MUS_101 Test

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A melodic line that moves by small intervals is called

conjunct

A melodic line that moves by small intervals is called consonant.

False

A place in a melody where a musician will most likely pause for a breath is at the

cadence

A second melody played against the first is called a countermelody.

True

The term referring to the overall shape of a melody is

contour.

The distance between two pitches is called

an interval.

Melody

is a musical line, or the tune.

Musical sound is characterized by perceivable and measureable pitch.

True

Pitch is determined by

the length or size of a vibrating object.

Most children’s songs have a _________ range.

narrow

Scientifically, pitch is determined by its

frequency.

A phrase and cadence in music can be likened to a

sentence and period.

The climax of The Star-Spangled Banner falls on what text?

O’er the land of the free…

The contour of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy is

wavelike.

The contour of the opening phrase of Joy to the World is

descending.

The distance between the highest and lowest pitches in a melodic line is its

range.

The high point of a melodic line is considered its

climax.

The type of melodic movement in The Star-Spangled Banner is

disjunct.

Wavelike describes melodic

contour.

Which of the following terms is used to describe melody?

contour

Accents between the beats are called offbeats.

True

All music has a strong, discernable beat.

False

An accented beat followed by two weak beats indicates a __________ meter.

triple

In a compound meter, the beat divides into groups of

three.

In duple meter, the accent is typically on which beat?

first

In notation, regular groupings of beats are marked off in measures.

True

In quadruple meter, the second-strongest accent is typically on which beat?

third

In triple meter, the strongest accent is typically on which beat?

first

The downbeat coincides with the upward stroke of a conductor’s hand.

False

Music that moves without a strong sense of beat is

nonmetric.

Playing music in two simultaneous rhythms is known as polyrhythm.

True

Polyphony occurs when several meters are played simultaneously.

False

________ is created when the regular accent is shifted to a weak beat or an offbeat.

Syncopation

Simple meters are meters in which the beats are divided into three.

False

The basic unit of rhythm is the

beat.

The element that propels music forward in time is

rhythm.

The first accented beat of each metric pattern is known as the

downbeat.

The number of beats in a measure determines the

meter.

When a melody begins before a downbeat, it is said to begin on a(n)

upbeat.

Which of the following is NOT a simple meter?

compound

A collection of pitches arranged sequentially in ascending and descending order constitutes a

scale.

A combination of tones that sounds discordant or in need of resolution is called

dissonant.

A chord that sounds stable or restful is called

consonant.

Dissonance resolves in

consonance.

Harmony describes the _____ aspect of music.

vertical

How many notes are in an octave?

eight

In Western music, two scales have been predominant: major and minor.

True

Simple harmony can be created when a melody is accompanied by a long, sustained tone called a

drone.

The _____ serves as home base in most Western music.

tonic

The development of harmony is central to Western music.

True

The first and last note in a major or minor scale is called the

tonic.

The most common type of chord in Western music is the

triad.

The progression of ________ creates a feeling of order and unity in music.

harmony

The tonality of a piece is determined by the ________ chosen by the composer.

scale

Three or more tones sounded together produce a(n)

chord.

Triads in Western music are made up of a combination of alternating notes from a scale.

True

Which is NOT a true statement?

Melody and harmony are not related.

Which is a true statement?

A chord may be built on any note of the scale.

_______ is the principle of organization around a central tone.

Tonality

_______ refers to an agreeable-sounding combination of notes that provides a sense of relaxation and fulfillment.

Consonance

A composition in the key of G major uses harmonies formed from which scale?

G major

A scale comprised entirely of half steps is called a _________ scale.

chromatic

Black keys on the piano can be either "flats" or "sharps" depending on the context of the music.

True

Common scales used in African, Far Eastern, and Native American music are the _____ scales.

pentatonic and tritonic

Which of the following is a true statement?

In diatonic music, both the melody and the harmony are firmly rooted in the key.

Harmonies built on the dominant (fifth scale degree) gravitate toward the

tonic.

If a major or minor scale is transposed to a different starting pitch, the pattern of half steps and whole steps changes.

False

Intervals even smaller than half steps, commonly used in some non-Western music are called

microtones.

In Western music, the octave is divided into twelve equal

half steps.

Shifting an entire work so that it begins on a different pitch but retains the same pattern of intervals is called

transposition.

The tonic is a three-note chord, or triad, built on the ________ scale step.

first

Moving from one key center to another within a composition is called

modulation.

Music of the Baroque and Classical eras is mostly

diatonic.

The octave is divided the same way in the musical systems of all cultures.

False

In Western music, the dominant and subdominant are called _______ chords.

active

The _______ chord is counterposed against active chords.

rest

The fifth scale step (sol) forms the chief active chord (V), which is called the

dominant.

The key of a piece is determined

by the composer.

What is another name for a half step?

semitone

Which of the following is NOT an active chord?

tonic

A work that is comprised of a strictly imitative musical texture is called a

canon.

A composition must use one texture throughout.

False

A pianist playing a melody in the right hand while the left sounds chords produces a _____ texture.

homophonic

A round is based on the principle of _______ where each voice enters in succession with the same melody.

imitation

A single-line texture is known as

monophony.

A texture in which two or more different melodic lines are combined is called

polyphonic.

A type of homophony in which all voices move together in the same rhythm is called

homorhythm.

An individual part or line, even in instrumental music, is often referred to as a(n)

voice.

Heterophony is common in non-Western music.

True

Homophony is best described as

a single melody with accompaniment.

If you are singing alone in the shower, you are creating a ______ texture.

monophonic

Imitation is a type of

polyphony.

One person singing "Happy Birthday" with simple chords accompanying the melody produces a(n) _________ texture.

homophonic

Row, Row, Row Your Boat is an example of

a round.

The best description of a melodic idea that is presented in one voice and then restated in another is

imitation

The interweaving of melody and harmony produces ________ in music.

texture

The texture of a round is

polyphonic.

When several musicians sing or play the same musical line, each varying some element (like pitch or rhythm), they are creating a ______ texture.

heterophonic

Which of the following textures is based on counterpoint?

polyphony

_________ describes a melody without any harmonic accompaniment or other melodic lines.

Monophony