World of Music test 2 Flashcards by Gloria Lutsik

Pitch is most closely related to ______

a. amplitude
b. duration
c. frequency
d. timbre

C. Frequency

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We can apply letter names to notes if they have ___________

a. determinate pitch
b. indeterminate pitch
c. frequency
d. timbre

a. determinate pitch

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An ascending and/or descending series of notes of different pitch is called ______________

a. a rhythm
b. a scale
c. an octave
d. a tonic

b. a scale

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When two pitches sound the same, but one is higher or lower than the other, we say they are _____________________

a. the same pitch
b. an octave apart
c. determinate pitch
d. conjunct pitches

b. an octave apart

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Playing all twelve tones within an octave on the piano from high to low yields what is known as the ____________scale

a. major
b. minor
c. chromatic
d. pentatonic

c. chromatic

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The pentatonic scale contains ________pitches per octave.

a. seven
b. five
c. eight
d. twelve

b. five

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The main difference between a major and a minor scale is ___

a. the number of pitches in the octave of each scale
b. the use of the scale in a piece of music
c. the size of the interval between the second and third scale tone
d. the melodic range of the octave

c. the size of the interval between the second and third scale tone

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A well-known scale influenced by the African scale is the _______________ scale.

a. minor
b. Botswana
c. blues
d. pentatonic

a. minor

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Moving from one key to another is called _________

a. modulation
b. ornamentation
c. articulation
d. harmonization

a. modulation

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The presence of ______________ accounts for why there are more available notes per octave in Middle Eastern and Indian pitch systems than in the conventional Western pitch systems

a. modulation
b. ornamentation
c. articulation
d. microtones

d. microtones

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When we describe notes as staccato or legato, we are referring to their _______

a. harmonization
b. ornamentation
c. articulation
d. microtones

c. articulation

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Ornamentation refers to ____________

a. playing shorter, clipped notes
b. playing longer, sustained tones
c. moving from one key to another
d. decorating the main pitches of the melody

d. decorating the main pitches of the melody

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defining features of a mode are likely to include ____________

a. a specific set of ascending and descending pitches.
b. rules for how to perform particular notes and how to move from one note to another
c. extramusical references
d. all of the above

d. all of the above

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when a group of two or more pitches sounds simultaneously, this produces a ___________

a. melody
b. chord
c. chord progression
d. No answer text provided.

b. chord

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When each note of a melody is reinforced by an additional note or notes of different pitch to create a chord, this is called ________________

a. ornamentation
b. modulation
c. harmonization
d. Arpeggio

c. harmonization

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When we speak about dynamics, we are referring to music’s ___________

a. Amplitude
b. Duration
c. Frequency
d. Timbre

a. amplitude

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Decrescendo describes ______________________

a. Gradually getting louder
b. Gradually getting quieter (softer.)
c. Getting louder, then quieter.
d. Gradually adding ornaments to the melody

b. gradually getting quieter (softer)

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___________________ is the character, sound quality, or tone color of a musical composition or tone.

a. Timbre
b. harmonics
c. acoustics
d. instrumentation

a. timbre

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Instruments that are not amplified electronically are _____________

a. Idiophones
b. Chordophones
c. acoustic
d. Harmonic

c. accoustic

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A tone is actually comprised of a fundamental pitch, plus multiple other pitches known as ______________

a. Dynamic range
b. ensembles
c. harmonics
d. subtones

c. harmonics

“Instrumentation” refers to the _______________ of instruments in an ensemble.

a. melody
b. dynamics
c. volume and pitch
d. type and number

d. type and number

The classification system of instruments based on “-phones” was created by ___________________

a. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
b. The Duke of Windsor
c. A committee at Michigan State University
d. Hornbostel and Sachs

d. Hornbostel and Sachs

Drums are classified as _______________

a. Chordophones
b. Idiophones
c. Membranophones
d. Instruments of the devil

c. membranophones

A piano is classified as a ______________________

a. Chordophone
b. Idiophone
c. Membranophone
d. Instrument of the devil

a. chordophone

An instrument which uses the body of the instrument to produce the sound is a(an) _______________ a. Chordophone b. Idiophone c. Membranophone d. Instrument of the devil

b. idiophone

A didjeridu is classified as __________________ a. Chordophone b. Membranophone c. Idiophone d. Aerophone

d. aerophone

An electric guitar is classified as ____________________ a. an acoustic chordophone b. a hybrid electronophone c. a pure electronophone d. an instrument of the devil.

b. a hybrid electronophone

Digital samplers are __________________ a. electronophones that are sound generators b. electronophones that are sound modifiers c. hybrid electronophones d. Only for computer geeks

b. eletronophones that are sound modifiers

A trumpet and a saxophone are similar because __________________ a. They are both idiophones b. they are both aerophones c. They are both used in marching bands d. Answers B and C are correct.

d. Answers B and C are correct

The only membranophone that plays determinate pitches is the _________________ a. Bongos b. Timbales c. Timpani d. Xylophone

c. Timpani

Texture in music can be compared to texture in fabric by an analogy that says texture is a result of the instruments or voices that are used, and __________ a. The lengthe of the piece b. the intent of the composer c. the way the instruments and voices are used d. the number of a certain type of instruments that are used

c. the way the instruments and voices are used

The simplest musical texture is a single-line texture. This is called a A. monophonic texture B polyphonic texture C. solo texture D. drone texture

a. monophonic texture

The simplest type of harmony is created by adding a __________ to a single line A. Chord B. Second melody C. Drone D. Polyrhythm

c. Drone

Textures with two or more distinct parts are considered A. Monophonic texture B. Polyphonic texture C. Solo texture D. Drone texture

polyphonic texture

A drone is _____________ A. a simple type of harmony B. a repeated rhythmic pattern C. a sustained, continuous, tone D. A and C but not B

d. a and c but not b

When different pitches occur together to form chords, this is called a ___________ A. church hymn. B. chord progression. C. harmonized texture A. solo song

c. harmonized texture

Multiple-melody texture is considered a “musical Africanism” because A. Africa is the only place we hear this type of music B. it is common in parts of Africa C. it was a feature of “The Lion King” film D. it is used in Jazz.

b. it is common in parts of Africa

Polyrhythm occurs when rhythmic patterns _______ A. Shift back and forth between two different pulses B. are complex and varied C. based on duple subdivision are played against patterns based on triple subdivision D. are not popular in modern music

c. based on duple subdivision are played against patterns based on triple subdivision

Interlocking texture involves A . dividing a melody between two or more instruments or voices B. being careful to make sure all p[layers are playing in time C. being certain the beats are correctly placed in the melody D. playing rapidly, and in time with the other instruments

a. dividing a melody between two or more istruments or voices

Call-and-response is considered A. a conversational element in music B. a back-and-forth- alternation between different instruments or voices C. playing the correct phrase at the right time D. A and B, but not C

d. A and b but not c

Call-and-response is common in which of these types of music A. West African. B. American blues music. C. jazz music. D. all of the above.

d. all of the above

Key features that help create form in music are A. use of repetition B. using numbered measures C. use of patterns D. A and C, but not B

d. a and c but not b

A form built almost entirely from repeated patters is called (a) an A. song with a "hook.” B. verse-chorus form C. ostinato-based form. D. loop.

c. ostinato-based form

The Qui Bushmen (Africa) song “Xai” (Elephants) played on the musical bow, is an example of an A. “hook” song. B. verse-chorus form C. ostinato-based form D. loop

c. ostinato-based form

Tito Puente’s song “Oye Como Va” is an example of A. a “hook” song B. verse-chorus form C. layered ostinato based form D. a loop

c. layered ostinato based form

A cyclic form occurs when A. a chorus is repeated more than once B. a pattern is played at the beginning and end of the song C. the entire form is repeated multiple times D. the song is part of a “song-cycle

c. the entire form is repeated multiple times

Modern use of cyclic form includes which of these forms A. Blues. B. Jazz. C. Rock and Roll. D. all of the above.

d. all of the above

Verse- Chorus form is A. a common form in popular music B. often used in modern Christian music C. a feature of American country music D. all of the above.

a. a common form in popular music

Verse chorus form involves A. a melody that is repeated with different words B. a new melody that is repeated with the same words each time C. a “refrain,” or chorus D. all of the above.

a. a melody that is repeated with different words