Chapters 1-4

Question 1

Melody

Answer 1

a succession of single pitches that we perceive as a recognizable whole.
(a melody is the tune in music)

Question 2

Melody:

Pitch

Answer 2

represented by a symbol (note) placed on a staff.

Question 3

Melody:

Tone

Answer 3

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Question 4

Melody:

Frequency

Answer 4

Number of vibrations per second

Question 5

Melody:

Staff/Staves

Answer 5

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Question 6

Melody:

Clefs

Answer 6

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Question 7

Melody:

Interval

Answer 7

The distance between any two pitches

Question 8

Melody:

Range

Answer 8

The distance between the highest and lowest note.
Described as narrow, medium, or wide.
(span of pitches)

Question 9

Melody:

Contour (Conjunct/Disjunct)

Answer 9

A melody’s overall shape as it turns upward or downward or remains static.
(how it moves up and down)
-Conjunct: a melody that moves in small, connected intervals
Disjunct: a melody that moves by leaps.

Question 10

Melody:

Phrase/Period

Answer 10

The unites that make up a melody.

Question 11

Melody:

Cadence

Answer 11

Resting place (like a punctuation)

Question 12

Melody:

Climax

Answer 12

The high point in a melodic line.

Question 13

Melody:

Countermelody

Answer 13

(a secondary melody)

Question 14

Rhythm & Meter:

Pulse

Answer 14

Divides time into equal segments.

Question 15

Rhythm & Meter:

Beat

Answer 15

The basic unit of rhythm, a regular pulse.

Question 16

Rhythm & Meter:

Measures

Answer 16

The way organizing patters, or meters, are marked off.
(or bars)
-each measure contains a fixed number of beats, and the first beat in a measure usually receives the strongest accent.

Question 17

Rhythm & Meter:

Bar lines

Answer 17

How measures are designated. Regular vertical lines through the staff.

Question 18

Rhythm & Meter:

Duple/Triple/Quadruple Meter

Answer 18

Duple: the most basic pattern. Alternates a strong downbeat with a weak one.

Triple: basic pattern, has three beats to one measure–one strong beat and two weak ones.

Quadruple: contains four beats to the measure, with a primary accent on the first beat and a secondary accent on the third.

Question 19

Rhythm & Meter:

Time Signature

Answer 19

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Question 20

Rhythm & Meter:

Syncopation

Answer 20

A deliberate upsetting of the normal pattern accents.

Question 21

Rhythm & Meter:

Polyrhythm

Answer 21

Many rhythms

Question 22

Rhythm

Answer 22

The movement of music in time.

Question 23

Harmony

Answer 23

The simultaneous combination of sounds.

It determines the relationships of intervals and chords.

Question 24

Harmony:

Octave

Answer 24

An interval spanning eight notes.

Question 25

Harmony:

Scale

Answer 25

The intervals from which chords and melodies are built are chosen for a particular collection of pitches arranged in ascending or descending order known as a scale.

Question 26

Harmony:

Chord

Answer 26

Is produced when three or more notes are sounded together.

Question 27

Harmony:

Triad

Answer 27

A particular combination of three pitches. This is the most common chord in Western music.

Question 28

Harmony:

Tonality

Answer 28

The principle of organization around a central note, the tonic.

Question 29

Harmony:

Consonance

Answer 29

An agreeable-sounding combination of notes that provides a sense of relaxation and fulfillment.

Question 30

Harmony:

Dissonance

Answer 30

A combination of notes that sounds discordant, sometimes harsh, and in need of resolution.

Question 31

Organization:

12 tones

Answer 31

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Question 32

Organization:

Half steps

Answer 32

An octave divided into twelve equal semitones (or half steps).

Question 33

Organization:

Whole steps

Answer 33

Two half steps.

-The distance between C and D

Question 34

Organization:

Diatonic scales–major/minor

Answer 34

The most familiar sequences of pitches.

Question 35

Organization:

Chromatic scale

Answer 35

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Question 36

Organization:

Tonic (I)– Dominant (V)

Answer 36

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Question 37

Organization:

Modulation

Answer 37

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Question 38

Organization:

Transposition

Answer 38

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