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Key Components Quiz
Music Appreciation 1101- Lesson 1-5 Listening Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the three different types of music texture? | Monophonic, homophonic, and polyphonic |
| What does the term 'dynamic' mean? | How loud or soft a composition is to be played |
| What are some different dynamics? | Piano (p)- soft, mezzo piano (mp)-moderately soft, mezzo forte (mf)- moderately loud, forte (f)- loud |
| Define melody | A coherent succession of pitches |
| Define harmony | Simultaneous combination of notes to form chords and the progression of those chords |
| Explain the difference between harmony and melody. | Harmony is a combination of notes to form chords and the progression of those chords as they accompany the melody. Melody is the way the pitches rise and fall. |
| How do keyboard instruments produce sound? | The strings vibrations cause the pitch and the hammers inside the piano strike the strings |
| Define keyboard instruments | It is a combination of string and percussion family instruments |
| Define improvisation | Music that is spontaneously created |
| What are the vocal ranges? | Female: Alto (low), Mezzo soprano (medium), Soprano (high) Male: Bass (low), Baritone (medium), Tenor (high) |
| What language are tempo marking and dynamics written in? | Italian |
| What 3 ways is melody defined? | Contour, movement, and range |
| Define pizzicato | When a string player plucks the strings with their fingers instead of bowing them |
| Define rhythm | Basic, repetitive pulse in music over time |
| Define tempo | The speed of how a composition is played |
| What is an interval? | The distance between any two pitches |
| What is the chromatic scale? | Comprised of every note possible in the Western music system |
| How is the chromatic scale structured? | Built on 12 notes moving in half steps from C-C |
| Define strophic form | A song structure where every verse (known as a strophe) of the text is sung to the exact same music. |
| When or how does the climax of a melody occur? | The climax occurs at the highest point of a melody. |
| Explain binary form | One of the most common musical forms. This type of form as has two sections (A and B). A=statement B=departure. Once the two sections are played, the composition is over |
| Explain ternary form | A form that has three sections (A, B, A). A=statement, B=departure, A=statment (the repetition of A can either be exactly like the beginning, or it might be slightly altered to include a more finite conclusion. |
| Define modulation | When a composer changes keys in a song (up a whole or 1/2 step is common) |
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