Nt3110 Unit 1 Study Guide Answers
Midterm 1 Study Guide
1. Call & response- The lead vocalist sings a lyric and “the other workers repeat it”
2. Race records- All recorded product, c. 1920-1945, by black artists, for black audience.
3. Slapped bass-A plucking of the bass that makes a distinctive clicking sound.
4. Walking bass- a type of bass line in which each bear of a measure is a different tone. The bass line is usually a conjunct type of melody that enables the bassist to go from one chord to the next.
5. Field holler- performed by a single worker in the field, a melody is shouted loud and long; fall in pitch from high-pitched notes at the outset to lower pitched notes.
6. Cover records-is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded, commercially …show more content…
Double stops-is the act of playing two notes simultaneously on a melodic percussion instrument (like a marimba) or stringed instrument (for example, a violin or a guitar).
18. Bent notes- to slightly alter the pitch of a note by pilling on a string, raising or lowering the voice, or tightening or loosening the embouchure, or mouth position, on a horn. (Often considered a blue note)
19. Barrelhouse rhythm- The surface rhythm of a guitar accompaniment subdivides the basic pulse into a triple pattern, resulting in a bouncy, uneven rhythm.
20. Two-beat bass- bassist plays the root of the chord on the first beat of a 4/4 measure and the fifth of the chord on the third beat of a measure. Heavy emphasis on beats 1 & 3.
21. Tonic- the main or central pitch of a major key. Tonic also refers to the chord that is built on the first pitch of a scale and is therefore the main or central chord, or home chord of a major or minor …show more content…
Dominant- The fifth pitch of a scale; the chord built on the fifth pitch of a scale.
23. Downbeat- beat 1 is heavily accented
24. Backbeat- 2 & 4 beats are heavily accented
25. Subdominant- the fourth pitch of a major or minor scale. Also refers to the chord that is built on the fourth pitch of a scale.
26. Work song- a piece of music closely connected to a specific form of work, either sung while conducting a task (often to coordinate timing) or a song linked to a task or trade which might be a connected narrative, description, or protest song.
27. Strophic song form- a song form in which each verse of the text is sung to the same music. The music for each verse stays the same, and only the lyrics change.
28. String band- Earliest country groups; consist of lead vocalist, back up vocalists, fiddles, acoustic guitars, banjo, and acoustic bass (sometimes mandolin).
29. Turnaround-Very often on the last measure of the progression (measure 12), the dominant chord is played to set up the return of the tonic chord at the beginning of the next verse.
30. Fill- The last two measures of each sung line are an improvised instrumental passage, an instrumental response to the sung
1. Call & response- The lead vocalist sings a lyric and “the other workers repeat it”
2. Race records- All recorded product, c. 1920-1945, by black artists, for black audience.
3. Slapped bass-A plucking of the bass that makes a distinctive clicking sound.
4. Walking bass- a type of bass line in which each bear of a measure is a different tone. The bass line is usually a conjunct type of melody that enables the bassist to go from one chord to the next.
5. Field holler- performed by a single worker in the field, a melody is shouted loud and long; fall in pitch from high-pitched notes at the outset to lower pitched notes.
6. Cover records-is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded, commercially …show more content…
Double stops-is the act of playing two notes simultaneously on a melodic percussion instrument (like a marimba) or stringed instrument (for example, a violin or a guitar).
18. Bent notes- to slightly alter the pitch of a note by pilling on a string, raising or lowering the voice, or tightening or loosening the embouchure, or mouth position, on a horn. (Often considered a blue note)
19. Barrelhouse rhythm- The surface rhythm of a guitar accompaniment subdivides the basic pulse into a triple pattern, resulting in a bouncy, uneven rhythm.
20. Two-beat bass- bassist plays the root of the chord on the first beat of a 4/4 measure and the fifth of the chord on the third beat of a measure. Heavy emphasis on beats 1 & 3.
21. Tonic- the main or central pitch of a major key. Tonic also refers to the chord that is built on the first pitch of a scale and is therefore the main or central chord, or home chord of a major or minor …show more content…
Dominant- The fifth pitch of a scale; the chord built on the fifth pitch of a scale.
23. Downbeat- beat 1 is heavily accented
24. Backbeat- 2 & 4 beats are heavily accented
25. Subdominant- the fourth pitch of a major or minor scale. Also refers to the chord that is built on the fourth pitch of a scale.
26. Work song- a piece of music closely connected to a specific form of work, either sung while conducting a task (often to coordinate timing) or a song linked to a task or trade which might be a connected narrative, description, or protest song.
27. Strophic song form- a song form in which each verse of the text is sung to the same music. The music for each verse stays the same, and only the lyrics change.
28. String band- Earliest country groups; consist of lead vocalist, back up vocalists, fiddles, acoustic guitars, banjo, and acoustic bass (sometimes mandolin).
29. Turnaround-Very often on the last measure of the progression (measure 12), the dominant chord is played to set up the return of the tonic chord at the beginning of the next verse.
30. Fill- The last two measures of each sung line are an improvised instrumental passage, an instrumental response to the sung