Elements of music

Question 1

tonality (key)

Answer 1

arrangement of pitches/chords of a musical work. pitch center of music

Question 2

timbre (tone color)

Answer 2

used to describe sound of instrument; described “bright or dark”

Question 3

forte

Answer 3

(f) loud

Question 4

sound

Answer 4

made by vibration

Question 5

pitch

Answer 5

frequencies and speed of vibrations (faster = higher, slower = louder

Question 6

downbeat

Answer 6

first beat of measure

Question 7

modulation

Answer 7

change of key in a pitch

Question 8

syncopation

Answer 8

an offbeat on a beat

Question 9

crescendo

Answer 9

gradually louder

Question 10

chromatic scale

Answer 10

scale with all 12 keys of music

Question 11

polyphony

Answer 11

Combines 2 or more melodic lines at the same line (2 or more voices)

Question 12

cadence

Answer 12

resting place at the end of a phrase

Question 13

accelerando

Answer 13

faster

Question 14

compound meter

Answer 14

grouping of notes in the beat

Question 15

harmony

Answer 15

simultaneous sounding of notes

Question 16

triad

Answer 16

common type of chord made of 3 notes

Question 17

chord

Answer 17

combination of 3 or more tones at once

Question 18

arpeggio

Answer 18

chord played in single notes over a span of time. not all together

Question 19

legato

Answer 19

sounding smooth and connected (ex. happy birthday song)

Question 20

monophony

Answer 20

a single melody

Question 21

what is from slowest to fastest
moderato
largo
presto
adagio

Answer 21

largo, adagio, moderato, presto

Question 22

voice types from high to low
brass, alto, soprano, tenor

Answer 22

soprano (high)
tenor
alto
brass (low)

Question 23

instruments in the woodwind family

Answer 23

flute, oboe, clarinet, basson, sax

Question 24

instruments in brass family

Answer 24

trumpet, tuba, trombone, French horn

Question 25

instruments in the string family

Answer 25

harp, violin, viola, cello, double bass

Question 26

loudest to softest
Mezzo Piano
Forte
Mezzo Forte
Piano

Answer 26

piano
mezzo piano
mezzo forte
forte

Question 27

what is ab form

Answer 27

binary

Question 28

what is aba form

Answer 28

ternary

Question 29

what letter of the alphabet is used in music

Answer 29

first 7 letters

Question 30

Be able to put these time periods in order from oldest to most recent:

20th century
baroque
classical
Middle Ages
renaissance
romantic

Answer 30

Middle Ages (450-1400)​
Renaissance (1400-1600)​​
Baroque (1600-1750)​
Classical (1750-1820)​
Romantic (1820-1900)​
20thCentury (1900-1999)