Introduction to Music Exam #1 Questions With Well Elaborated Answers Guaranteed Success.
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Course
MUSIC.
Institution
MUSIC.
True or False: a melody is a concept that only occurs in western music - correct answer false
true or false: a second melody played against the first is called a countermelody - correct answer true
the distance between two pitches is called - correct answer interval
most chi...
True or False: a melody is a concept that only occurs in western music - correct answer false
true or false: a second melody played against the first is called a countermelody - correct answer true
the distance between two pitches is called - correct answer interval
most children's songs have a ________range - correct answer narrow
the contour of the opening phrase of joy to the world can be described as - correct answer
descending
the type of melodic movement in the star spangled banner can be described as - correct answer
disjunct
a phrase and cadence in music can be compared to a - correct answer sentence and period
the high point of the melodic line is considered its - correct answer climax
scientifically pitch is determined by its - correct answer frequency
a melodic line that moves by small intervals - correct answer conjunct
when a melody is accompanied by a second melody, the second melody is called? - correct answer
countermelody
a place in a melody where a musician will most likely pause for a breath is at the - correct answer
cadence
, the distance b/w the highest and lowest pitches in a melodic line is considered its - correct answer
range
succession of single tones or pitches perceived by the mind as a unity - correct answer melody
the overall shape shape of a melodic line. it can move upward, downward, remain static - correct
answer contour
smooth, connected melody that moves principally by small intervals - correct answer conjunct
disjointed or disconnected melody with many leaps - correct answer disjunct
musical unit often component of a melody - correct answer phrase
rate of vibration of string or column of air, which determines pitch - correct answer frequency
a musical symbol denoting pitch and duration - correct answer note
degree of loudness or softness of a sound - correct answer amplitude
the quality of a sound that distinguishes one voice or instrument from another - correct answer
timbre/tone color
the arrangement of rhyming words or corresponding sounds at the end or poetic lines - correct answer
rhyme scheme
the element that propels music forward in time - correct answer rhythm
the number of beats in a measure determines the - correct answer meter
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