Chapter 1

Question 1

Pitch

Answer 1

the highness or lowness of a note
dependent on frequency

Question 2

Frequency

Answer 2

Number of vibrations per second of a column of air

Question 3

Note

Answer 3

A musical symbol indicating pitch and duration (length of time a vibration lasts)

Question 4

Staff

Answer 4

5 lines where the notes go

Question 5

Notation

Answer 5

writing down music

Question 6

Volume

Answer 6

How loud or quiet a sound is

Question 7

Tone color/Timbre

Answer 7

quality of a sound that distinguishes one instrument or voice from another

Question 8

Melody

Answer 8

succession of single pitches that we hear as a recognizable whole

Question 9

Range

Answer 9

distance between the highest and lowest notes

Question 10

Contour

Answer 10

overall shape of a melody (upwards, downwards, static)

Question 11

Interval

Answer 11

distance between two pitches

Question 12

Conjunct

Answer 12

smooth connected melody that moves mostly by small intervals

Question 13

Disjunct

Answer 13

opposite of conjunct, melody that moves in larger and more disconnected intervals

Question 14

Phrases

Answer 14

units that make up a melody - end in resting places (cadences)

Question 15

Countermelody

Answer 15

secondary melody countered against the principal melody

Question 16

Rhyme scheme

Answer 16

the way the last syllables in each line rhyme