Vocab

Question 1

4 Properties of Musical Sound

Answer 1

Pitch, Dynamics, Timbre, Duration

Question 2

Pitch

Answer 2

relative highness or lowness of a sound

Question 3

Dynamics

Answer 3

degrees of loudness in music

Question 4

Decrescendo

Answer 4

gradually becoming softer

Question 5

Crescendo

Answer 5

gradually becoming louder

Question 6

Tone Color / Timbre

Answer 6

Quality of sound that distinguishes one instrument from another

Question 7

Duration

Answer 7

How long a note is heard or sounds

Question 8

Interval

Answer 8

measures musical distance between two pitches

Question 9

Octave

Answer 9

A distance of 8 pitches in which the first and the 8th pitch are the same letter names

Question 10

Orchestra

Answer 10

Uses the 4 main categories of instruments (strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion)

Question 11

Beat

Answer 11

A regular, recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time

Question 12

Meter

Answer 12

Organization of beats into regular groups

Question 13

Duple

Answer 13

2 beats, s-w

Question 14

Triple

Answer 14

3 beats, s-w-w

Question 15

Quadruple

Answer 15

4 beats, s-w-w-w

Question 16

Tempo

Answer 16

Speed of a piece, how fast or slow the beat occurs

Question 17

Accelerando

Answer 17

Gradually becoming faster

Question 18

Ritardando / Rallentando

Answer 18

Gradually becoming slower

Question 19

Melody

Answer 19

Series of single tones that add up to a recognizable whole, horizontal

Question 20

Harmony

Answer 20

Used to accompany a melody, consisting of 3 tones stacked on top of each other called a triad or chord, vertical

Question 21

Key / Tonal Center

Answer 21

One note of the musical alphabet is the most important note

Question 22

Modulation

Answer 22

Change of Key

Question 23

Form

Answer 23

Structure and organization of a musical piece, a mold in which musical themes and ideas need to fit into

Question 24

Ternary form

Answer 24

ABA

Question 25

Dissonance

Answer 25

An unpleasant, harsh sound when several notes are being played together

Question 26

Theme and Variation

Answer 26

A theme is presented and then varied

Question 27

Accent

Answer 27

Stressing one beat over another

Question 28

Musical texture

Answer 28

how many melodies are used within a piece, layers

Question 29

Binary form

Answer 29

AB

Question 30

Consonance

Answer 30

A pleasant, harmonious sound when several notes are being played together

Question 31

Sonata Form

Answer 31

Begins with an Exposition, Development, Recapitulation, and Coda

Question 32

Rondo Form

Answer 32

Recurring refrain with new material interspersed

Question 33

Minuet and Trio

Answer 33

Used in 3rd movements, dance-like