mus midterm

in music notation, the higher a note is placed on the staff, the ___ the pitch is

higher

what brass instrument is not regularly included in a symphonic orchestra

cornet

a melody moves by large intervals

leaps

what is the speed of the beat or the basic pace of the music

tempo

what is a triad built on the first note of the scale

a tonic chord

When a note is emphasized more than others, usually by being played louder, it is called a(n) ______.

accent

the ____ clef is used to indicate notation that is relatively low in pitch

bass

what is the term describing the regular, recurrent pulse that is subdivided and organized to create rhythms and metrical configurations

beat

all the categories of instruments that are commonly found in both orchestras and marching bands

brass and percussion

a resting place at the end of a phrase

cadence

select all the following that are present in a key

central tone, chord, central scale

in harmony, a combination of tones that is stable and whose sound has a sense of arrival, or resolution, is referred to as which of the following

consonance

Timpani, or kettledrums, belong to which primary category of percussion instruments?

definite pitch

what are two methods to add rhythmic variety to music

dotted note and triplet

Wagner changes the ______ when the soft, solo ends and the full orchestra returns to loudly play the main melody.

dynamics

The snare drum belongs to which primary category of percussion instruments?

indefinite pitch

select all the correct choices related to the beat in music

it is a regular pulse and is usually predictable

What which element is the do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti-do scale associated?

key

When a melody moves from one tone to a tone that is NOT adjacent, it is said to move by which of the following?

leap

a smooth, connected style of playing or singing a melody

legato

sung or played in a smooth or connected style

legato

which of the following is a group of a fixed number of beats

measure

A series of single tones that add up to a recognizable whole

melody

what is a series of tones, or pitches, that move by steps or intervals and add up to a recognizable whole

melody

what term is used to refer to the organization of beats into regular groups of strong and weak ones

meter

device that produces ticking sounds or flashes of light at any desired musical speed

metronome

in a time signature, the upper number indicates what

number of beats in a measure

Select all the categories of instruments that are commonly found in both orchestras and marching bands.

percussion and brass

the symbol that indicates the duration of silence

rest

Eighth note, quarter note, and half note are all used to notate what aspect of music?

rhythm

what is the term for the particular arrangement of note lengths and silences in a piece of music

rhythm

repetition of a melodic pattern on a higher or lower pitch

sequence

performed in a short, detached manner

staccato

a melody moves by small intervals called

steps

Which six categories or classifications of instruments are used in the western (or European) music?

string, percussion, keyboard, woodwind, electronic, brass

Modern-day symphony orchestras include which four groups of instruments?

strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion

what is the unexpected accent of an offbeat note or a normally weak beat called

syncopation

what do the italian terms largo, moderato, allegro, and presto indicate in music

tempo

Select all the voice types that are typically male voices.

tenor, bass, baritone

what is used to indicate the meter of a piece at the beginning of the staff

time signature

what is the quality of sound that distinguishes different voices and instruments from each other called

tone color or timbre

select all the following that are the main properties of musical sounds

tone color, pitch, duration, dynamics

select all three chief elements that stravinsky uses to create sharp musical contrasts in this selection as the melody is repeated over and over

tone color, rhythm, and dynamics

the chief elements that ellington uses to create variety in this piece and its repeated note melody are

tone colors and improvisation

the ___ clef is used to indicate notes that are relatively high in pitch

treble

what are two ways of strengthening the value of a note

using a tie and adding a dot next to the note

select all the correct terms concerning the duration of rests

whole rest, and eighth rest

musical representation of specific poetic images

word painting

in general, what is true about the frequency at which an object vibrates

The faster the vibrations, the higher the pitch

what is the loudness and softness of music related to specifically

Amplitude of the vibration that produces the sound

what is the structure of a minor scale

Seven different tones and an eighth tone that duplicates the first