Midterm

Question 1

What are the elements of music?

Answer 1

Rhythym
Melody
Harmony
Texture and Form

Question 2

Rhythym

Answer 2

movement marked by the regulated succesion of strong or weak elements

Question 3

Beats

Answer 3

unit of measurement of rhythym pulse

Question 4

Meter

Answer 4

grouping of beats into a recurring pattern defined by accentuation

Question 5

Time signature

Answer 5

signed placed at start of a piece of music or during the course of it indicating the meter of the music

Question 6

Down Beat

Answer 6

The strong beats and beat 1 is always the strongest

Question 7

Off beat

Answer 7

The less stressed beats. Not number 1 so beats 2,3, and 4

Question 8

Up beat

Answer 8

The weaker beats that anticipate the down beats

Question 9

Rests

Answer 9

A notation sign that indicates absence of a sounding note/notes

Question 10

Ties

Answer 10

Curved lines between two notes of the same pitch indicating that they form a single note

Question 11

Syncopation

Answer 11

Device used to vary the position of the stressed notes to avoid regular rhythm, achieved by a accenting a weak beat or a beat division

Question 12

Duple Meter

Answer 12

Two beats alternating strong and weak; up/down movement

Question 13

Triple Meter

Answer 13

3 beats per measure, strong/weak; side to side

Question 14

Exposition (in sonata form)

Answer 14

Beginning where themes are presented

Question 15

Development (in sonata form)

Answer 15

Themes treated in new ways

Question 16

Recapitulation (in sonata form)

Answer 16

Return of original themes

Question 17

Coda (in sonata form)

Answer 17

Concluding sections