music

A combination of tones that feels unstable and demands onward motion toward a stable chord is described as being what?

Dissonant

A hymn usually has what kind of texture?

Homophonic

Place the parts of ternary form (ABA) in the correct order, with the first part at the top.

1. statement 2. contrast 3. return

Which of the following are appropriate descriptions of texture?

Dense Thick Light

What is the polyphonic texture when a melodic idea is presented by one voice or instrument and then is restated immediately by another voice or instrument?

Imitation

What is the term for a dominant chord that resolves to a tonic chord, giving a sense of conclusion?

cadence

What is the simultaneous sounding of three or more tones, or pitches, called?

chord

Forward motion, conflict, and change in mood are all aspects of ______ in musical form.

contrast

What is the first stylistic period in the history of western music?

middle ages

What is a short part or section of a melody called?

phrase

Most medieval music manuscripts indicate only ______ and lack detailed performance instructions.

pitch

To notate ______, notes are placed on the lines or spaces of a staff.

pitch

Which type of chord usually leads to the dominant chord?

subdominant

Select all the characteristics of homophony.

One main melody, Subordinate tones that add interest

Which of the following are keyboard instruments?

Organ Piano Harpsichord

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

Rhythm

In music, what is the flow of patterns through time called?

Rhythm

Select all the following that are typically used to designate form and sections within a piece of music.

Lowercase letters, Uppercase letters

Select all the correct terms concerning the duration of rests.

Whole rest, Eighth rest

What is shown in the image of notating meter?

a time signature

If you play the white notes of the piano from C to C, you are playing a(n) ______ scale.

major

Which of the following can establish the musical style of a piece?

-Belonging to a specific period in history -Belonging to a specific country -Being issued by a single composer

Select all the skills that conductors must study and master to carry out their roles.

-Composition -An instrument, such as piano or violin -Music theory

Select all the elements that help make a performer's personal interpretation of a musical composition unique.

-Subtle timings and inflections -Feelings regarding the composer's intentions

Select all the primary differences between a major scale and a minor scale.

-The half step in a minor scale is between the second and third tones. -The pattern of intervals is different

A piece of music changes key 4 times, how many main keys does the piece usually have?

1

What is the woodwind instrument in the image?

flute

What term refers to simultaneous tones in music that add support and richness to a melody?

harmony

In music notation, the higher a note is placed on the staff, the ______ the pitch is.

higher

The piano is an exceptionally versatile instrument because it has ______ keys, which span more than seven octaves.

88

The xylophone belongs to which primary category of percussion instruments?

Definite pitch

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

Definite pitch

Select all the characteristics of key or tonality.

Familiar melodies generally end with the tonic chord. Pieces of music often end on the tonic chord. The keynote is the root of the tonic triad.

How are the basic pitches of a piece of music arranged in a scale?

From low to high

Select all the following that are ways in which a computer can assist in producing music.

Generating music notation, Controlling synthesizer mechanisms, and Creating digital audio samples of acoustic instruments

What are functions of modulation in music? (Select all that apply.)

Create variety, Provide contrast

What is the term for a set of treble and bass staves used to notate keyboard music?

Grand staff

Select all the types of emotions that composers have invoked by using the chromatic scale.

Grief Loss Sorrow

What is the texture when there is a melody accompanied by chords?

Homophonic

What texture describes a main melody accompanied by chords?

Homophonic

What are the three basic musical textures?

Homophonic Polyphonic Monophonic

What is the function of a key signature?

It indicates the key of a piece of music.

In a musical composition in the key of F, what role does the note F have in that key?

It is the note that typically ends the piece of music.

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

Melody

Select all the following that help us develop awareness and understanding of the form of a piece of music from its various parts.

Memory of the parts and how they relate to each other, Perceiving how the parts produce a sense of shape and structure, Repeated listening to recall the parts

When there is only one melody with no accompaniment, what is the texture?

Monophonic

What is the structure of a minor scale?

Seven different tones and an eighth tone that duplicates the first

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

accent

Select all the following that are elements that interact in a musical composition to produce a sense of shape and structure.

Texture Rhythm Tone color Pitch

Historically, what have been the main tools for composers of electronic music?

The tape studio, synthesizers, and computers

Which people lead choruses, orchestras, and bands and have the responsibility of keeping everybody together and helping to shape the musical composition?

conductors

True or false: Before the twentieth century, a basic principle of music composition was that a composition would begin in the home, or tonic key, and would end in a different key.

false

True or false: The beat in music is always clearly emphasized and strongly felt.

false

In brass instruments, tone-producing vibrations made with the lips are amplified by a ______.

funnel-shaped mouthpiece

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 is called ______.

legato

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

meter

Select all the techniques used to control pitch in one or more kinds of brass instruments.

Using valves to change the length of tube through which air vibrates, Varying lip tension while blowing in a mouthpiece, and Using a sliding tube to change the length of tube through which air vibrates

Which type of rest is shown in the image?

quarter rest

Beat, meter, accent, tempo, and syncopation are interrelated aspects of what musical element?

rhythym

What technology takes recordings of acoustic instruments and places them under the control of a keyboard or computer?

sampling

When a melody moves from one tone to the one next to it, it is said to move by what?

step

A characteristic way of using melody, rhythm, tone color, dynamics, and other musical elements to produce a total sound that is distinctive or unique is called ______.

style

Accelerando (accel.) and ritardando (rit.) are Italian terms and abbreviations in music indicating a gradual change in which of the following?

tempo

What is the speed of the beat or the basic pace of the music called?

tempo

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

time signature

No matter how often a work changes key, what is its main (home) key called?

tonic key

The ______ clef is used to indicate notes that are relatively high in pitch.

treble

What is the term for several voices or instruments singing or playing the same melody, adding richness to a monophonic texture?

unison

In creating musical form, ______ keeps some elements while changing others.

variation

In creating musical form, ______ creates a sense of unity.

repetition

What is the texture of Gregorian chants?

Monophonic

Select all the examples of syncopation in a series of four beats, where the underlined number in bold indicates the beat that is accented.

1-2-3-4 1-2-3-4

How many major scales are there?

12

In the chromatic scale, how many tones make up an octave?

12

What are two methods to add rhythmic variety to music?

A triplet, A dotted note

What are two ways of lengthening the value of a note?

Adding a dot to the right of a note, Using a tie

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

Select all the attributes that outstanding performers share with athletes in the role of presenting a musical composition.

Coordination, Strength, Competitive drive

Select all the elements that can form part of the key signature.

Flats, Sharps

Select all basic scales of western music from the late 1600s to 1900.

Major, Minor

Which type of scale contains both whole steps and half steps, with a half step between the second and third tones? (Remember that the whole and half steps are BETWEEN tones.)

Minor

Select all the correct statements about modulation.

Modulation usually changes the central tone. Modulation is the shifting from one key to another key.

Which statement describes the singing of monks in the Middle Ages?

Monks sang as part of their duties and were required to perform with skill.

A composition in binary form usually does which of the following?

Repeats both parts, in the form A A B B.

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

Syncopation

In which type of musical form is there a musical statement (A), then a contrasting statement (B), then a return to the first musical statement (A)?

Ternary (three-part) form

Which of the following statements is true concerning the use of the chromatic scale?

The chromatic scale has been used as the basis for entire compositions.

Select all the characteristics of the A and B sections in binary form.

The conclusion of each section is signaled by a cadence or a brief pause. Section B may start in a different key but will conclude in the tonic key. Section A will begin in the tonic key.

In a time signature, the upper number indicates what?

The number of beats in a measure

What is form in music?

The organization of musical elements in time

Which of the following has a definite pitch?

The timpani

What purpose does a complete cadence serve in music?

To provide a sense of conclusion and satisfaction

What is a chord made up of the three notes root, third, and fifth (do, mi, sol) called?

Triad

When is a measure in duple meter?

When it has 2 beats

What is the type of scale that uses the twelve tones of the octave called?

a chromatic scale

Which of the following is a group of a fixed number of beats?

a measure

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

beat

Which type of chord is built on the fifth note of the scale?

dominant