Year 9 - Disco - Homework 3

What is the most common texture in music, where there is mostly one melody and chords?

• Melodic texture

• Homophonic / Chordal texture

• Syncopated texture

• Ostinato texture

What are block chords?

• When the notes of a chord are played separately

• When all the notes of a chord are played at the same time

• When chords are played in a sequence

• When chords are played with a syncopated rhythm

What is the term for when the notes of a chord are played separately?

• Block chords

• Broken chords

• Syncopation

• Slap bass

What does syncopation mean in music?

• Playing notes in a sequence

• Accenting weaker beats

• Playing all notes at the same time

• Using a slap bass technique

Which style of bass playing involves striking the strings with the thumb and plucking with the fingers?

• Classical bass

• Jazz bass

• Slap bass

• Rock bass

How do major chords generally sound?

• More negative

• More positive

• More neutral

• More dissonant

How do minor chords generally sound?

• More positive

• More neutral

• More negative

• More dissonant

What does tonality describe in music?

• The speed of the music

• The overall pattern of notes used in a piece

• The volume of the music

• The rhythm of the music

What is the musical term for speed?

• Rhythm

• Tempo

• Dynamics

• Harmony

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of homophonic texture?

• Mostly one melody

• Chords providing harmony

• Multiple independent melodies

• Often a singer