SQA National 5 Music Technology understanding 20th and 21st century music overview quiz quiz
15questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.
What is a riff?
Which concept means improvised singing using nonsense syllables?
A bright, happy-sounding excerpt is most likely in which tonality?
What is the difference between a drone and a pedal?
A strong, regular accent on beats 2 and 4, usually on the snare, is called a:
What does accelerando mean?
Which concept describes accents falling on the off-beats, between the main beats?
What is the difference between a crescendo and an accent?
What does 'a cappella' mean?
In a song's structure, which section keeps the same music but changes its words each time?
A gritty, fuzzy, overdriven electric guitar tone is an example of which timbre concept?
Which set of features best points to jazz?
Rapping over a programmed beat with samples is characteristic of which style?
How did multitrack recording change the way music is made?
What did the development of sampling allow producers to do?