Viva Voce Questions

Who, who, will or why

Melody features, similarities and differences
Pitched instruments
Range and register
Duration main similarities and differences
Temp
Difference between version
Tone colour

Melody
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What instrument performs the melody?

Are there any differences in the melody between songs?
What are the differences between both melodies?
Explain the term
Can you give an example of?
Have you a music sample for?

Pitched Instruments
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Can you please tell me the pitched instruments in both songs?

What are the main differences between the songs on terms of
instrumentation?
What are the similarities?
Can you play an example for these?

Range and Register

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Can you tell me the similarities in range and register of the melody?
IS the range and register the same for the bass line is both songs
What are the main differences between both songs in range and register
of pitched instruments?
Have you got a music sample?

Duration
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Can you tell me how are the songs similar in their use of duration?
Can you tell me the main differences in the use of duration?
Please explain
Can you please define that term?
Can you please play a music sample to shoe me what you are explaining?

Tempo
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What are the main differences in tempo?

Can you please use the correct Italian term for these tempos?
Can you please play a sample of the music to demonstrate the differences
in tempo?

Staccato/Legato
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Can you please explain the terms for me?

Have you got a music sample to demonstrate where the music is
played?

Tone colour
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What are the similarities of tone colour between these two versions of the
song?
What are the differences of tone colour between these two versions of the
song?
Can you please justify your classification of?
What instruments are classified as/
Explain what the definition of a. is?

After
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Is there any other piece of information that you would like to add?
Do you have any other points you would like to make?

Tips
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Know your music

Know your terms
Have your music samples edited and labelled on your device?
If you have any visuals you can bring those in with you
Make sure you read through any notes prior to the viva voce
Make up your own set of questions before the Viva voce and try answering
them
Be confident an explain all your terms as you go otherwise you will be
asked anyway