Music Theory AQA - Timbre and Dynamics (Area of Study Four) Music Theory AQA - Timbre and Dynamics (Area of Study Four) 3.5 / 5 based on 3 ratings ? MusicGCSEAll boards Created by: MeganCreated on: 03-04-12 17:39 Instruments Instruments and voices used in music for solo instruments, concertos, chamber groups, pop and vocal music World Music Instruments 1 of 10 Use of Technology Sampling Record a small 'sample' of a sound then play at any pitch Reverb Sound lasts longer, reflection and adds to sound quality 2 of 10 Use of Technology Distortion Used in rock music - sounds aggressive Chorus Voice/Instrument is recoreded and then multiplied to sound like many 3 of 10 Use of Technology Compression Boost levels of quiet instruments/voices to match the louer ones Vocoder A system that synthesises the sound of a voice or instrument (used a lot in pop music) 4 of 10 Use of Technology Panning Sound moves from one speaker to another Multi-tracking Recording technique - tracks of sound are recorded seperatly then played back together 5 of 10 Use of Technology Sequencer An electronic device thats used to record, edit and play back music data using MIDI 6 of 10 Instrumental Techniques Con Arco Used on string instruments - with bow Pizzicato Used on string instruments - plucking the strings Tremelo/Tremolando Fast movement like a shake (film music) 7 of 10 Vocal Techniques Vibrato Wobble sound Falsetto Male high pitched voice 8 of 10 Dynamics pp - pianissimo - very soft p - piano - softly mp - mezzo piano - moderatly soft mf - mezzo forte - moderatly loud f - forte - loud ff - fortissimo - very loud fp - loud then soft sfp - accent note followed by piano 9 of 10 Dynamics Cresendo - getting louder < Decresendo/diminuendo - getting softer > Molto - much/more Poco a poco - little by little 10 of 10
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