first vocab. quiz

Question 1

pitch

Answer 1

highness or lowness of sound

Question 2

dynamic level

Answer 2

Level of volume

Question 3

frequency

Answer 3

Rate of a sound wave’s vibration

Question 4

tone

Answer 4

sound with specific pitch, produced by a constant rate of vibration

Question 5

sharp

Answer 5

sign (#) indicating that the tone is to be performed one-half step higher than notated

Question 6

staff

Answer 6

Five lines and four spaces on which music is notated

Question 7

Interval

Answer 7

Distance between two pitches

Question 8

octave

Answer 8

interval of eight

Question 9

forte

Answer 9

Loud

Question 10

piano

Answer 10

soft

Question 11

Crescendo

Answer 11

Becoming louder

Question 12

Decrescendo

Answer 12

getting softer

Question 13

Rhythm

Answer 13

Arrangement of time in music

Question 14

Elements of music

Answer 14

Basic materials of which music is composed: Rhythm, melody, harmony, timbre

Question 15

Tempo

Answer 15

Rate of speed in which music is played

Question 16

Rest

Answer 16

a sign that indicates silence

Question 17

Beat

Answer 17

Basic underlying pulse of music

Question 18

accent

Answer 18

strong sound. Accents may be achieved by stress, duration, or position of note

Question 19

Meter

Answer 19

Organization of rhythm into patterns of strong and weak beats

Question 20

measure

Answer 20

Unit containing a number of beats

Question 21

Duple meter

Answer 21

two beats per measure

Question 22

Triple meter

Answer 22

three beats per measure

Question 23

Downbeat

Answer 23

First beat of a measure

Question 24

upbeat

Answer 24

Last beat of the measure

Question 25

Melody

Answer 25

meaningful succession of pitches

Question 26

phrase

Answer 26

section of a melody, comparable to a section of a sentence

Question 27

Cadence

Answer 27

Stopping point

Question 28

Sequence

Answer 28

Melodic phrase repeated at different levels of pitch

Question 29

tune

Answer 29

melody that is easy to recognize memorize and sing

Question 30

theme

Answer 30

melody that reoccurs throughout a section, a movement , or an entire composition.

Question 31

motive

Answer 31

short melodic phrase that may be effectively developed

Question 32

Lyrical melody

Answer 32

relatively long, song-like melody

Question 33

Scale

Answer 33

ascending or descending pattern of half steps, whole steps,or both

Question 34

Minor scale

Answer 34

ascending pattern of steps as follows: Whole, half, whole, half, whole, whole

Question 35

major scale

Answer 35

ascending pattern of steps : whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half, whole, whole

Question 36

Tonic

Answer 36

First and most important note of the major or minor scale to which all other notes are subordinate

Question 37

Key

Answer 37

The major or minor scale on which a composition is based

Question 38

Chromatic Scale

Answer 38

Twelve consecutive half steps within the range of an octave

Question 39

Whole-tone Scale

Answer 39

six consecutive whole steps within the range of an octave

Question 40

Pentatonic Scale

Answer 40

Five note scale