Exam 1

Question 1

interval

Answer 1

the distance in pitch between any two tones

Question 2

octave

Answer 2

when tones are separated by the interval

Question 3

dynamics

Answer 3

degrees of loudness or softness in music

Question 4

pianissimo (pp)

Answer 4

very soft

Question 5

piano (p)

Answer 5

soft

Question 6

mezzo piano (mp)

Answer 6

moderately soft

Question 7

mezzo forte (mf)

Answer 7

moderately loud

Question 8

forte (f)

Answer 8

loud

Question 9

fortissimo (ff)

Answer 9

very loud

Question 10

women

Answer 10

soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto

Question 11

men

Answer 11

tenor, baritone, bass

Question 12

the four sections of the orchestra include

Answer 12

string, woodwind, brass, and percussion

Question 13

concertmaster

Answer 13

the first violinist in an orchestra

Question 14

string instruments from highest to lowest

Answer 14

violin, viola, chello, bass

Question 15

woodwind instruments from highest to lowest

Answer 15

flute & piccolo, oboe, clarinet, bassoon

Question 16

double reed instruments

Answer 16

oboe, bassoon, english horn, contrabassoon

Question 17

single reed instruments

Answer 17

clarinet and bass clarinet

Question 18

instruments with no reed

Answer 18

flute and piccolo

Question 19

brass instruments from highest to lowest

Answer 19

trumpet, french horn, trombone, tuba

Question 20

idiophones

Answer 20

vibrate themselves (percussion)

Question 21

membranophones

Answer 21

vibrating membrane (percussion)

Question 22

chordophones

Answer 22

vibrate strings (string)

Question 23

aerophones

Answer 23

vibrate columns of air (woodwind & brass)

Question 24

electrophones

Answer 24

electrically

Question 25

tempo

Answer 25

the speed of the beat

Question 26

largo

Answer 26

very slow, broad

Question 27

grave

Answer 27

very slow, solemn

Question 28

adagio

Answer 28

slow

Question 29

andante

Answer 29

moderately slow, a walking pace

Question 30

moderato

Answer 30

moderate

Question 31

allegretto

Answer 31

moderately fast

Question 32

allegro

Answer 32

fast

Question 33

vivace

Answer 33

lively

Question 34

presto

Answer 34

very fast

Question 35

prestissimo

Answer 35

as fast as possible

Question 36

grand staff

Answer 36

a combination of the treble and bass staves

Question 37

middle c

Answer 37

the c nearest to the middle of the keyboard

Question 38

sharp sign (#)

Answer 38

higher

Question 39

flat sign

Answer 39

lower

Question 40

clef

Answer 40

shows the pitch of each line and space

Question 41

treble clef

Answer 41

higher pitches

Question 42

bass clef

Answer 42

lower pitches

Question 43

adding a dot to the right of a note

Answer 43

increases its duration by a half

Question 44

the upper number in a meter signature tells \_\_\_\_\_, the lower number tells \_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 44

how many beats fall in a measure, what kind go note gets the beat

Question 45

score order

Answer 45

piccolo, flute, oboe, english horn, clarinet, bassoon, french horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, timpani, cymbals, bass drum, violin, viola, chello, bass

Question 46

cadence

Answer 46

resting point at the end of a phrase

Question 47

triad

Answer 47

chord built out of three notes

Question 48

arpeggio

Answer 48

when you break up a triad and play one note at a time

Question 49

chromatic scale

Answer 49

a scale in which each successive tone is a half step apart

Question 50

modulation

Answer 50

shifting from one key to another within the same piece

Question 51

musical texture

Answer 51

the relationship between the voices, parts, or lines in a piece of music

Question 52

monophonic texture

Answer 52

a single melodic line without accompaniment, having one sound

Question 53

polyphonic texture

Answer 53

two or more melodic lines of relatively equal interest

Question 54

homophonic texture

Answer 54

one main melody accompanied by chords

Question 55

three techniques that create musical form

Answer 55

repetition, contrast, variation

Question 56

middle ages

Answer 56

450-1450

Question 57

renaissance

Answer 57

1450-1600

Question 58

baroque

Answer 58

1600-1750

Question 59

classical

Answer 59

1750-1820

Question 60

romantic

Answer 60

1820-1900