Music 1-4

Question 1

Rhythm

Answer 1

actual arrangement of durations in a particular melody

Question 2

Beat

Answer 2

Steady and constant (spaces between sounds doesn’t vary)

Question 3

Meter

Answer 3

A simple, regular, recurring pattern of strong and weak beats

Question 4

Compound Meter

Answer 4

Meter in which main beats are subdivided into three

Question 5

Syncopation

Answer 5

Accenting in between beats (emphasis on weak beats)

Question 6

Tempo

Answer 6

Speed of Music

Question 7

Largo

Answer 7

Very Slow (40-60)

Question 8

Adagio

Answer 8

Slow (60-70)

Question 9

Adante

Answer 9

Walking Pace (70-90)

Question 10

Frequency

Answer 10

The rate at which vibration occurs

Question 11

Hz

Answer 11

Vibrations

Question 12

Pitch

Answer 12

How “high” or “low” a sound is

Question 13

Soprano

Answer 13

High

Question 14

Alto

Answer 14

Medium High

Question 15

Tenor

Answer 15

Medium Low

Question 16

Bass

Answer 16

Low

Question 17

Dynamics

Answer 17

the volume of sound, loudness or softness in music

Question 18

Pianissimo

Answer 18

Very soft (pp)

Question 19

Piano

Answer 19

Soft (p)

Question 20

Mezzo Piano

Answer 20

Medium Soft (mp)

Question 21

Mezzo Forte

Answer 21

Medium Loud (mf)

Question 22

Forte

Answer 22

Loud (f)

Question 23

Fortissimo

Answer 23

Very Loud (ff)

Question 24

Tone Color

Answer 24

The quality of a particular instrument, voice, or combination of instrument and voices

Question 25

Fundamental Pitch

Answer 25

The base sound

Question 26

Overtones

Answer 26

Fractions of the pitch above the fundamental

Question 27

4 main instrument categories in orchestra

Answer 27

Strings, woodwinds, bass, percussion

Question 28

Percussion

Answer 28

“Instruments you hit”

Question 29

Give one example of each strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion

Question 30

Pitch

Answer 30

Notes/Highs and Lows of music

Question 31

Step

Answer 31

Moving from one adjacent note to the next

Question 32

Intervals

Answer 32

Distance between any two notes

Question 33

Octave

Answer 33

8 Notes apart

Question 34

Half Step

Answer 34

Smallest interval in diatonic scale

Question 35

Flat

Answer 35

Lowers note by half step

Question 36

Sharp

Answer 36

Raises note by half step

Question 37

Whole Step

Answer 37

most common interval in diatonic scale

Question 38

Scales

Answer 38

Series of pitches used to construct music

Question 39

Diatonic Scale

Answer 39

Contains 7 pitches, whole/half steps mixed

Question 40

Chromatic Scale

Answer 40

Consists 12 pitches, all half steps

Question 41

Pentatonic Scale

Answer 41

An abbreviated 5 note scale

Question 42

Whole Tone Scale

Answer 42

6 different pitches, all whole steps

Question 43

Melody

Answer 43

Main line of music, organized series of pitches

Question 44

Tune

Answer 44

Simple, singable melody that is coherent and complete

Question 45

Phrases

Answer 45

A section of melody or tune

Question 46

Sequence

Answer 46

Duplication of a phrase at two or more different pitch levels

Question 47

Climax

Answer 47

High Point

Question 48

Cadence

Answer 48

Pausing places

Question 49

Motive

Answer 49

Distinctive fragment of melody

Question 50

Theme

Answer 50

The basic subject matter of long pieces of music

Question 51

Harmony

Answer 51

more than one line of music sounding at the same time