Music 9
The pitch system for most western music is based on the series of ______ that are laid out as the white and black key on a piano keyboard
12 determinate pitches
The beat in " The Alphabet Song"is defined by a steady stream of quarter note pulses. Each one of these pulses is called _______, while the continuous stream of quarter note pulses that underlies the performance is called ________
A beat; the beat
concept of rhythm,_______ refers to an individual musical tone, whereas _______refers to a pause between notes.
A note, a rest
Timbre
Analogous to the actual sound quality or tone color of tone, to what it sounds like
If a pitch is falling halfway between C and D and is identified as being higher than regular a C it is referred to as
C sharp
Frequency
Corresponds to how high or Low a tone is
_____ refers to a tone getting softer.
Decrescendo
Which of the following terms relates to music groups, whether vocal, or instrumental, or a combination?
Ensemble
The rules of the mode tell the musician what pitches can be used in a given piece or performance, but it does not offer instructions in how to use each each of those pitches
False
metric cycle is used to describe meters consisting of two, three, and four beats, specifically
False
In terms of the four basic properties of tones, pitch is related specifically to ______
Frequency
Identify an accurate statement about musical tones
High frequency tones have higher pitches then lower frequency tones
duration
How long or short a tone is
Which of the following statements are true about octaves?
It explain why a man and a woman can sing the same melody together even though the women's voice produces higher pitches than the man's
Electric guitar
It is an amplified guitar.
Acoustic guitar
It is an unamplified guitar.
Which of the following is a feature of dynamics in music?
It refers to how loud or soft the different tones are.
Sharpening
Making a note a bit higher
Flattening
Making a note a bit lower
The distance in pitch from the lowest note to the highest note of a melody is referred to as
Melodic range
The particular of pitches that unfolds is what we hear as the songs ________
Melody
Identify an accurate statement about free rhythm
Music in free rhythm is nonmetric.
Naturals
Notes that are neither sharpened or flattened
Amplitude
Relates to how loud or soft tone is
How many pitches does a major scale have in each octave
Seven
In most music, the individual beats are divided into smaller rhythmic units, which results in rhythmic ____________
Subdivision
The word _____ simply refers to the rate at which the beats pass in music
Tempo
In music, which of the following is a feature of dynamics?
The dynamic range in a flute performance will likely be greater than that of a rock band.
sixteenth notes
The fast- moving notes
Quarter notes
The slower notes
The harmonics of a tone are often so much louder than the fundamental pitch of the tone.
This is false. A tone consists of two types of partials: the fundamental pitch and a series of overtones. The fundamental pitch is often so much louder than the harmonics that it basically absorbs them.
The American national anthem "The star spangled banner" is in a meter of ______
Three
Which of the following instruments is known to have an indeterminate pitch?
Triangle
In context of meter in music, a consistent, four beat pattern of strong beats, weak beats, medium strength beats is repeated continuously throughout the alphabet song
True
Which of the following instruments is known to have a determinate pitch
Xylophone
In scientific terms, the amplitude of a tone is measured in _____.
decibels
The range between the softest and the loudest notes is called the _____.
dynamic range
A tone consists of two types of partials: the fundamental pitch and a series of overtones, or
harmonics
eighth notes
medium speed notes
Each one of the many pitch components of a tone is called a(n) _____.
partial
Distinct timbres can be represented visually using computer-generated images called _____.
spectograms
An accented note that falls between beats is called a
syncopation
To describe _____ is to attempt to account for the character or quality of a musical tone or tones.
timbre