Mod 1 Flashcards
Which element of music refers to all the pitches that are not the melody?
harmony
What aspect of rhythm refers to the underlying pulse of the music?
beat
Most musical forms are based around the idea of:
repetition and contrast
Which of the following dynamics is the softest?
pp
The chapters in our textbook are arranged chronologically according to the art music of the Western world.
false
Listen to this musical excerpt, and determine if what you hear is in duple, triple, quadruple, or some other meter.
not duple meter
maybe quadruple meter
Which element of music refers to the tune, the thing you could hum afterwards?
melody
What is a musical texture consisting of several melodies occurring simultaneously?
polyphony
What are the two most common types of harmonies?
major and minor
What is a musical texture consisting of one single unaccompanied melody?
monophony
Which term refers to the relative loudness or softness of the music?
dynamics
It is helpful to understand the time and place from which music originated to fully enjoy it.
true
Which term describes the quality of sound that allows us to perceive the differences between instruments and voices?
timbre
Listen to this musical excerpt, and determine if what you hear is more major sounding or minor sounding.
minor
What is a musical texture consisting of one melody with accompaniment?
homophony
Which of the following is NOT one of the elements of music?
analysis
Which of the following dynamic markings is the loudest?
f
What language to terms such as forte and piano come from?
not German
maybe Italian
If a piece of music sounds weird to our modern ears, you can bet it also sounded weird to people hundreds of years ago.
false
While it may not always be the case, one of our expectations as listeners is we should always be able to easily hear and remember the melody of a piece of music.
true
