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Music Appreciation Vocab Quiz Chapter 1 and 2
1: Pitch is ...
the loudness or softness of sound
highness or lowness of a sound
2: The Rate of a sound wave's vibration is called...
tone
dynamic level
frequency
pitch
3: Sound with specfic pitch, produced by a constant rate of vibration of the sound-producing medium is called?
piano
tone
staff
register
4: A Flat is...
a sign indicating that a tone is to be performed one-half step lower than notated
a sign indicating that a tone is to be performed one-half step higher than notated
5: The distance between two pitches is called?
crescendo
a sharp
an interval
an octave
6: Forte is the dynamic sign that means...
soft volume
medium volume
loud volume
7: When you crescendo you do what?
gradually get louder
gradually die out
gradually get faster
gradually become softer
8: rhythm is...
last beat of a measure
arrangement of time in music
basic underlying pulse of music
the rate of speed at which at which a musical piece is performed
9: True or False: Tempo is the rate of speed at which a musical piece is performed.
True
False
10: The beat is...
organization of rhythm into patterns of strong and weak beats
rate of speed at which a musical piece is performed
basic underlying pulse of music
arrangement of time in music
11: True or False: Duple Meter contains 3 beats per measure.
true
false
12: Triple Meter Contains how many beats per measure?
four
two
three
one
13: What makes up the elements of music?
rhythm, beat, meter, tempo
sound, rhythm, tempo, harmony
rhythm, melody, harmony, timbre
rhythm, tempo, harmony, timbre
14: What is meter?
unit containing a number of beats
the first beat of a measure
organization of rhythm into patters of strong and weak beats
a unit containing a number of beats
15: True or False: The downbeat is the first beat of a measure
true
false