Vocab 1

Question 1

Allegro

Answer 1

Tempo marking indicating fast (Italian)

Question 2

Harmony

Answer 2

the combination of simultaneous musical notes or frequencies

Question 3

Alto

Answer 3

Refers to the 2nd highest voice in a traditional four voice music notation. (Italian)

Question 4

Andante

Answer 4

Tempo Marking indicating “walking pace” or moderate. Slower than Allegro (Italian)

Question 5

Bass

Answer 5

The lowest voice in traditional four voice music notation. (Italian)

Question 6

BPM

Answer 6

Tempo markings are indicated in Beats Per MInute

Question 7

Form

Answer 7

refers to the overall structure or plan of a piece of music, [1] and it describes the layout of a composition as divided into sections.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_form)

Question 8

Forte

Answer 8

A dynamic marking in notated music indicated loud. (Italian)

Question 9

Half Step

Answer 9

Synonym for Semitone

Question 10

instrumentation

Answer 10

The variety and/or combinations of instruments used to perform a piece.

Question 11

Interval

Answer 11

The distance between two notes. In western music the distance is measured by semitones.

Question 12

Lento

Answer 12

A tempo indication meaning very slow.

Question 13

Major Key

Answer 13

A tonal or harmonic center emphasized from the third scale degree being one wholestep (two semitones) above the second.

Question 14

Mezzo Forte

Answer 14

A dynamic marking in notated music indicating a moderate volume.

Question 15

Minor Key

Answer 15

A tonal or harmonic center emphasized from the third scale degree being one semitone above the second.

Question 16

Octave

Answer 16

a series of eight notes occupying the interval between (and including) two notes, one having twice or half the frequency of vibration of the other. ()

Question 17

Piano

Answer 17

A dynamic marking in notated sheet music indicating soft (Italian)

Question 18

Pitch

Answer 18

the quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone.

Question 19

Rhythm

Answer 19

the systematic arrangement of musical sounds, principally according to duration and periodic stress.

Question 20

Semitone

Answer 20

In Western Music, the smallest distance between two notes. One twelfth of an octave.

Question 21

Soprano

Answer 21

The highest voice in traditional four voice music notation. (Italian)

Question 22

Tempo

Answer 22

the speed at which a passage of music is or should be played. Usually measured in beats per minute.

Question 23

Tenor

Answer 23

The 2nd lowest voice in traditional 4 voice music notation. (Italian)

Question 24

Timbre

Answer 24

The qualities of a sound that allow the listener to differentiate it from others. The unique tone or color of a sound.

Question 25

Triad

Answer 25

In western music, a set of three notes where each is a third away from the next.

Question 26

Whole Step

Answer 26

Musical Interval comprised of two semi-tones. Also called a whole tone. The difference in pitch that is equal to one sixth of an octave. (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whole%20step)

Question 27

Chromatic Scale

Answer 27

A scale of twelve notes(ascending or descending), each a semitone away from the next.

Question 28

Compound Meter

Answer 28

The BEAT is divided into three.

Question 29

Duple

Answer 29

The MEASURE is divided into two

Question 30

Meter

Answer 30

defines the rhythmic pattern of a measure by creating theoretical divisions of notes or beats. Meter is specified by the time signature.

Question 31

Rest

Answer 31

Notated silence in sheet music.

Question 32

Time Signature

Answer 32

A label to identify specific meters usually represented by a top and bottom number.

Question 33

Triple

Answer 33

Refers to a meter where the MEASURE is divided by three.

Question 34

Simple Meter

Answer 34

The BEAT is divided into two.

Question 35

Whole Tone Scale

Answer 35

Scale made of six notes each a whole step away from next. (only 2 exist)