Unit 1 Quiz

Three part form (ternary) is ___________. A. A B A B. Statement, contrast, return C. A B A' D. Any of the above answers

D. Any of the above answers

Which of the following instruments is a string instrument: A. flute B. trombone C. cymbal D. cello

D. cello

An interval in music is _______________.

the distance between two pitches

_________ in music adds support, depth, and richness to a melody.

harmony

When an accent occurs on an unexpected beat, this is _________________.

syncopation

All types of music can be broken into beat (pulse) patterns of _____________.

2 and 3

After how many different pitch names does the Western musical alphabet begin to repeat itself?

7

Which of the following instruments is a woodwind instrument? A. English Horn B. Tuba C. Cello D. Timpani

A. English Horn

Which of the following is not a brass instrument? A. english horn B. french horn C. euphonium D. cornet

A. english horn

Which of these instruments is NOT a double reed instrument? A. oboe B. clarinet C. bassoon D. english horn

B. clarinet

A melody is the same as a ________ in English.

Incorrect: Comma

When writing music for others to read, composers most often use __________ words to write dynamics.

Italian

Points of rest in music are called _________.

cadences

The emotional focal point of a melody is called the:

climax

In writing pitch, a note at the top line of a staff is ___________ than a note on the bottom line of the same staff.

higher

Key is:

a central tone, scale, and chord

Modulation

a shift from one key to another in the same piece of music.

The english horn is neither English nor a horn, but a(n) _____________.

alto oboe

The form that has a musical statement followed by a counterstatement is called:

binary

Flute and piccolo players _________________.

blow across the edge of a mouth hole

Forte means ____________.

blow across the edge of a mouth hole

When two pitches are sounded at the same time and we hear them as "stable", we call the relationship between those two pitches a _______________.

consonance

The lowest instrument in the orchestra is the _______________.

contrabassoon

A gradual increase in loudness is a __________________.

crescendo

A gradual increase in loudness is called a:

crescendo

Degrees of loudness and softness in music are called:

dynamics

The very high-pitched sounds that are made when a string player lightly touches certain points on a string are called:

harmonics

Two or more pitches sounding at the same time is called __________.

harmony

Staccato is playing or singing a melody:

in a short detached way

A smooth, connected style of playing a melody is:

legato

The texture of a single melodic line without accompaniment is:

monophonic

Homophonic texture is _________________

one main melody accompanied by chords

A part of a melody is called a:

phrase

The Italian dynamic markings that mean very soft, soft, and very loud are: _________________.

pianissimo, piano, fortissimo

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

pizzicato

When two or more melodic lines of equal importance are played at the same time, the texture is:

polyphonic

A series of chords is called a:

progression

The element of music defined as the arrangement of note lengths in a piece of music is ___________.

rhythm

The term that means to slow a tempo down gradually is ___________.

ritardando

Intervals with pitches next to each other (i.e. "do - re") are said to be _________.

steps

Pitch is ________________.

the relative highness or lowness of a sound

Bands are different from orchestras because ______________.

they do not have a string section

Tone color in music is ___________.

timbre

Timbre means the same thing as ___________.

tone color

Three pitches sounded at the same time is a ____________.

triad

When a piece has a beat (pulse) patterns in groups of three, we call that meter _______________.

triple

A symphonic band:

uses woodwind, brass and percussion instruments

Three members of the string family are the ____________________.

violin, viola, and cello

One example of a tempo marking is ______________.

vivace

The Italian term ___________ is a tempo marking to indicate a lively pace.

vivace