mus exam 1

Question 1

melody

Answer 1

The sequence of pitches

Question 2

scale

Answer 2

Series of notes either ascending or

descending

Question 3

octave

Answer 3

Different tones of the same pitch

Question 4

range

Answer 4

The difference between the lowest and

highest note

Question 5

major scale

Answer 5

Happy sounding notes

Question 6

tonic

Answer 6

The first scale

Question 7

key

Answer 7

The scale that the music is built off of

Question 8

pentatonic scale

Answer 8

5 pitches per scale

Question 9

minor scale

Answer 9

Sad sounding notes

Question 10

interval

Answer 10

The distance in pitch

Question 11

modulation

Answer 11

Changing key in a musical piece

Question 12

microtones

Answer 12

Very small pitch intervals

Question 13

ornamentation

Answer 13

Additional notes added as decoration to a

piece

Question 14

articulation

Answer 14

How a note is played or sung (long and

drawn out or very short)

Question 15

legato

Answer 15

Drawn out notes

Question 16

staccato

Answer 16

Short notes

Question 17

mode

Answer 17

Series of notes with specific instructions

on how it is supposed to be played

Question 18

chord

Answer 18

2 or more different pitched notes played at

the same time

Question 19

harmony

Answer 19

Chord makes sense and sounds right with

what is being played

Question 20

chord progression

Answer 20

Moving from one chord to another

Question 21

harmonization

Answer 21

Building chords from individual notes

Question 22

texture

Answer 22

Relationships between rhythm, notes,
melodies, etc that evolve throughout a
musical work

Question 23

form

Answer 23

The large scale dimensions of how music
is organized

Question 24

single line textures

Answer 24

In unison

Question 25

unison

Answer 25

multiple people performing the same melody

Question 26

polyphonic

Answer 26

Multiple sounds at the same time

Question 27

drone

Answer 27

A stagnant note and a melody

Question 28

harmonized texture

Answer 28

one melody with accompanying chords

Question 29

polyrhythym

Answer 29

Multiple rhythms at once

Question 30

call and response

Answer 30

One part and then an answer in return

Question 31

ostinato

Answer 31

Same part is repeated throughout the song

Question 32

cyclic form

Answer 32

Larger scale ostinato

Question 33

verse chorus form

Answer 33

Verse and chorus go back and forth
throughout the song

Question 34

crescendo

Answer 34

gets louder

Question 35

decrescendo

Answer 35

gets softer

Question 36

dynamic range

Answer 36

The range of volume between the softest
and loudest tones

Question 37

accoustic

Answer 37

No amplification

Question 38

harmonics

Answer 38

Overtones in a tone

Question 39

instrumentation

Answer 39

What instruments are being used and how
many of each is used in a musical piece

Question 40

chordophones

Answer 40

Stringed instruments

Question 41

aerophones

Answer 41

woodwinds

Question 42

membranophones

Answer 42

stretched skin being hit

Question 43

idiophones

Answer 43

self sounding

Question 44

electrophones

Answer 44

electronic

Question 45

digital sampling

Answer 45

Electronically recording, storing, and
reproducing again

Question 46

multitrack recording

Answer 46

Layering multiple tracks over another