Reading Quiz 1

Question 1

What does rhythm refer too?

Answer 1

The way music unfolds in time.

Question 2

What are the basic units of measurement for musical time?

Answer 2

Beats

Question 3

What is an accent?

Answer 3

Emphasis on a certain beat to make it sound stronger than the surrounding beats.

Question 4

A recurring pattern of strong beats and weak beats is called

Answer 4

A meter

Question 5

Each occurrence of the strong beat/weak beat pattern is called

Answer 5

a measure

Question 6

What is the term for a meter in which the main beats are in twos or fours?

Answer 6

Duple meter.

Question 7

What is the term for a meter in which the main beats are grouped into threes?

Answer 7

Triple meter

Question 8

When the main beats of a duple meter are subdivided into threes, what is the resulting meter called?

Answer 8

Compound duple meter.

Question 9

What is the term for music that has no underlying pattern of strong and weak beats at all

Answer 9

Nonmetrical

Question 10

How do rhythm and meter relate to one another in music?

Answer 10

The meter serves as the regular background, while the rhythm can coincide with it, cut across it, or even contradict it.

Question 11

Making a weak beat unexpectedly strong by displacing an accent?

Answer 11

Syncopation

Question 12

What does the term tempo refer to?

Answer 12

The speed of music

Question 13

What is a metronome?

Answer 13

A device that can tick out beats at any desired tempo.

Question 14

Which of the following indicates that the music should be played at a fast tempo?

Answer 14

Allegro

Question 15

Which of the following indicates that the music should be at a slow tempo

Answer 15

Adagio

Question 16

The consistent use of syncopation is the hallmark of:

Answer 16

African American-derived popular music.

Question 17

The conventional terms for tempo come from what language?

Answer 17

Italian

Question 18

What is an example of numerical music?

Answer 18

Gregorian chant.

Question 19

Generally, the term “rhythm” refers to the time aspect of music, but more specifically, “ a rhythm” refers to

Answer 19

The actual arrangement of long and short notes in a particular melody or passage.

Question 20

The conventional system of signs that indicate relative durations of long and short sounds is called

Answer 20

Musical notation.