midterm

Question 1

pulse

Answer 1

regularly recurring feeling of stress

Question 2

Primary Pulse

Answer 2

pulse that regularly contains greater stress

Question 3

Secondary Pulse

Answer 3

pulse that regularly contains less stress

Question 4

Meter

Answer 4

organization of pulses into primary and secondary levels

Question 5

Beat

Answer 5

duration between successive pulses

Question 6

Measure

Answer 6

duration between successive primary pulses

Question 7

Rhythm

Answer 7

duration in music

Question 8

Ictus

Answer 8

point in each beat of a conducting pattern where the pulse occurs

Question 9

Downbeat

Answer 9

first beat of a measure

Question 10

Upbeat

Answer 10

last beat of a measure

Question 11

Pitch

Answer 11

sound characteristic we perceive as higher or lower

Question 12

Melodic contour

Answer 12

relative up and down pitches in a melody

Question 13

Scale

Answer 13

list of pitches in ascending/descending order

Question 14

Scale degrees

Answer 14

unique pitches in a scale

Question 15

Solmization-

Answer 15

singing syllables that correspond to pitches

Question 16

Tonic

Answer 16

pitch that all others resolve to

Question 17

Sequential

Answer 17

exercise with a pitch pattern being repeated in successive scale degrees

Question 18

Simple meter

Answer 18

beat regularly divided in halves

Question 19

Takadimi

Answer 19

system of rhythm syllables

Question 20

Rest

Answer 20

duration of silence

Question 21

anacrusis

Answer 21

any incomplete measure of music before the first downbeat

Question 22

Step

Answer 22

distance between 2 adjacent scale degrees

Question 23

Skip/leap-

Answer 23

interval larger than a step

Question 24

Whole step

Answer 24

2 half steps

Question 25

Half step

Answer 25

smallest distance between 2 notes

Question 26

Meter sign/time signature

Answer 26

indicates number of beats per measure (top number) and the note value equal to one beat (bottom number)

Question 27

Meter sign/time signature

Answer 27

indicates number of beats per measure (top number) and the note value equal to one beat (bottom number)

Question 28

Beat value/beat unit

Answer 28

note value equal to one beat

Question 29

Augmentation dot

Answer 29

increases a note by half its rhythmic value

Question 30

Key

Answer 30

named by the tonic pitch

Question 31

Key signature-

Answer 31

moves pattern of whole and half steps using sharps and flats and allows tonic to be moved

Question 32

Enharmonic

Answer 32

pitches spelled differently but are the same location on piano

Question 33

Circle of fifths-

Answer 33

arranges 12 unique keys in a circle. Each key separated by one more/fewer sharp or flat. Tonics of each key progress by fifths

Question 34

Diatonic pitches

Answer 34

created by a given key signature

Question 35

Diatonic collection

Answer 35

all the diatonic pitches from a given key signature

Question 36

tie

Answer 36

connects notes by joining their rhythmic values