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A. note

B. clef

C. ledger line

D. sharp sign

89. What is the treble clef used for?

90. By adding a dot to the right of a note we ______.

D. double the note’s value

91. In musical notation, silence is indicated by ______.

A. notes

92. In a musical time signature, what does the upper number indicate?

A. What kind of note gets a beat

93. What is melody?

A. An emotional focal point in a tune

94. The distance between a melody’s lowest and highest tones is known as its _______.

A. cadence

95. A melody is said to move by steps if it moves by ______.

A. repeating the same notes

96. The emotional focal point of a melody is called the ______.

A. sequence

97. Staccato refers to playing or singing a melody ______.

D. in small steps

98. A smooth, connected style of playing a melody is known as ______.

D. vibrato

99. A part of a melody is called a ______. It can be sung on one breath and ends at a point of full or partial rest.

A. cadence

100. An ending to a melodic phrase that sets up expectations for continuation is known as a(n) _______.

D. theme

101. What is a cadence?

A. The emotional focal point of a melody

102. A melody that serves as the starting point for a more extended piece of music is called a ______.

D. cadence

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Feedback: Frequently a melody will serve as the starting point for a more extended piece of music and, in stretching out, will go

through all kinds of changes. This kind of melody is called a theme.

103. What is a sequence?

A. A resting place at the end of a phrase

104. _____________ in music adds support, depth, and richness to a melody.

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

D. meter

106. What is a chord?

A. Pattern of accents used in music

107. A series of chords is called a(n) ______.

A. triad

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108. What is consonance?

A. A combination of tones that is considered unstable and tense

109. A combination of tones that is considered unstable and tense is called a _______.

A. consonance

110. When a dissonance moves to a consonance, it can be called a ______.

A. triad

111. Dynamic tension that demands onward motion in music is usually the result of what?

A. The performer’s technical ability

112. The simplest, most basic chord used in Western music is the _______.

A. consonance

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D. triad

113. The triad built on the first step of the scale is called ______.

D. the resolution

114. Traditionally, a Western classical composition would almost always end on a ______.

A. progression

115. The dominant chord is the triad built on the _________ step of the scale.

A. first

116. The triad built on the fourth step of the scale is called the _______.

A. tonic chord

117. When the individual tones of a chord are sounded one after another instead of simultaneously, it is called a broken chord or

a(n) ______.

A. cadence

118. The central tone around which a musical composition is organized is called the ______.

A. scale

119. Key refers to _______.

A. the major scale

120. The sense of relatedness to a central tone is known as _______.

A. modulation

121. Which of the following was a development in Western music after 1900?

A. Performers relied solely on synthesizers.

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Feedback: After 1900, some composers abandoned tonality, but even today much of the music we hear is tonal.

122. Tonality is another term for ______.

D. modulation

123. In traditional Western music, the __________ is the smallest interval between successive tones of a scale.

A. quarter step

124. Sharp or flat signs immediately following the clef sign at the beginning of the staff are collectively called the ______.

A. time signature

125. The word chromatic comes from the Greek word chroma, color, and is used in music to refer to the _______.

D. use of colorful descriptions of the music

126. To what does modulation refer?

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Learning Objective: Understand modulation in music

Topic: Key or tonality

Feedback: Most short melodies remain in a single key from beginning to end. However, in longer pieces of music, variety and

contrast are created by using more than one key. Shifting from one key to another within the same piece is called modulation,

which brings a new central tone, chord, and scale.

127. To what does musical texture refer?

A. How many different layers of sound are heard at the same time

128. If a flute player were to play a solo without any other accompaniment, the texture would be ______.

A. contrapuntal

129. The texture of a single melodic line without accompaniment is _______.

A. contrapuntal

130. Performance of a single melodic line by more than one instrument or voice is described as playing or singing in ________.

D. imitation

131. Of what does homophonic texture consist?

A. A single melodic line without accompaniment

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C. Two or more melodies of relatively equal interest performed simultaneously

D. Two or more different versions of the same basic melody performed simultaneously

132. When two or more melodic lines of equal interest are performed simultaneously, the texture is ______.

A. monophonic

133. The technique of combining several melodic lines into a meaningful whole is called _______.

A. texture

134. When a melodic idea is presented by one voice or instrument and then restated immediately by another voice or instrument,

the technique is called _______.

A. counterpoint

135. Contrapuntal texture is sometimes used in place of the term ______.

A. monophony

136. A round is an example of _______.

A. homophonic texture

137. A song in which several people sing the same melody but each singer starts at a different time is an example of ______.

A. homophonic texture

138. When a melody, such as Row, Row, Row Your Boat, is harmonized by chords, the musical texture is said to be _______.

A. monophonic

139. Of what does a homophonic texture consist?

A. A single melodic line without accompaniment

140. An example of homophonic texture could be a ______.

A. hymn

141. What is form in music?

A. A statement followed by a contrasting statement

142. The organization of musical ideas in time is called _______.

D. variation

143. Why is repetition a technique widely used in music?

A. It creates a sense of unity.

144. Retaining some features of a musical idea while changing others is called _______.

A. form

145. Forward motion, conflict, and change of mood are produced through _______.

D. dynamics

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Learning Objective: Explain the techniques that create musical form

Topic: Form

Feedback: Forward motion, conflict, and change of mood all come from contrast. Opposition—of loud and soft, strings and

woodwinds, fast and slow, major and minor—propels and develops musical ideas.

146. A composition that alternates often between soft and loud dynamics can be said to be high in _______.

A. form

147. A musical statement followed by a contrasting statement and then a return of the original statement is in _______.

D. double form

148. Three-part form can be represented as _______.

D. All answers are correct.

149. The form consisting of a musical statement followed by a counterstatement would be called _______.

A. ternary

150. A musical statement, followed by a repeat of that statement, then a counterstatement, would be called __________ form.

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D. free

151. Bringing the printed symbols of a page of music to life is the job of the _______.

A. publisher

152. What are embellishments?

D. Obsolete in contemporary performances.

153. What is improvisation?

A. A technique used only in jazz and nonwestern music

music, improvisation is as old as music itself (Bach at the organ and Beethoven at the piano were brilliant improvisers).

154. A virtuoso is a performer who has ______.

A. a great natural talent

155. The concertmaster in a modern symphony orchestra _______.

A. checks the tuning of the orchestra before the conductor appears

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C. plays any solo violin passages that may be called for in the composition being performed

D. All answers are correct.

156. Before the nineteenth century, the time beat was _______.

D. given only for the chorus, since the orchestra was composed of professionals who didn’t need direction

157. Most of the conductor’s work ______.

A. is done during the performance

over to his or her satisfaction.

158. Many conductors use a thin stick called a ______ to beat time and indicate pulse and tempo.

A. reed

159. In music, _________ refers to a characteristic way of using melody, rhythm, tone color, dynamics, harmony, texture, and

form.

A. fashion

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160. Changes in musical style from one historical period to the next are usually _______.

D. lost to history

161. Which of the following would be a good example of a change in musical style?

A. The treble clef is used for relatively high pitch ranges, but the bass clef is used for lower ranges.

162. The Renaissance, as a stylistic period in Western music, encompassed the years _______.

D. 1820-1900

163. The Baroque period in Western music is usually given as ______.

A. 450-1450

164. Classicism, as a stylistic period in Western music, encompassed the years _______.

A. 1450-1600

165. Romanticism, as a stylistic period in Western music, encompassed the years _______.

A. 1450-1600

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B. 1600-1750

C. 1750-1820

D. 1820-1900

166. Why do we know little about the music of very ancient civilizations?

A. There probably was almost none.

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Learning Objective: Recall types of electronic instruments and related technology 9

Learning Objective: Recognize beat in music 2

Learning Objective: Recognize dynamics and accent in musical sound 6

Learning Objective: Recognize male and female voices as vocal timbres 4

Learning Objective: Understand arpeggio in harmony 1

Learning Objective: Understand cadence and theme in melody 3

Learning Objective: Understand consonance in harmony 1

Learning Objective: Understand dissonance in harmony 3

Learning Objective: Understand major scales 1

Learning Objective: Understand modulation in music 1

Learning Objective: Understand phrases and sequence in melody 2

Learning Objective: Understand staccato and legato in melody 2

Learning Objective: Understand steps and leaps in melody 1

Learning Objective: Understand what an octave is and how it relates to tone 3

Topic: Brass instruments 5

Topic: Dynamics 8

Topic: Electronic instruments 9

Topic: Form 10

Topic: Harmony 14

Topic: Improvisation 2

Topic: Instrument families 3

Topic: Key or tonality 9

Topic: Keyboard instruments 5

Topic: Melody 11

Topic: Percussion instruments 3

Topic: Performance 7

Topic: Pitch 18

Topic: Rhythm 15

Topic: Sound 3

Topic: String instruments 8

Topic: Style 8

Topic: Texture 14

Topic: Tone color 3

Topic: Voices 3

Topic: Woodwind instruments 9