Elements of Music

Question 1

what is music?

Answer 1

vocal or instrumental sounds combined to produce form, harmony, and expression of emotion

Question 2

what represents the vocal or instrumental sound

Answer 2

written or printed signs

Question 3

volume of a sound or note
- how loud or soft

Answer 3

dynamics

Question 4

classification of dynamics

Answer 4

LOUD:
- fortississimo
- fortissimo
- forte
- mezzon forter

SOFT:
- pianississimo
- pianissimo
- piano
- mezzo piano

Question 5

Forte means

Answer 5

loud

Question 6

piano means

Answer 6

soft

Question 7

combining variety of notes with different durations

Answer 7

rhythm

Question 8

arrangement of notes, rests (silences), and intensity of a song’s progression

Answer 8

rhythm

Question 9

known as form, the overall plan of a piece of music

Answer 9

structure

Question 10

what are the basic song structure

Answer 10

• introduction
• verse
• prechorus
• chorus
• bridge

Question 11

types of musical forms/structures

Answer 11

• monothematic
• binary
• ternary
• rondo

Question 12

is based on single melodic idea

Answer 12

monothematic

Question 13

music with two main sections
(A B or A A B B)

Answer 13

binary

Question 14

music with three sections, the third is a return to the first
(A B A)

Answer 14

ternary

Question 15

music with a return to the first section with a different setion in between (A B A C A)

Answer 15

rondo

Question 16

degree of highness or lowness of a tone

Answer 16

pitch

Question 17

how are pitches named

Answer 17

first seven letters of the alphabet

Question 18

combining variety of notes of different pitches (combining pitches and rhythm)

Answer 18

melody

Question 19

sequence of single notes that is musically satisfying

Answer 19

melody

Question 20

character or quality of musical sound of voice

Answer 20

timbre

Question 21

makes intrument or human voice have different sound from another

Answer 21

timbre

Question 22

layers of a piece of music are combined

Answer 22

texture

Question 23

types of texture

Answer 23

• monophonic
• homophonic
• polyphonic
• heterophonic

Question 24

single, unaccompanied melodic line

Answer 24

monophonic

Question 25

melody with accompaniment

Answer 25

homophonic

Question 26

more than one melody perfomed at the same time

Answer 26

polyphonic

Question 27

two melodic lines that follow each other, but with more ornamentation in the main melody

Answer 27

heterophonic

Question 28

speed of the music

Answer 28

tempo

Question 29

tempo marking

Answer 29

• prestissimo
• presto
• allegro
• moderato
• andante
• adagio
• lento/largo
• grave

Question 30

fast in tempo marking

Answer 30

allegro

Question 31

slow or walking pace in tempo marking

Answer 31

andante