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