Exam 1

Question 1

pitch

Answer 1

highness or lowness of sound

Question 2

range

Answer 2

distance between voice or instruments

-highest and lowest possible pitch

Question 3

interval

Answer 3

difference in pitch between 2 tones

Question 4

accent

Answer 4

tone played louder than tones near it

Question 5

timbre

or tone color

Answer 5

quality of a sound

Question 6

dynamics

Answer 6

relative loudness of a sound

Question 7

cresendo

Answer 7

gradually louder

Question 8

decresendo (diminuendo)

Answer 8

gradually softer

Question 9

Western instruments: 6 broad categories

Answer 9

• string
• woodwind
• percussion
• keyboard
• brass
• electronic

Question 10

rhythm

Answer 10

flow of meter (events) through time

Question 11

beat

Answer 11

recurrent pulsation

Question 12

meter

Answer 12

grouping of beats

Question 13

accent

Answer 13

emphasis placed on beat/note

Question 14

syncopation

Answer 14

emphasis placed on an unexpected note or beat

Question 15

tempo

Answer 15

the speed of the beat, the pace

Question 16

metronome

Answer 16

indicates exact tempo

Question 17

adagio

Answer 17

slow

Question 18

andiante

Answer 18

moderately slow

Question 19

allegro

Answer 19

fast

Question 20

presto

Answer 20

very fast

Question 21

key

Answer 21

centering of a melody or harmony around a central note

Question 22

tonic key

Answer 22

the main key of a piece

Question 23

musical texture

Answer 23

layering of sound, how layers relate

Question 24

resolution

Answer 24

movement away from dissonance

Question 25

chord

Answer 25

3 or more tones sounded at once

Question 26

progression

Answer 26

how chords follow each other

Question 27

melody

Answer 27

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

Question 28

time signature

Answer 28

indicates the meter of a piece of music

Question 29

monophonic texture

Answer 29

single, unaccompanied melody | - literally "one sound"

Question 30

polyphonic texture

Answer 30

2 or more equally important melodies sounding simultaneously

Question 31

homophonic texture

Answer 31

one melody with chordal accompaniment

Question 32

the triad

Answer 32

simplest, most basic chord

Question 33

tonic

Answer 33

triad built on 1st scale note

Question 34

dominant

Answer 34

triad built on 5th scale note

Question 35

changes of texture

Answer 35

within a piece, creates variety and contrast

Question 36

indefinite pitch

Answer 36

produce noise-like sounds

Question 37

definite pitch

Answer 37

produce tones

Question 38

octave

Answer 38

doubling/halving of frequency

Question 39

modulation

Answer 39

change of key

Question 40

musical form

Answer 40

organization of musical elements in time

Question 41

consonant

Answer 41

stable, restful chords

Question 42

dissonant

Answer 42

unstable, tense chords

Question 43

music notation

Answer 43

indicates length of tone in relation to other tones in the piece