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
