Reading Assignment 2

What are the three basic musical textures?

Polyphonic Monophonic Homophonic

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

Step

What is the structure of a minor scale?

Seven different tones and an eighth tone that duplicates the first

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

cadence

What is the musical texture of a single melodic line without accompaniment?

monophonic

A short, detached style of playing or singing a melody is called ______.

staccato

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

1

Select all the examples of syncopation in a series of four beats, where the underlined number in bold indicates the beat that is accented. Multiple select question. *1*-2-3-4 1-*2*-3-4 1-2-*3*-4 1-2-3-*4*

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

Select all the following that are present in a key.

A chord A central scale A central tone

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

Select all the correct terms concerning the duration of rests.

Eighth rest Whole rest

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

False

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

Key

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

Measure/Bar

Select all the elements that can be present in polyphonic or contrapuntal music.

Melodies that are woven together The inclusion of imitation Two or more combined melodies

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

What purpose does a complete cadence serve in music?

To provide a sense of conclusion and satisfaction

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

Provide contrast Create variety

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 correct statements about the major scale.

The major scale is constructed of whole steps and half steps. The interval pattern of any major scale is always the same.

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

lowercase- & uppercase letters

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

major

True or false: In western music, changing key is a way to strengthen listener interest in longer musical selections.

true

What are two methods to add rhythmic variety to music?

A triplet A dotted note

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

Beat

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

Accent

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

Adding a dot next to the note Using a tie

Select all the ways in which the beat in a piece of music can be defined.

As a subtle pulse As a loud, powerful pulse As a regular pulse

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

Chromatic scale

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

Harmony

A smooth, connected style of playing or singing a melody is called ______.

Legato

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

Major

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

Major- & Minor

Select all the statements that are basic melodic principles.

Many melodies are made up of shorter parts called phrases. A melody moves by small intervals called steps or by larger ones called leaps.

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

Phrase

In music notation, the symbol that indicates the duration of silence is called a ______.

Rest

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

Sharps & Flats

Select all the characteristics of key or tonality.

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

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

Time/meter signature

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

Traid

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

Treble

When is a measure in duple meter?

When it has 2 beats

What is a triad built on the first note of the scale called?

a Tonic chord

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

dissonant

What is the term for the collection of sharps or flats placed at the beginning of the piece of music?

key signature

What is the name for a series, or sequence, of chords?

progression

Which type of chord usually leads to the dominant chord?

subdominant

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

tonic key