Chapter 1 Test

Question 1

pp

Answer 1

Very soft

Question 2

p

Answer 2

Soft

Question 3

mp

Answer 3

Moderately soft

Question 4

mf

Answer 4

Moderately loud

Question 5

f

Answer 5

Loud

Question 6

ff

Answer 6

Very loud

Question 7

Crescendo

Answer 7

Get louder

Question 8

De crescendo

Answer 8

Get softer

Question 9

Women voices highest-lowest

Answer 9

Soprano (high)
Mezzo-soprano (middle)
Alto (contralto) (low)

Question 10

Men voices highest-lowest

Answer 10

Tenor (high)
Baritone (middle)
Bass (low)

Question 11

Instruments of the Orchestra

Answer 11

Strings
Woodwind
Brass
Percussion

Question 12

String instruments:

Answer 12

Violin
Viola
Violoncello
Bass

Question 13

Woodwind instruments:

Answer 13

Flute
Oboe
Clarinet
Bassoon

Question 14

Brass instruments:

Answer 14

Trumpet
French horn
Trombone
Tuba

Question 15

Percussion instruments

Answer 15

*timpani
*xylophone
*chimes
^snare drum
^bass drum
*=pitched/^=unpitched

Question 16

Beat

Answer 16

Regular pulsation that divides music into units of time

Question 17

Meter

Answer 17

Organization of beats into regular groups

Question 18

Accent/syncopation

Answer 18

Emphasis on a note/emphasis on a note that is on an unexpected beat

Question 19

Tempo

Answer 19

The speed of the beat

Question 20

Largo

Answer 20

Very slow

Question 21

Adagio

Answer 21

Slow

Question 22

Andante

Answer 22

Moderately slow

Question 23

Moderato

Answer 23

Moderate

Question 24

Allegro

Answer 24

Fast

Question 25

Presto

Answer 25

Very fast

Question 26

Accelerando

Answer 26

Get faster

Question 27

Ritardando

Answer 27

Get slower

Question 28

Melody

Answer 28

A series of single notes that add up to a recognizable whole

Question 29

Conosance

Answer 29

Stable & restful

Question 30

Dissonance

Answer 30

Unstable & tense

Question 31

Musical texture

Answer 31

The number of different layers of sound heard at once

Question 32

Musical texture: | Monophonic

Answer 32

Single, unaccompanied melodic line

Question 33

Musical texture: | Polyphonic

Answer 33

Simultaneous performance of two or more melodic lines

Question 34

Musical texture: | Homophonic

Answer 34

One main melody accompanied by chords