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Quick questions on Recognising texture and instrumentation explained: O-Level Music
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What are the main textures?Show answer
Texture describes how the musical lines combine:
What are western instrument families?Show answer
Western orchestral instruments group into families by how they make sound:
What are voice types?Show answer
The standard voice types from high to low are soprano and alto (higher, usually female), and tenor and bass (lower, usually male), with mezzo-soprano and baritone in between. Recognising the rough pitch range and tone helps you label a singer.
What is asian instruments to recognise?Show answer
The syllabus expects familiarity with instruments from the music of Singapore and Asia, including the erhu (Chinese two-string bowed fiddle, vocal tone), the dizi (Chinese bamboo flute), the pipa (Chinese plucked lute), the sitar and tabla (North Indian), and the metallophones and gongs of the Indonesian gamelan. Each has a distinctive timbre that, once heard a few times, is easy to recognise.
What is q1?Show answer
Define homophonic and polyphonic texture and state how they differ. [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Name the woodwind instruments that use a double reed and one that uses no reed. [2 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Identify the instrument: a Chinese bamboo flute with a bright, breathy tone. [1 mark]
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