exam 1

Question 1

amplitude

Answer 1

measures volume (db or hz). when amplitude is high, sound waves are closer together and the sound is louder.

Question 2

duration

Answer 2

note lengths (whole, half, quarter, etc)

Question 3

dynamic

Answer 3

measures volume level (loud, soft, very loud, very soft)

Question 4

frequency

Answer 4

measured in hz. frequency values determine the tonality and influence the timbre of the sounds

Question 5

loudness

Answer 5

a perception that determines how much sound pressure a particular source is emitting at a given time

Question 6

pitch

Answer 6

high (fast) or low (slow) sound

Question 7

timbre

Answer 7

quality of sound waves. tone color

Question 8

aerophones

Answer 8

air sound

Question 9

chordophones

Answer 9

vibrate/string sound (plucking/friction, strumming)

Question 10

electrophone

Answer 10

analog synthesis (how electricy gets turned into sound)

Question 11

idiophones

Answer 11

itself vibrates (strikes, scrapes, shakes)

Question 12

lamellophone

Question 13

membranophones

Question 14

corpophones

Question 15

voice

Question 16

rhythm

Question 17

beat

Question 18

meter

Question 19

accent

Question 20

syncopation

Question 21

tempo

Question 22

chord/triad

Question 23

dissonance

Question 24

consonance

Question 25

arpeggio

Question 26

monophony

Question 27

heterophony

Question 28

homophony

Answer 28

harmonized textures

Question 29

independent

Answer 29

multiple-melody textures

Question 30

polyrhythm

Question 31

ostinato

Question 32

cycles

Question 33

repetition

Question 34

contrast

Question 35

variation

Question 36

5 propositions for understanding music

Question 37

sign (semiotics0

Question 38

object (semiotics)

Question 39

interpretant (semiotics)

Question 40

construction of the instrument (zampogna)

Question 41

connection to the culture of southern Italy (zampogna)

Question 42

impact of contemporary society (zampogna)

Question 43

ariya

Question 44

talking drum (adamon)

Question 45

praise singing

Question 46

connection to society