test one

Question 1

the difference between music and noise

Answer 1

Music is organized sound over a period of time. Noise is irregular vibrations like cymbals, knocking, clapping.

Question 2

the difference between hearing and listening

Answer 2

hearing is the drone of a person’s voice; background music. Listening is internalizing what you are hearing; comprehending.

Question 3

interval

Answer 3

distance in pitch between any two notes that a given voice or instrument can produce

Question 4

range

Answer 4

distance between the highest and lowest notes of a melody

Question 5

dynamics

Answer 5

degrees of loudness or softness in music

Question 6

dynamics

Answer 6

pianissimo, piano, mezzo piano, mezzo forte, forte, fortissimo, diminuendo, crescendo

Question 7

pianissimo

Answer 7

very soft (pp)

Question 8

piano

Answer 8

soft (p)

Question 9

mezzo piano

Answer 9

moderately soft (mp)

Question 10

mezzo forte

Answer 10

moderately loud (mf)

Question 11

forte

Answer 11

loud (f)

Question 12

fortissimo

Answer 12

very loud (ff)

Question 13

diminuendo

Answer 13

gradually softer (ppp) (pppp) >

Question 14

crescendo

Answer 14

gradually louder (fff) (ffff)

Question 15

accent

Answer 15

emphasis of a note; it is obviously played louder than those around it

Question 16

articulation

Answer 16

specifies how individual notes are to be performed within a phrase or passage

Question 17

staccato

Answer 17

when you sing or play the note shorter than noted, detached

Question 18

legato

Answer 18

smooth, connected manner of performing a melody

Question 19

tone color or timbre

Answer 19

quality of sound that distinguishes one instrument or voice from another

Question 20

melody

Answer 20

is a series of single pitches that add up to a recognizable whole

Question 21

rhythm

Answer 21

short and long sounds and silences; compromised of beat, meter, syncopation, and tempo

Question 22

harmony

Answer 22

how chords are constructed and how they follow each other

Question 23

major

Answer 23

music based on a major scale; has a bright and happy feeling to the sound of music

Question 24

minor

Answer 24

music based on a minor scale; has a dark, heavy, tense sound of music

Question 25

consonance

Answer 25

tone combination that is stable and restful

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dissonance

Answer 26

tone combination that is unstable and tense, may sound harsh

Question 27

texture

Answer 27

how many different layers of sound you hear

Question 28

tempo

Answer 28

the speed of the beat; basic pace

Question 29

timbre or tone quality

Answer 29

what you hear at once

Question 30

chord

Answer 30

a group of simultaneous sounding pitches whereas melody is a series of individual tones heard one after another

Question 31

consonant

Answer 31

chord feels stable or at rest

Question 32

dissonant

Answer 32

chord has tension, might sound harsh, wants to find resolution

Question 33

beat

Answer 33

the regular, recurring pulse that divides music into equal units of time (that which you may tap your foot to or dance to)

Question 34

meter

Answer 34

the organization of beats through time. It is grouped into patters of two or three

Question 35

duple meter

Answer 35

2 or 4 beats

Question 36

triple meter

Answer 36

3 beats

Question 37

downbeat

Answer 37

the strongest beat of the measure

Question 38

measure

Answer 38

rhythmic group set off by bar lines, containing a fixed number of beats

Question 39

cadence

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a sense of conclusion; resting place at the end of a phrase in a melody

Question 40

Syncopation

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causing the beat to bd thrown off; when a weak beat (or offbeat) is emphasized

Question 41

tempo

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basic pace of music

Question 42

adagi, lento, largo

Answer 42

slow tempo markings

Question 43

andante, moderato

Answer 43

moderate tempo markings

Question 44

allegro, vivace, presto

Answer 44

fast tempo markings

Question 45

accelerando

Answer 45

gradually faster

Question 46

ritardando

Answer 46

gradually slower

Question 47

rubato

Answer 47

a give and take of time

Question 48

monophony

Answer 48

typically means a single vocal melody but could mean a single melody on an instrument of one kind or another

Question 49

homophony

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means music with multiple parts generally moving in the same rhythm. could also be represented by a melody with accompaniment

Question 50

polyphony

Answer 50

means music with more than one part, somewhat like a round

Question 51

musical form (ternary, binary)

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refers to the overall structure or plan of a piece of music; it describes the layout of a composition as dividend into sections

Question 52

ternary

Answer 52

consisting of three sections ABA

Question 53

binary

Answer 53

consisting of two sections AB

Question 54

Pitch is noted on a _ which creates a _

Answer 54

STAFF; melody

Question 55

conductor

Answer 55

the person who direct the choir, band, or orchestra, who coordinates the performers and shapes the interpretation of a muscial compostion

Question 56

concertmaster

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principal first violinist in a symphony orchestra, plays solo violin passages and coordinates the bowing of string instruments; the second most important person in the orchestra

Question 57

35. Name the 4 orchestra families and 4 instruments that belong to that family. List the instruments from highest to lowest pitch.

Answer 57

strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion

Question 58

strings

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violin, viola, cello, string bass, harp

Question 59

woodwinds

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piccolo, flute, oboe, English horn, clarinet, bassoon

Question 60

brass

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trumpet, French horn, trombone, tuba

Question 61

percussion

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instruments that are hit, shaken, or scraped- like timpani, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals; bells marimba

Question 62

human voice parts in order from highest to lowest

Answer 62

female - soprano, alto male- tenor, bass