Practice Test No. 1, Music
THE ELEMENTS AND STRUCTURES OF MUSIC
Match the following words with the correct equivalents:
10. french horn
Fill in the correct answer to the following questions or statements.
16. The movement of music through time and the
aspect of time in music is called___________
recurring time unit that represents the pulsation of the music is
meter, the strongest pulse occurs on____________
of the accent to a weak beat or an offbeat is called_______________.
musical idea or section within a larger melodic line is called____________.
note of a scale is what?_______________.
describes a combination of tones that sound at rest, resolved and in agreement?
combination of tones that sound tense, unstable and in need of resolution is called_________________.
of music that reveals the relationship of the musical lines and how the blend to
create the musical fabric is called______________.
The rate of
speed at which a piece of music is played is its_____________.
language are tempo markings generally given? ______________.
is a term indicating that the speed of the music is________________.
of loudness or softness at which music is played is called______________.
timbre refers to?_____________.
Which of the
following markings is the softest?
ranges of the human voice from top to bottom are____________.
instruments are so called because? ____________
or lowness of a sound is determined by:
Which of the
following is true?:
a. all tunes are melodies
c. all melodies are tunes
b. all motives are tunes
d. all phrases are themes
pattern of pitches repeated at a different pitch level is called a________
for polyphony is______________
movements of music are often referred to by their________________
modes or scales that have survived through out the ages and are used for
composing most music from 1600-1900 are__________________.
A meter with some aspects of duple in the foreground and at the same time a
triple in the back ground would be an example of_________________
- The mechanical device that measures the number of beats
per minute is known as a __________________
- An accent is________________
- A gradual slowing in a musical passage is known as
- One single melody played or sung without accompaniment is said to be in what
- A melody with other supporting sounds markedly
subsidiary is in what texture? __________________
- In imitative counterpoint the voices do what?
that is diagramed ABA, and contains a departure and then a return of the first
section is called____________________.
that is diagramed ABACADA, and contains a periodic return of a central theme is
True or False Questions
- Tempo refers to the speed of a piece of music.
- Harmony is the successive sound of individual pitches.
- Consonant harmonies are more stable than dissonant
Match the following words with the correct equivalents
51. very loud
moderately slow, (at a walking pace)
56. medium loud
57 very soft
60. very slow