National 5 Music 1

STYLES: A play which has speaking, singing and dancing and is performed on stage. Songs will often tell a story.

• Musical

• Reggae

• Pop

• Rock 'n' Roll

• Rapping

STYLES: Rhythmic lyrics that are spoken in time to a beat.

• Reggae

• Musical

• Rapping

• Rock

• Rock 'n' Roll

TIMBRE: An electronic effect that creates a crunchy and fuzzy sound.

• Reverb

• Distortion

• Con Sordino

• Arco

TIMBRE: Highest voice type

• Soprano

• Mezzo-soprano

• Alto

• Tenor

TIMBRE: Middle male voice type

• Alto

• Tenor

• Baritone

• Bass

TEXTURE/STRUCTURE/FORM: Form where the music of the verse repeats often with different words and the chorus repeats exactly.

• Strophic

• Middle 8

• Binary (AB)

• Rondo (ABACA-)

What guitar does not use electricity?

(a)  

What is the effect called where the pitch of the note is altered?

(a)  

TEXTURE/STRUCTURE/FORM: A short repeated pattern.

• Ostinato

• Middle 8

• Strophic

• Coda

Style were the song contains emotional lyrics and has a slow tempo.

• Blues

• Jazz

• Swing

• Ragtime