unit 2

Question 1

The ending of a phrase or of a longer section of music is a __________.

Answer 1

cadence

Question 2

The act of moving from a relatively dissonant chord to a relatively consonant one is _______.

Answer 2

resolution

Question 3

A group of sharps or flats at the beginning of a staff that indicate the key is a __________.

Answer 3

key signature

Question 4

A feeling of calm or arrival produced by a combination of notes is __________.

Answer 4

consonance

Question 5

______________ is a pitch-naming system using syllables.

Answer 5

Solfège

Question 6

The sense that music is headed toward or centered around a specific note is ___________.

Answer 6

tonality

Question 7

A group of notes that are played simultaneously is a ___________.

Answer 7

chord

Question 8

A feeling of tension produced by a combination of notes is __________.

Answer 8

dissonance

Question 9

________ is a compositional tool that repeats a musical phrase at a different pitch level.

Answer 9

Sequence