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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.

  1. What is a riff?

  2. Which concept means improvised singing using nonsense syllables?

  3. A bright, happy-sounding excerpt is most likely in which tonality?

  4. What is the difference between a drone and a pedal?

  5. A strong, regular accent on beats 2 and 4, usually on the snare, is called a:

  6. What does accelerando mean?

  7. Which concept describes accents falling on the off-beats, between the main beats?

  8. What is the difference between a crescendo and an accent?

  9. What does 'a cappella' mean?

  10. In a song's structure, which section keeps the same music but changes its words each time?

  11. A gritty, fuzzy, overdriven electric guitar tone is an example of which timbre concept?

  12. Which set of features best points to jazz?

  13. Rapping over a programmed beat with samples is characteristic of which style?

  14. How did multitrack recording change the way music is made?

  15. What did the development of sampling allow producers to do?