Mus105 Part 1 Exam

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Interval
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The distance between two tones is called
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Meter
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The organization of beats into regular groups is called
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Monoponic
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The texture of a single melodic line without accompaniment is
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Harmony
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The musical element that refers to the way chords are constructed and how they follow each other is
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Polyphony
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Contrapuntal texture is sometimes used in place of the term
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Tone Color
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Timbre is synonymous with
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a series of single notes which add up to a recognizable whole.
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Melody may be defined as
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Frequency
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A specific pitch corresponds to a specific
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Tempo
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The term _______ refers to the speed of the beat of the music.
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combination of three or more tones sounded at once.
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A chord is a
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the repetition of a melodic pattern at a higher or lower pitch.
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A sequence may be defined as
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Pitch
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The relative highness or lowness of a sound is called
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Counterpoint.
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The technique of combining several melodic lines into a meaningful whole is called
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Ritardando
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A gradual slowing-down of tempo is indicated by the term
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Climax
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The emotional focal point of a melody is called the
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English horn
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Which of the following is not a brass instrument? Cornet French Horn Euphonium English Horn
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the musician's lips
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The vibrations of brass instruments come from
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Piccolo flute
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The highest woodwind instrument in the orchestra is the
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Clarinet
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Which of the following is not a double-reed instrument? Oboe Clarinet Bassoon English Horn
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blowing across the edge of a mouth hole.
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Flute and piccolo players produce sound by
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Contrabassoon
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The lowest woodwind instrument in the orchestra is the
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were originally made of wood
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Woodwind instruments are so named because they
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Harpsichord
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The _________ has strings that are plucked by a set of plastic, leather, or quill wedges.
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mute
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A hollow, funnel-shaped piece of wood, plastic, or metal that brass players use to alter the tone of their instruments is called a
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by tightening or loosening the pegs.
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The strings of a violin are tuned
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a central tone, scale, and chord.
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Key refers to
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how many beats fall in a measure.
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In a musical time signature, the upper number tells
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key.
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Tonality is another term for
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dissonance.
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A combination of tones that is considered unstable and tense is called a
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variation.
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Retaining some features of a musical idea while changing others is called
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clef
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A _______ is placed at the beginning of a staff to show the exact pitch of each line and space.
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natural
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A ___________ sign is used in musical notation to cancel a previous sharp or flat sign.
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form.
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The organization of musical ideas in time is called
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amplitude
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The loudness of a sound is related to the _________ of the vibration that produces the sound.
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combination of three or more tones sounded at once.
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A chord is a
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emphasizes a tone by playing it more loudly than the tones around it.
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A dynamic accent occurs in music when a performer
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half step
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In traditional western music, the __________ is the smallest interval between successive tones of a scale.
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A B A.
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Three-part form can be represented as
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diminuendo.
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A gradual decrease in loudness is known as a
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staff.
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In musical notation, pitches are written on a set of five horizontal lines called a
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twelve tones of the octave.
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The word chromatic comes from the Greek word chroma, color, and is used in music to refer to the
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key signature.
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Sharp or flat signs immediately following the clef sign at the beginning of the staff are collectively called the
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adjacent scale tones.
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A melody is said to move by steps if it moves by
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crescendo.
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A gradual increase in loudness is known as a
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binary.
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The form consisting of a musical statement followed by a counterstatement would be called
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standard adopted by manufacturers for interfacing synthesizer equipment.
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MIDI is a
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tape studio.
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The main tool of composers of electronic music during the 1950s was the
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sampling.
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A technology based on placing brief digital recordings of live sounds under the control of a synthesizer keyboard is known as
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representing physical quantities as numbers.
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Digital frequency modulation synthesis refers to a technology based on
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improvised.
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When music is created at the same time as it is performed, it is said to be