Music Chapter 1
In this example, how many phrases marked by cadences?Amazing grace
4
Which of the following terms describes the movement by interval in this musical excerpt? Joy To The World
Conjunct movement
Which of the following terms describes the movement by interval in this musical excerpt? Star Spangle Banner
Disjunct Movement
Which of the following terms describe this musical excerpt? Which do not? The Star Spangled Banner
Does- Wavelike contour, wide range do not- descending contour, narrow range
Which of the following terms describe this musical excerpt? Which do not?La Marseillaise
Does- Wavelike contour, wide range do not- descending contour, narrow range
A melodic line that moves by small intervals is called consonant.
False
The climax of The Star-Spangled Banner falls on what text?
O'er the land of the free...
A second melody played against the first is called a countermelody.
True
Musical sound is characterized by perceivable and measureable pitch.
True
What is the range of this melody? For Tonight from West Side Story
Wide
The distance between two pitches is called
an interval.
A place in a melody where a musician will most likely pause for a breath is at the
cadence
The high point of a melodic line is considered its
climax
A melodic line that moves by small intervals is called
conjunct
The term referring to the overall shape of a melody is
contour
Wavelike describes melodic
contour
Which of the following terms is used to describe melody?
contour
The contour of the opening phrase of Joy to the World is
descending
The type of melodic movement in The Star-Spangled Banner is
disjunct
Scientifically, pitch is determined by its
frequency
An _______ is the distance between two pitches. A melody that moves by small intervals is described as ________, and a melody that moves by large intervals is described as _________.
interval conjunct disjunct
Melody
is a musical line, or the tune.
Most children's songs have a _________ range.
narrow
A melodic ______ ends in a resting place, or ______. A cadence punctuates the music the same way that a comma or ________ punctuates a sentence.
phrase cadence period
The distance between the highest and lowest pitches in a melodic line is its
range
A phrase and cadence in music can be likened to a
sentence and period.
Pitch is determined by
the length or size of a vibrating object.
The contour of Beethoven's Ode to Joy is
wavelike
