Page | 1
AQA GCSE MUSIC 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE
YOUR GRADES.
Rondo - correct answer -a composition in which a passage of
music heard at the start is repeated several times, the repeats
being separated from each other by contrasting passages of
music.
abacada
root - correct answer -In tonal music, the fundamental pitch of any
chord built from superimposed thirds. The fundamental pitch of a
dominant triadis the fifth degree of the scale of the prevailing key.
sampler - correct answer -a device recording sections of sound as
digital information. it allows them to be played back with various
modifications
Sarod - correct answer -the North Indian plucked string instrument
with a number of melody strings, drone strings and sympathetic
strings. Unlike the sitar it has a metal fingerboard and no frets.
, Page | 2
Scalic - correct answer -an adjective referring to a melodic
contour in which adjacent notes move by step in a similar manner
to notes in a scale
Scratching - correct answer -The technique of manipulating a
vinyl record in order to repeat a passage of music several times.
Semitone - correct answer -The interval between two adjacent
pitches on a keyboard instrument. The semitone is the smallest
interval in common use in western music.
Sequence - correct answer -The immediate repetition of a motif or
phrase of a melody in the same part but a different pitch. A
harmonic progression can be treated in the same way.
Performance data stored by a sequencer.
Sharp - correct answer -A sign that raises the pitch of a note a
semitone. One or mor sharp signs at the beginning of stave make
a key signature.
, Page | 3
An adjective describing a note that is sung or played at a higher
pitch than it should be.
Sitar - correct answer -a north Indian fretted plucked stringed
instrument, with a number of melody strings, drone strings and
sympathetic strings.
Sonata - correct answer -sonata an instrumental composition,
usually in several movements or sections written for a single
instrument or a small ensemble
Soprano - correct answer -A high female or unbroken boys voice
step - correct answer -as used in Great Britain a semitone or tone.
in America it means a tone
subdominant - correct answer -The fourth degree of a major or
minor scale
AQA GCSE MUSIC 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE
YOUR GRADES.
Rondo - correct answer -a composition in which a passage of
music heard at the start is repeated several times, the repeats
being separated from each other by contrasting passages of
music.
abacada
root - correct answer -In tonal music, the fundamental pitch of any
chord built from superimposed thirds. The fundamental pitch of a
dominant triadis the fifth degree of the scale of the prevailing key.
sampler - correct answer -a device recording sections of sound as
digital information. it allows them to be played back with various
modifications
Sarod - correct answer -the North Indian plucked string instrument
with a number of melody strings, drone strings and sympathetic
strings. Unlike the sitar it has a metal fingerboard and no frets.
, Page | 2
Scalic - correct answer -an adjective referring to a melodic
contour in which adjacent notes move by step in a similar manner
to notes in a scale
Scratching - correct answer -The technique of manipulating a
vinyl record in order to repeat a passage of music several times.
Semitone - correct answer -The interval between two adjacent
pitches on a keyboard instrument. The semitone is the smallest
interval in common use in western music.
Sequence - correct answer -The immediate repetition of a motif or
phrase of a melody in the same part but a different pitch. A
harmonic progression can be treated in the same way.
Performance data stored by a sequencer.
Sharp - correct answer -A sign that raises the pitch of a note a
semitone. One or mor sharp signs at the beginning of stave make
a key signature.
, Page | 3
An adjective describing a note that is sung or played at a higher
pitch than it should be.
Sitar - correct answer -a north Indian fretted plucked stringed
instrument, with a number of melody strings, drone strings and
sympathetic strings.
Sonata - correct answer -sonata an instrumental composition,
usually in several movements or sections written for a single
instrument or a small ensemble
Soprano - correct answer -A high female or unbroken boys voice
step - correct answer -as used in Great Britain a semitone or tone.
in America it means a tone
subdominant - correct answer -The fourth degree of a major or
minor scale
