Music Exam 1 (Vocabulary)

Question 1

Distance between highest and lowest notes in a melody

Answer 1

Range

Question 2

Way pitches rise and fall throughout the melody

Answer 2

Shape

Question 3

Quality of movement in melody, either conduct or disjunct

Answer 3

Movement

Question 4

Succession of tones in a musically expressive order

Answer 4

Melody

Question 5

Highness or lowness of a sound

Answer 5

Pitch

Question 6

Small connected movement (steps)

Answer 6

Conjunct movement

Question 7

Moving by leaps (skips)

Answer 7

Disjunct movement

Question 8

Musical sentence

Answer 8

Phrase

Question 9

Musical resting point

Answer 9

Cadence

Question 10

A second melody heard simultaneously with the primary melody

Answer 10

Countermelody

Question 11

The most basic element in music, which governs the movement of music in time

Answer 11

Rhythm

Question 12

Basic unit of length

Answer 12

Beat

Question 13

Grouping of Beats
3/4 (meter of three) 123/123/123
4/4 (meter of four) 1234/1234/1234

Answer 13

Meter

Question 14

The simultaneous combination of more than one note

Answer 14

Harmony

Question 15

The first note of a scale

Answer 15

Tonic

Question 16

Three or more notes sounded together

Answer 16

Chord

Question 17

Tension

Answer 17

Dissonance

Question 18

Release

Answer 18

Consonance

Question 19

Pace and mood of music

Answer 19

Tempo

Question 20

Solemn Tempo (very, very slow)

Answer 20

Grave

Question 21

Broad tempo (very slow)

Answer 21

Largo

Question 22

Quite slow tempo

Answer 22

Adagio

Question 23

A walking tempo

Answer 23

Andante

Question 24

Moderate tempo

Answer 24

Moderato

Question 25

Fast tempo (cheerful)

Answer 25

Allegro

Question 26

Lively tempo

Answer 26

Vivace

Question 27

Very fast tempo

Answer 27

presto

Question 28

Volume, degree of loudness or softness at which music is played

Answer 28

Dynamic

Question 29

Very soft dynamic (pp)

Answer 29

Pianissimo

Question 30

Soft dynamic (p)

Answer 30

Piano

Question 31

Moderately soft dynamic (mp)

Answer 31

Mezzo Piano

Question 32

Moderately loud dynamic (mf)

Answer 32

Mezzo Forte

Question 33

Loud dynamic (f)

Answer 33

Forte

Question 34

Very loud dynamic (ff)

Answer 34

Fortissimo

Question 35

The interweaving of melodic and harmonic elements in the musical fabric

Answer 35

Texture

Question 36

Single melodic line

Answer 36

Monophonic

Question 37

Single melody harmonized by chords

Answer 37

Homophonic

Question 38

The art of polyphonic writing

Answer 38

Counterpoint

Question 39

The echo of a melody in another part

Answer 39

Imitation

Question 40

Instrumental imitation of a complete song

Answer 40

Canon

Question 41

Vocan canon

Answer 41

Round

Question 42

The organization of a piece of music in such a way as to be coherent to the listener

Answer 42

Form

Question 43

Melodic Idea used as a building block

Answer 43

Theme

Question 44

Repetition of theme in different pitches

Answer 44

Sequence

Question 45

Small melodic of rhythmic fragments of the theme

Answer 45

Motive

Question 46

A short musical pattern repeated throughout a section of a work or a complete work

Answer 46

Ostinato

Question 47

A-A-B-B

Answer 47

Binary Form

Question 48

A-B-A

Answer 48

Ternary

Question 49

Repeats a melody, or theme, with changes to create variety

Answer 49

Theme and Variations

Question 50

Create music without preparation

Answer 50

Improvisation

Question 51

Eighth Note - 1/2 Beat Quarter Note - 1 Beat Half Note - 2 Beats Whole Note - 4 Beats

Answer 51

Rhythmic Notation

Question 52

E F G A B C D E F

Answer 52

Treble Clef

Question 53

G A B C D E F G A

Answer 53

Base Clef