mus midterm
in music notation, the higher a note is placed on the staff, the ___ the pitch is
higher
what brass instrument is not regularly included in a symphonic orchestra
cornet
a melody moves by large intervals
leaps
what is the speed of the beat or the basic pace of the music
tempo
what is a triad built on the first note of the scale
a tonic chord
When a note is emphasized more than others, usually by being played louder, it is called a(n) ______.
accent
the ____ clef is used to indicate notation that is relatively low in pitch
bass
what is the term describing the regular, recurrent pulse that is subdivided and organized to create rhythms and metrical configurations
beat
all the categories of instruments that are commonly found in both orchestras and marching bands
brass and percussion
a resting place at the end of a phrase
cadence
select all the following that are present in a key
central tone, chord, central scale
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
Timpani, or kettledrums, belong to which primary category of percussion instruments?
definite pitch
what are two methods to add rhythmic variety to music
dotted note and triplet
Wagner changes the ______ when the soft, solo ends and the full orchestra returns to loudly play the main melody.
dynamics
The snare drum belongs to which primary category of percussion instruments?
indefinite pitch
select all the correct choices related to the beat in music
it is a regular pulse and is usually predictable
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
legato
sung or played in a smooth or connected style
legato
which of the following is a group of a fixed number of beats
measure
A series of single tones that add up to a recognizable whole
melody
what is a series of tones, or pitches, that move by steps or intervals and add up to a recognizable whole
melody
what term is used to refer to the organization of beats into regular groups of strong and weak ones
meter
device that produces ticking sounds or flashes of light at any desired musical speed
metronome
in a time signature, the upper number indicates what
number of beats in a measure
Select all the categories of instruments that are commonly found in both orchestras and marching bands.
percussion and brass
the symbol that indicates the duration of silence
rest
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
repetition of a melodic pattern on a higher or lower pitch
sequence
performed in a short, detached manner
staccato
a melody moves by small intervals called
steps
Which six categories or classifications of instruments are used in the western (or European) music?
string, percussion, keyboard, woodwind, electronic, brass
Modern-day symphony orchestras include which four groups of instruments?
strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion
what is the unexpected accent of an offbeat note or a normally weak beat called
syncopation
what do the italian terms largo, moderato, allegro, and presto indicate in music
tempo
Select all the voice types that are typically male voices.
tenor, bass, baritone
what is used to indicate the meter of a piece at the beginning of the staff
time signature
what is the quality of sound that distinguishes different voices and instruments from each other called
tone color or timbre
select all the following that are the main properties of musical sounds
tone color, pitch, duration, dynamics
select all three chief elements that stravinsky uses to create sharp musical contrasts in this selection as the melody is repeated over and over
tone color, rhythm, and dynamics
the chief elements that ellington uses to create variety in this piece and its repeated note melody are
tone colors and improvisation
the ___ clef is used to indicate notes that are relatively high in pitch
treble
what are two ways of strengthening the value of a note
using a tie and adding a dot next to the note
select all the correct terms concerning the duration of rests
whole rest, and eighth rest
musical representation of specific poetic images
word painting
in general, what is true about the frequency at which an object vibrates
The faster the vibrations, the higher the pitch
what is the loudness and softness of music related to specifically
Amplitude of the vibration that produces the sound
what is the structure of a minor scale
Seven different tones and an eighth tone that duplicates the first