Retrieval Practice 8.4

What are 'dynamics' in music?

• Whether the note is low or high

• Whether the piece is fast or slow

• The volume at which you play the notes

• The rhythm that you play the notes

There is a person who stands at the front of an orchestra and keeps all of the performers in time. What are they called?

• Referee

• Conductor

• Controller

• The boss

What instrument below would you use TAB notation?

• Guitar

• Piano

• Drums

• Clarinet

When a group perform in 'unison', what would the music sound like?

• Multiple melodies overlapping themselves

• Different pitches moving together (like a chord)

• Everyone playing the same note and rhythm

• The performers come in one after the other

Listen to the audio. What film genre is the for?

• Romance

• Comedy

• Horror

• Action

What are 'jingle's' used for?

• Movies

• TV shows

• Plays

• Advertisments

Fill in the blank:

In a musical theatre or film production, [blank] is the playing of music quietly under spoken dialogue or a visual scene.

• Muting

• Underscoring

• Drone

• Drumming

Ground bass is a reoccurring bass line used originally in the Baroque era, true or false?

• True

• False

What time period was the 'Baroque era'?

• 1400-1600

• 1600-1750

• 1750-1820

• 1820-1900

You're releasing an album and need a good marketing strategy. The better you know your target audience or market, the more efficiently you can reach them, true or false.

• True

• False