Songwriting Vocabulary Final Quiz

A texture with a melodic line and accompaniment is:

• monophonic

• homophonic

• polyphonic

• heterophonic

A broken chord that is played in ascending or descending order is:

• inversion

• cadence

• arpeggio

• arco

What is fragmentation?

• A motif

• Different chords throughout a piece of music

• a broken chord

• A division of a melody into smaller sections

A short melodic or rhythmic pattern that is repeated in a piece of music is called:

• ostinato

• inversion

• syncopation

• passing tone

What is modulation?

• A mode

• Moving in an upward or descending motion

• A change from one tonality (key signature) to another

• Changing rhythm patterns

A sharp or flat that is not part of the key signature is called...

• cadence

• Minor key

• Circle of fifths

• Accidental

A chord progression at the end of a section or the end of a song creating a sense of completion.

• phrase

• cadence

• accent

• syncopation

Passing tones are:

• Non-chord tones that are placed between two stable notes to create stepwise motion

• Sharps and flats

• Notes that pass from one instrument to another

• Tones that move to high pitches

Syncopation is:

• Notes that stress the main pulse

• A series of 8th note patterns moving in sequence

• A shift from a regular expected rhythmic pattern, often placing stress on weaker beats

• Notes that are played short

Different methods to play chords (playing the same notes in a different order).

• intermediate

• intergalactic

• inner voices

• inversions