Music Exam 1/final Review

the relative highness or lowness of a sound

the_____ of a sound is decided by the frequency of its vibrations.

the distance in pitch between any two tones is called

dynamics in music refers to

the Italian dybanic marking traditonally used to indicate very soft, soft, and very loud are respectively

a gradual increase in loudness is known as a

timbre is synonymous with

the _____ is regular, recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time.

the element of music as the ordered flow of music through time, or more specifically, the particular arrangement of note lengths in piece of music, is

the organization of beats into regular groups is called

the term______ refers to the rate of speed of the beat of the music

the itlian term_____ is a tempo marking to indicate a moderately slow or walking pace.

the Italian term______ is a tempo marking to indicate a lively pace.

which of the following is the tempo indication?

a gradual slowing-down of tempo is indicated by the term

a_____ is an apparatus that produces ticking sounds or flashes of light at any desired musical speed.

melony may be defined as

staccato refers to playing or singing a melody

a smooth, connected style of playing a melody is known as

a melody that serves as the stating point for a more extended piece of music is called.

the musical element that refers to the way chords are constructed and how they follow each other is

a chord is

a series of chords is called an

a consonance is a combination of tones that

a combination of tones that is considered unstable and tense is called a

if a flute were to play a solo without and other accompaniment, the texture would be

the texture of a single melodic line without accompainment is

when two or more melodic lines of equal interest are performed simultaneously, the texture is

homophonic texture consists of

form in music is