Escape the Vernacular Lesson 1

Give the musical word for volume

• Dynamics

• Tempo

• Texture

• Rhythm

Give the musical word for speed

• Tempo

• Texture

• Rhythm

• Dynamics

Which one of these words means a short, memorable musical idea?

• Tempo

• Texture

• Motif

• Melody

What does 'escaping the vernacular' mean?

• Moving towards the norm

• Moving away from the norm

• Running fast

• Being happy

Give the musical word for how high or low a note is.

• Pitch

• Tempo

• Rhythm

• Dynamics

Give the name of a composer who wrote abstract music in the 20th century.

• Bach

• Beethoven

• John Cage

• Mendelssohn

Give the name of a visual artist who escaped the vernacular.

• John Cage

• Stravinsky

• Kandinsky

• Monet

Timbre means...

• A type of wood

• The sound an instrument or voice makes

• The volume of music

• The pitch of music

To escape the vernacular in your composition, you could...

• Use only major chords

• Use a variety of motifs in a way that surprises the audience

• Put no thought into your work whatsoever

• Use only instruments of the orchestra

Give the musical word for how notes sound when played together.

• Tonality

• Harmony

• Rhythm

• Melody