Chapter 1

Question 1

The highness or lowness of sound

Answer 1

Pitch

Question 2

T/F

Sound is created by sound waves

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The rate of vibration of sound waves

Answer 3

Frequency

Question 4

T/F
The faster vibration = the higher the pitch
The lower the vibration = the lower the pitch

Answer 4

True

Question 5

When a pitch consistently vibrates at the same speed

Answer 5

Tone

Question 6

We refer to tones with letter names

A-G

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Accidentals

Answer 7

Sharps and flats

Question 8

Move up a half step

Answer 8

Sharp

Question 9

• number symbol

Answer 9

Flats

Question 10

A whole step is how many half steps

Answer 10

Two

Question 11

Flats

Answer 11

Move down a half step

Question 12

when two notes have different letter names but sound the exact same

Answer 12

Enharmonic equivalents

Question 13

b

Answer 13

Flat symbol

Question 14

A# and Bb

Answer 14

Enharmonic equivalent

Question 15

music is notated on five lines and four spaces called what

Answer 15

A staff

Question 16

Which sign is also known as the G clef because the clef sign wraps around the G?

Answer 16

The treble clef

Question 17

From the bottom up the spaces spell this on treble clef

Answer 17

FACE

Question 18

the lines on the treble clef spell this

Answer 18

EGBDF

Every good boy does fine

Question 19

also known as the F clef because the symbol starts on the F line and the dots are on either side of the F line

Answer 19

Bass clef

Question 20

The spaces on the bass clef spell this

Answer 20

ACEG

All cows eat grass

Question 21

The lines on the bass clef spell this

Answer 21

GBDFA

Good boy does fine always

Question 22

To extend the staff up or down add these individual lines

Answer 22

Ledger lines

Question 23

The distance between two tones is called

Answer 23

An interval

Question 24

The interval of the eighth is called

Answer 24

An octave

Question 25

The sound waves in the higher tone vibrate exactly twice as fast as the lower tone

Answer 25

Octave

Question 26

The loudness or softness of sound

Answer 26

Dynamics

Question 27

prior to the 17th century how did musicians deal with dynamics

Answer 27

Adjusted the number of performers
kind of instruments/voices used
Acoustics of performance site

Question 28

Forte

Answer 28

Loud

Question 29

Piano

Answer 29

Soft

Question 30

Mezzo

Answer 30

Medium

Question 31

Issimo

Answer 31

Very

Question 32

To gradually get louder

Answer 32

Crescendo

Question 33

To gradually get softer

Answer 33

Decrescendo

Question 34

To gradually get softer - another term

Answer 34

Diminuendo

Question 35

Mf

Answer 35

Mezzo forte

Question 36

Mp

Answer 36

Mezzo piano = medium soft

Question 37

Ff

Answer 37

Fortissimo - very loud

Question 38

Pp

Answer 38

Pianissimo - very soft

Question 39

low notes happen more frequently than high notes

Answer 39

True

Question 40

Muffled

Answer 40

Hands around mouth

Question 41

Hand flared around mouth

Answer 41

Bright

Question 42

On piano the white keys are

Answer 42

Natural notes

Question 43

On the piano the black keys are

Answer 43

Sharps or flats

Question 44

Sharps raise notes

Answer 44

True

Question 45

Flats lower notes

Answer 45

True

Question 46

The lowest note

Answer 46

G

Question 47

Major

Answer 47

Sad

Question 48

Minor

Answer 48

Happy

Question 49

WWHWWWH

Answer 49

Major

Question 50

WHWWHWW

Answer 50

Minor