MUSC

Question 1

-tune
-linear sequence of notes
-single entity

Answer 1

MELODY

Question 2

-organization of music in time
- heartbeat of music

Answer 2

Rhythm

Question 3

Highness and lowness of sound

Answer 3

pitch

Question 4

12 pitches in music

Answer 4

C, C# or Db, D, D# or Eb, E, F, F# or Gb, G, G# or Ab, A, A# or Bb

Question 5

-refers to how specific notes or passages are played or sung
- performance technique

Answer 5

Articulation

Question 6

Types of articulation in music
(STSPASF)

Answer 6

Slur
Tie
Staccato
Portato
Accent
Sforzando
Fermata

Question 7

Speed of a beat

Answer 7

Tempo

Question 8

Very Slowly and broad
(40-58 bpm)

Answer 8

largo or lento

Question 9

slow (60-76 bpm)

Answer 9

Adagio

Question 10

walking speed or moderately slow
(80-106BPM)

Answer 10

Andante

Question 11

Moderate pace
(108-118 bpm)

Answer 11

Moderato

Question 12

fast and cheerful
(120-168 bpm)

Answer 12

allegro

Question 13

Very fast
(170- 220 bpm)

Answer 13

Presto

Question 14

Lively

Answer 14

Vivace

Question 15

speeding up

Answer 15

Accelerando

Question 16

Slowing Down

Answer 16

Rallentando

Question 17

Immediately Slowing down

Answer 17

ritenuto

Question 18

thickness and thinness of sounds, melodies, rhythms in a piece

Answer 18

Texture

Question 19

one melodic line with no harmony or counterpoint

Answer 19

Monophonic

Question 20

One melodic but use chords, accompaniment, harmonies

Answer 20

Homophonic

Question 21

more than one independent melody is occuring at the same time

Answer 21

Polyphonic

Question 22

relationship between melody and harmony

Answer 22

Tonality

Question 23

raises or lowers a note by a semitone or a tone

Answer 23

accidentals

Question 24

series of eightnotes that span an octave

Answer 24

scales

Question 25

eight notes

Answer 25

Octave

Question 26

Major scale

Answer 26

TTSTTTS

Question 27

natural minor scale

Answer 27

TSTTSTT

Question 28

a family of scales that originated in early medieval church music

Answer 28

Mode

Question 29

Key of C

Answer 29

Ionic

Question 30

Key of D

Answer 30

Dorian

Question 31

Key of E

Answer 31

Phrygian

Question 32

Key of F

Answer 32

Lydian

Question 33

Key of G

Answer 33

Mixolydian

Question 34

Key of A

Answer 34

Aeolian

Question 35

Key of B

Answer 35

Locrian

Question 36

five notes

Answer 36

Pentatonic

Question 37

seven notes

Answer 37

Diatonic

Question 38

use all 12 notes in a scale

Answer 38

chromatic

Question 39

quality of the sound

Answer 39

Timre

Question 40

-loudness and softness
-volume

Answer 40

Dynamics

Question 41

Stringed, Woodwind, Brass, Percussion

Answer 41

Instrumentation/orchestration

Question 42

very very soft

Answer 42

pianississimo

Question 43

very soft

Answer 43

Pianissimo

Question 44

soft

Answer 44

piank

Question 45

mezzo piano

Answer 45

medium soft

Question 46

mezz forte

Answer 46

medium loud

Question 47

forte

Answer 47

loud

Question 48

fortissimo

Answer 48

very loud

Question 49

very very loud

Answer 49

fortessissimo

Question 50

Exposition, Development, Recapitulation

Answer 50

Sonata form

Question 51

there are two subjects, basically binary form

Answer 51

Exposition

Question 52

the music modules to foreign keys, new themes appear, and may not even be remotely related to exposition

Answer 52

Development

Question 53

the original themes from the exposition are repeated

Answer 53

Recapitulation

Question 54

two or more pitches are performed at the same time

Answer 54

Harmony

Question 55

five horizontal lines and four spaces

Answer 55

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