Music App. Test 1

MIDI refers to

A standard adopted by manufacturers for interfacing synthesizers

A resting place at the end of a phrase is called a

Cadence

A combination of 3 or more tones sounded at the same time is called a

Chord

Which of the following would be a good example of musical change in style

Classical music used major and minor scales but modern music does not

A _______ is placed at the beginning of a staff to show the exact pitch of each line and space

Clef

A combination of tones that is considered stable and restful is called a _______

Consanance

Dynamics in music refers to

Degrees of loud and soft

A combination of tones that is considered unstable and tense is called a _______

Dissonance

The triad built on the last step of the scale is called the

Dominant

Changes in musical style from one historical period to the next are ussually

Gradual

In traditional western music, the _______ is the smallest interval between successive notes of a scale

Half step

We know little about the music of very ancient civilizations because

Hardly any written music has survived from these cultures

The musical element that refers to the way chords are constructed and how they follow each other is _______

Harmony

A tone in music is a sound that ____

Has a definite pitch

The treble clef is used for _______ pitches

High

In general, the smaller the vibrating element, the _______ its pitch

Higher (flute is higher than a tuba)

When there is one main melody accompanied by chords, the texture is

Homophonic

Three-part form can be represented as

- ABA - ABA' - Statement, Contrast (Departure), Return

Melody may be defined as:

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

Modulation refers to:

A shift from one key to another in the same composition

The range of a singer's voice depends on

training and physical makeup

By adding a dot to the right of a note we _______ its duration by _______

Increase ; half

when notating music for others to read, composers traditionally have used ____ words to indicate dynamics

Italian

The _______ are the only orchestral drums of definite pitch

Kettle drum / Timpani drums

The sharp or flat signs immediately following the cleff sign at the beginning of a staff of musical composition are called

Key signature

Which hand is the bass line played by on the piano

Left

A _______ is an apparatus that produces ticking sounds or flashes of light at any desired musical speed

Metronome

If a flute player were to play a solo without any other accompaniment, the texture would be

Monophonic

Staccato refers to playing or singing a melody in a _______ manner

Short, detached

The saxophone is a _____ instrument

Single-reed woodwind

Legato refers to playing or singing a melody in a _______ manner

Smooth, connected

What is a normal classification of male voice ranges

Soprano Mezzo soprano Alto Contralto

In musical notation, pitches are written on a set of five horizontal lines called a

Staff

A song in which several people sing the same melody but each singer starts at a different time is an example of

Strict imitation / A Round

In music, _______ refers to a characteristic way of using melody, rhythm, tone color, dynamics, harmony, texture, and form

Style

The term _______ refers to the rate of speed of the beat of the music

Tempo

The vibrations of brass instruments come from

The musicians lips

A melody that serves as a starting point for a more extended piece of music is called a

Theme

The sense of relatedness to a central tone is called

Tonality

Timbre is synonymous with

Tone color

The triad built on the first step of the scale is called the

Tonic

The simplest, most basic chord in western music is the _______

Triad

When some features of a musical idea are changed, but others are retained, the technique is referred to as

Variation

When the string player causes small pitch fluctuations by rocking the left hand while pressing the string down it is called

Vibrato

Woodwind instruments are so named because they produce vibrations of air within a tube that

Was traditionally made out of wood

a gradual increase in loudness is known as

a crescendo (written as <)

Repetition is a technique widely used in music because it

- Helps engrave a melody in the memory. - Provides a feeling of balance and symmetry. - Creates a sense of unity.

Musical texture refers to:

- How many layers at the same time - What are the layers - How the layers relate to each other

Synthesizers can/allow

- Played with a keyboard - Allow composer complete control over pitch, tone color, dynamics, and duration - Can produce a limitless variety of sunds

The word Chromatic comes from the Greek word "chroma," "color," and is used in music to refer to the

12 tones of the octive

Western music uses _______ letters of the alphabet to indicate pitch

7

The piano has _______ keys

88

What is another term for strict imitation

A Round

a gradual decrease in loudness is known as

A decrescendo or a diminuendo (written as >)

A hollow, funnel-shaped piece of wood or plastic that brass players use to alter the tone of their instrument is called

A mute

A melody is said to move by steps if it moves by

Adjacent scale tones

When the individual tones of a chord are sounded individually instead of simultaneously, it is called a broken chord or an

Arpegio

The _______ is a regular, recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time

Beat

In a musical time signature, the upper number tells

Beats per measure

The form consisting of a musical statement followed by a counter statement would be called

Binary (2 part)

The four main properties of musical sound are pitch, dynamics, tone color, and

Duration (NOT rhythm)

When a performer emphasizes a tone by playing it more loudly than the tones around it, it is called

Dynamic accent

The organization of musical elements in time is called _______

Form

What does MIDI stand for

Musical Intsrument Digital Interface

A _______ sign is used in musical notation to cancel a previous sharp or flat sign

Natural sign - ♮

The highest woodwind instrument is the

Piccolo

The _______ has many sets of pipes controlled from several keyboards, including a pedal keyboard

Pipe organ

The distance between the highest and lowest tones a voice or instrument can make is called

Pitch range

Plucking the string with the finger instead of using a bow is called

Pizzicato (abbreviated pizz)

Contrapuntal texture is another term for

Polyphonic

When two or more melodic lines of equal interest are performed simultaneously, the texture is

Polyphonic

A series of chords is called a

Progression of chords

pitch is defined as:

Relative highness and lowness

In musical notation, silence is indicated by

Rest

music can be defined as:

art

Bands differ from symphonic orchestras in that they

have no string section

the italian dynamic markings traditionally used to indicate soft, medium, and loud are respectively

p - Piano mf - mezzo forte f - forte