MUS 100 Final Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025
Melody - ANSWERSThe sequential unfolding of pitch in time. The "horizontal" aspect of music
Rhythm - ANSWERSArticulated patterns occurring against a pulse
Harmony - ANSWERSNotes sounding together -> combination of a melody and its accom...
Melody - ANSWERSThe sequential unfolding of pitch in time. The "horizontal" aspect of music
Rhythm - ANSWERSArticulated patterns occurring against a pulse
Harmony - ANSWERSNotes sounding together -> combination of a melody and its accompaniments
Phrase - ANSWERSa substantial musical thought usually ending with a cadence or a pause
Form - ANSWERSthe organization of a work of art, literature or music
Pitch - ANSWERSThe exact highness or lowness of a note
Interval - ANSWERSThe distance between two pitches
Unison - ANSWERSThe closest possible interval between any two pitches
Consonant/Consonance - ANSWERSNotes that sound nice together
Dissonant/Dissonance - ANSWERSclashing notes together (rough)
Dynamics - ANSWERSintrinsic part of the character of the music
Crescendo - ANSWERSa gradual increase in volume
, Decrescendo - ANSWERSgradual decrease in volume
Beat - ANSWERSregular pulse in music
Meter (duple/Triple) - ANSWERSOrganization of a stressed and unstressed beats into measures
unison - ANSWERSthe closest possible distance between two pitches
ternary form - ANSWERSthree-part musical form (A-B-A)
tempo - ANSWERShow fast or slow a piece is played
octave - ANSWERSthe nearest distance between two different pitches with the same name
diminuendo - ANSWERSa gradual decrease in volume
monophony - ANSWERSa texture that involves melody with no accompaniment
binary form - ANSWERStwo-part musical form (A-B)
polyphony - ANSWERSa texture that involves several independent lines surrounding at the same time
three or more notes that are sounded together - ANSWERSchord
the way in which different musical sounds are combined - ANSWERStexture
the stressing of beats or parts of beats that are usually not stressed - ANSWERSsyncopation
the first note of a scale and the tonal center of a piece of tonal music - ANSWERStonic
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