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Texture, Structure and Form Concepts: SQA National 5 Music listening quiz quiz

15questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. When everyone performs exactly the same notes at the same time, the texture is:

  2. One part introduces a tune and another copies it shortly after, overlapping, as in a round. This is:

  3. A clear main melody supported by accompanying chords (most pop songs) is the texture called:

  4. A high, decorative melody floating above the main tune, often in the last verse of a carol, is a:

  5. A form with two sections (AB) where the opening never returns is:

  6. A form where the opening returns once after a contrasting middle section, giving A B A, is:

  7. A form where a main theme keeps returning between contrasting episodes (ABACA) is:

  8. A tune is stated, then repeated several times decorated and altered each time. This structure is:

  9. A short bass line that loops unchanged under changing upper parts (common in Baroque music) is a:

  10. A song that uses the same music for every verse, with new words each time, is in:

  11. A blues song that repeats the same 12-bar chord pattern using chords I, IV and V is in:

  12. In a song, which section keeps the same catchy words and tune each time it returns?

  13. A contrasting section that appears once, partway through a song, before the final choruses, is the:

  14. What single clue separates rondo from ternary form?

  15. A jazz double bass that steps smoothly through the chords, one note per beat, is playing a: