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MUSIC 101 FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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MUSIC 101 FINAL EXAM REVIEWQUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Pitch - Answer-Highness or lowness of a note
Consonant - Answer-When the two notes played together sound pleasing or stable
Dissonant - Answer-Sounds unstable or "unfinished"
Dynamics - Answer-Loudness and softness
Dynamic Descriptions - Answer-piano-soft
mezzo piano-medium soft
pianissimo-very soft
forte-loud
mezzo forte-medium loud
fortissimo-very loud
Crescendo - Answer-Gradual increase in volume
Decrescendo - Answer-Gradual decrease in volume
Duple' Meters - Answer-Two beats per measure
Triple Meters - Answer-Three beats per measure
Tempo - Answer-Indication of speed
Tempo Descriptions - Answer-largo-board
adagio-easy
andante-walking pace
moderato-moderate
allegro-fast
vivace-lively
presto-very fast
Chord - Answer-Formed when three or more different notes are played together
Pentantonic Scale - Answer-Scale with five notes in it
Chromatic Scale - Answer-A scale made up of entirely half steps
Scale - Answer-A group of notes arranged in ascending or descending order
, Cadence - Answer-In music, these are like punctuations. They provide stopping points
in the flow of the discourse
Monophony - Answer-A single melody with no accompaniment
Polyphony - Answer-Several different lines of music are sounded together
Round - Answer-Musical lines are identical but begin at different times
Homophony - Answer-Music that moves by chords
most common=involves a solo voice with chordal accompaniment
Texture - Answer-Describes the way in which different musical sounds are combined
Stringed Instruments - Answer-Violin, viola, cello, double bass
Woodwinds Instruments - Answer-Flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon
Brass Instruments - Answer-French horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba
Percussion Instruments - Answer-Instruments that involve hitting or shaking
Drums, cymbals, triangle, xylophone
Keyboard Instruments - Answer-Piano, harpsichord, organ, synthesizer
What are the 6 Musical Eras of Music? - Answer-1. Middle Ages (400-1400)
2. Renaissance (1400-1600
3. Baroque (1600-1750)
4. Classic (1750-1800)
5. Romantic (1800-1900)
6. Twentieth Century (1900-2000)
Swing - Answer-Rhythm you feel in jazz that makes you want to move in some way
Plainchant - Answer-Vocal music for church services from the early Middle Ages
"Gregorian Chant" Melodies ranging from very simple to complex, but all sung by a
group in unison with no harmony and no accompaniment
Syllabic - Answer-One notes for every syllable of text
Melismatic - Answer-Large number of notes sung to a single syllable; or it may be
something in between
Neumatic - Answer-Small number of notes per syllable of the text
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