Rhythm and Tempo: SQA Higher Music quiz quiz

Into two equal parts

Into three equal parts

Into five parts

It does not divide

2/4

3/4

6/8

4/4

Playing the notes of a chord one after another

Placing accents off the main beats, against the regular pulse

A gradual slowing down

A scale of five notes

A scotch snap is slower than a dotted rhythm

They are identical

A scotch snap uses three notes in the time of two

A scotch snap is short-then-long; a dotted rhythm is long-then-short

An upbeat: one or more notes leading into the first strong beat

A repeated chord

A very fast tempo

A held bass note

Rallentando

Accelerando

Adagio

A tempo

A sudden loud accent

A return to the original tempo

A repeated rhythmic pattern

A gradual slowing down

Adagio

Andante

Allegro

Moderato

A persistently repeated bass note

Expressive flexibility of tempo, giving and taking time

A short drum pattern linking sections

A five-note scale

A change of key

A pair of chords ending a phrase

A short musical idea repeated persistently

A gradual increase in volume

An ostinato is always slower

They are the same device

An ostinato is for drums only

An ostinato repeats the same pattern persistently; a sequence repeats a pattern at a different pitch

A short drum pattern that links one section to the next

A continuous drone under a melody

A type of cadence

A slow tempo marking

Three notes played in the time of two

A chord of three notes

A group of three bars

Three repeats of a phrase

Play much louder

Return to the original speed after a change

Add a trill

Slow down to a stop

An everyday phrase such as 'it gets faster'

The precise concept term, often the Italian word

A guess at any time signature

The name of the composer