Quiz 1; Ch 1-3

Question 1

Rhythm

Answer 1

Movement in music

Question 2

Beat

Answer 2

Continuous pulse

Question 3

Tempo

Answer 3

The speed of the beat

Question 4

Meter

Answer 4

Grouping of the beat.

1,2,3 or 1,2,3,4

Question 5

Melody

Answer 5

Linear succession of musical tones

Question 6

Pitch

Answer 6

The highness or lowness of a sound

Question 7

Monophonic texture

Answer 7

A single melody played or sung without accompaniment

Question 8

Harmony

Answer 8

Melody with Accompaniment

Question 9

Polyphony texture

Answer 9

Texture consisting of two or more independent melodic voices

Question 10

Homophonic texture

Answer 10

Harmonic chordal accompaniment under a melody

Question 11

Staff

Answer 11

The five lines and spaces used to notate pitches

Question 12

The musical alphabet

Answer 12

The letters used to name pitches starting with A and ending in G

Question 13

Treble clef

Answer 13

The clef that indicates the G above middle C used by instruments in the upper register

Question 14

Bass clef

Answer 14

The clef that indicates the F below middle C used by lower register instruments

Question 15

Octave

Answer 15

A note 8 steps higher or lower from the beginning note that has the same note name

Question 16

Ledger lines

Answer 16

Lines placed above and below the staff to indicate pitches

Question 17

Grand staff

Answer 17

A staff, used by piano, with treble clef on top and bass clef on the bottom. Both staff are joined by a bracket.

Question 18

Sharp

Answer 18

(#) raises the note by a half step

Question 19

Flat

Answer 19

(b) lowers the note by a half step

Question 20

Enharmonic

Answer 20

When a single pitch has more than one name