Unit 1 Quiz
Three part form (ternary) is ___________. A. A B A B. Statement, contrast, return C. A B A' D. Any of the above answers
D. Any of the above answers
Which of the following instruments is a string instrument: A. flute B. trombone C. cymbal D. cello
D. cello
An interval in music is _______________.
the distance between two pitches
_________ in music adds support, depth, and richness to a melody.
harmony
When an accent occurs on an unexpected beat, this is _________________.
syncopation
All types of music can be broken into beat (pulse) patterns of _____________.
2 and 3
After how many different pitch names does the Western musical alphabet begin to repeat itself?
7
Which of the following instruments is a woodwind instrument? A. English Horn B. Tuba C. Cello D. Timpani
A. English Horn
Which of the following is not a brass instrument? A. english horn B. french horn C. euphonium D. cornet
A. english horn
Which of these instruments is NOT a double reed instrument? A. oboe B. clarinet C. bassoon D. english horn
B. clarinet
A melody is the same as a ________ in English.
Incorrect: Comma
When writing music for others to read, composers most often use __________ words to write dynamics.
Italian
Points of rest in music are called _________.
cadences
The emotional focal point of a melody is called the:
climax
In writing pitch, a note at the top line of a staff is ___________ than a note on the bottom line of the same staff.
higher
Key is:
a central tone, scale, and chord
Modulation
a shift from one key to another in the same piece of music.
The english horn is neither English nor a horn, but a(n) _____________.
alto oboe
The form that has a musical statement followed by a counterstatement is called:
binary
Flute and piccolo players _________________.
blow across the edge of a mouth hole
Forte means ____________.
blow across the edge of a mouth hole
When two pitches are sounded at the same time and we hear them as "stable", we call the relationship between those two pitches a _______________.
consonance
The lowest instrument in the orchestra is the _______________.
contrabassoon
A gradual increase in loudness is a __________________.
crescendo
A gradual increase in loudness is called a:
crescendo
Degrees of loudness and softness in music are called:
dynamics
The very high-pitched sounds that are made when a string player lightly touches certain points on a string are called:
harmonics
Two or more pitches sounding at the same time is called __________.
harmony
Staccato is playing or singing a melody:
in a short detached way
A smooth, connected style of playing a melody is:
legato
The texture of a single melodic line without accompaniment is:
monophonic
Homophonic texture is _________________
one main melody accompanied by chords
A part of a melody is called a:
phrase
The Italian dynamic markings that mean very soft, soft, and very loud are: _________________.
pianissimo, piano, fortissimo
Plucking the string with a finger instead of using a bow is called __________.
pizzicato
When two or more melodic lines of equal importance are played at the same time, the texture is:
polyphonic
A series of chords is called a:
progression
The element of music defined as the arrangement of note lengths in a piece of music is ___________.
rhythm
The term that means to slow a tempo down gradually is ___________.
ritardando
Intervals with pitches next to each other (i.e. "do - re") are said to be _________.
steps
Pitch is ________________.
the relative highness or lowness of a sound
Bands are different from orchestras because ______________.
they do not have a string section
Tone color in music is ___________.
timbre
Timbre means the same thing as ___________.
tone color
Three pitches sounded at the same time is a ____________.
triad
When a piece has a beat (pulse) patterns in groups of three, we call that meter _______________.
triple
A symphonic band:
uses woodwind, brass and percussion instruments
Three members of the string family are the ____________________.
violin, viola, and cello
One example of a tempo marking is ______________.
vivace
The Italian term ___________ is a tempo marking to indicate a lively pace.
vivace
