Music Appreciation - Exam 1 study set

Which part of your brain processes listening to music?

All of it

Which intervals second note has a frequency that is double that of the first note?

Octave

What do we call the jazz performer who stands up and plays a spontaneous solo?

Improvisor

Who is the concertmaster?

The principle violinist

True or False: Harmonics give instruments or voices their unique sound

True

When does the orchestra play an overture at the opera?

The beginning

Why do we listen to listen to sad music when we feel sad?

Because it helps us to feel understood and our bodies release the calming hormone prolactin

Who tunes the orchestra?

The principal oboe

Where is the orchestra during an opera?

In the pit

Which music event is most often appropriate for casual dress?

Jazz

Is a bass drum a membranophone?

Yes

What is the “home” chord called in a functional harmony?

Tonic

What is the device called the brass players, like trumpeter, use to change the color or timbre of thier sound?

Mute

Which brass instrument is included in the woodwind quintet?

Horn

What would not be represented by AA'A’’A’’’

Rondo form

Which form is represented by the letters ABCDCBA

Arch form

What is the name of the very short musical fragment used as a basis for the composition of a larger work?

Motif

What is the name of the middle section of sonata form?

The development

What does mezzo piano mean?

Medium soft

What is the texture of polyphonic music?

Consisting of two or more equally important melodies at the same time