Free HSC Year 11 Music 1 Flashcard Review
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What is the difference between style and genre?
Style is the characteristic manner of composing, performing or understanding music; genre is a category defined by formal and cultural criteria.
How do you tell simple metre from compound metre?
In simple metre each beat divides into two; in compound metre each beat is a dotted note dividing into three.
How many crotchet beats is a dotted crotchet followed by a quaver?
1½ + ½ = 2 crotchet beats.
List the seven crotchet-beat subdivisions in the Year 11 content.
Four semiquavers; quaver + two semiquavers; two semiquavers + quaver; two quavers; dotted quaver + semiquaver; semiquaver + dotted quaver; quaver triplet.
Spell G Mixolydian.
G A B C D E F G — like G major but with F♮ (a lowered 7th).
Spell F Lydian and name its distinctive note.
F G A B C D E F; B♮ is the raised 4th compared with F major.
Name the notes and quality of ii° in A minor.
B D F — a diminished triad (two minor 3rds).
What are the four standard cadences?
Perfect V–I, plagal IV–I, imperfect (ends on V) and interrupted V–vi.
Define pedal point and drone.
A pedal point holds a note (often in the bass) while chords change above; a drone sustains one or two pitches throughout a passage or piece.
What does a number on a guitar tab line mean?
The fret to press on that string; 0 means play the string open.
What does a DAW spectral view show?
The frequency spectrum of a sound over time, often displayed as a spectrogram.
Give one oral and one kinaesthetic notation or transmission system.
Oral: Javanese gamelan, traditionally learned by listening, imitating and observing. Kinaesthetic: Curwen hand signs for solfa pitches.
Why do performers choose different techniques for different genres?
Each style and genre has expected sounds and conventions; techniques such as swing, string bends or Baroque trills and terraced dynamics make those features audible.
How does context shape performance conventions?
Purpose, place and audience shape conventions: club dance music is built on a steady 4/4 beat for dancers, and early hip-hop MCs used call-and-response chants with the party crowd.
What makes feedback useful for adjusting a performance?
It is specific, becomes a target with a practice strategy, and is checked by re-recording and comparing.
What device underpins Pachelbel’s Canon in D?
A canon: three violins enter one after another with the same melody above a continuo bass, building texture by layering.
How did samplers and drum machines shape hip hop?
They enabled beats built from sampled material and programmed drums, which became the foundation of new songs and created conventions such as chopped samples.
How do you hear simple versus compound metre?
Find the beat, then listen to its division: two equal parts means simple; three equal parts means compound.
What distinguishes Aeolian from harmonic minor aurally?
Aeolian keeps the flattened 7th, so it lacks a strong leading note; harmonic minor raises the 7th and gives a strong V–i.
How does a pentatonic melody sound different from a major-scale melody?
It has no semitones, so it sounds open and lacks the strong pull of a leading note to the tonic.