Music Quiz 2

Octave

Group of 8 consecutive pitches

Half step

two adjoining pitches. Two half steps equal one whole step

Major and minor keys

Each follows a strict pattern of half and whole steps.

Major

Happy sound

Minor

Sad sound

Diatonic

Notes that belong to a key

Chromatic

Notes that do not belong to the key

Sharp (#)

Raises a note half a step

Flat (b)

Lowers the note a half step

Natural

Note is at its original pitch

Modulation

When the key changes within a piece of music

Tonic chord (I)

A chord built on the first note, or tonic of a scale

Subdominant chord (IV)

Chord built on the fourth note of a scale

Dominant chord (V)

Chord built on the fifth note of a scale

Tonic, subdominant, and dominant

Chords that are most frequestly used in any given key

Monophonic

One single melody line

Polyphonic

More than one melodic line played simultaneously

Homophonic

One melodic line with a supporting harmony

Homorhythm

Everyone is performing the same rhythm at the same time

Imitation

A repetition of musical material

Canon (round)

A melody that can be overlapped with different start times. (ex. row row row your boat)

Strophic form

A repeated melody with a new text (sounds the same but has different words)

Through-Composed

No repetition to the melody from beginning to end

Repeat

Direct repetition of a section of music

Sequence

A form of repetition that begins on a new note each time it is stated

Motive

A short theme, musical hook.

Theme

Longer melody that is the main statement

Thematic Development

Ways in which to break down a melody and change it up

(ex. inversion, retrograde, & retrograde inversion)

Binary Form

Two part form with two distinct melodies (A-B)

Ternary Form

Three part form where the first melody occurs again after the second melody (A-B-A)

Movement

Larger works of music are divided into distinct sections called this

Tempo

Speed of music

Tempo types from slowest to fastest

Grave, adagio, andante, moderato, allegro, vivace, and presto

Dynamic

Volume of music

Types of dynamic from most quiet to loudest

pianissimo (pp), piano (p), mezzo piano (mp), messo forte (mf), forte (f)

Crescendo

Volume gradually gets louder (<)

Decrescendo

Volume gradually gets more quiet (>)