breve mean?

• 4/4 time

• 3/4 time

• 12/8 time

• 2/2

What type of voice is an alto?

• high female

• low female

• high male

• low male

What is an anacrusis?

• A small repeated pattern

• A melody in A minor

• An 'up beat'

• Italian term for 'slow'

What is an antiphonal exchange?

• Texture where two groups perform alternatively

• A musical note worth 8 beats

• A large ensemble

• A small group of recorders

What is an appoggiatura?

• A decorated bass line

• A small group of guitars

• A dissonant ornament meaning 'to lean'

• A song for solo voice

What is an Aria?

• A small flute

• A religious piece

• A song for solo voice and accompaniment

• An ornament meaning 'crushed note'

What is an arpeggio?

• Notes of chord played one at a time

• Baroque piano

• A instrument operated by bellows

• An up beat