Test 1

Question 0

Tone

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A sound the has a definite pitch and is produced by regular vibrations

Question 1

Pitch

Answer 1

The highness or lowness of a sound. The pitch of a sound is decided by the frequency of its vibrations, they are measured in cycles per second.

Question 2

Interval

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Distance between any two tones. An octave is 8 notes

Question 3

Pitch range

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The distance between the lowest and the highest tones that a voice or instrument can produce

Question 4

Rhythm

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Rhythm is the heart beat of music, the ordered flow of music through out time.rhythem is made from beat, meter, accent, syncopation and tempo

Question 5

Beat

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The regular pulsation in music

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Meter

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The organization of beats into regular groupings

Question 7

Accent

Answer 7

A stress or emphasis on a note

Question 8

Syncopation

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When the stress comes between beats or when an offbeat note is emphasized

Question 9

Tempo

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The speed of the beat

Question 10

Measure

Answer 10

A metrical unit of time containing one strong beat the rest are weak beats

Question 11

1. Adante
2. Moderato
3. Allegro
4. Presto

Answer 11

1. Slow
2. Moderate
3. Fast
4. Very fast

Question 12

Melody

Answer 12

A series of single notes that add up to one recognizable whole. They are made up of small parts called phrases which in turn are broken into fragments/motives.the emotional focal point of a melody is the climax

Question 13

Harmony

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Harmony refers to the way the chords are constructed and how they follow each other

Question 14

Chord

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A combination of three or more tones sounded at once

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Consonance

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A combination of tones that is peaceful

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Dissonance

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Tones that give feeling of unrest

Question 17

Tone color

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The quality of the sound that distinguishes one instrument or voice from another.

Question 18

Form

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Organization of musical ideas through time

Question 19

Music texture

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A number of layers of sounds that are heard simultaneously.

Question 20

Monophonic texture

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One melody with out accompaniment

Question 21

Polyphonic texture

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A simultaneous performance of two or more different melodies of relatively equal interest

Question 22

Homophonic texture

Answer 22

A melody accompanied by chords

Question 23

Round and canon

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When the second singer or instrument joins a few beats later than the first. The texture is polyphonic only when sung as a round

Question 24

Unison

Answer 24

Everyone sings or plays the same tune at the same time.