MUS202 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (100% CORRECT)
The four properties of sound are - Answers Pitch, Dynamics, Timbre and Rhythm
The highness or lowness of a sound is called - Answers Pitch
Musical sounds are made of vibrations that travel through the air called - Answers Soundwaves
Musical pitch...
The four properties of sound are - Answers Pitch, Dynamics, Timbre and Rhythm
The highness or lowness of a sound is called - Answers Pitch
Musical sounds are made of vibrations that travel through the air called - Answers Soundwaves
Musical pitches vibrate at different speeds called - Answers Frequencies
A three-note chord, made of intervals of thirds is called a - Answers Triad
Two or more notes played together at the same time is called - Answers Harmony
A ________Triad has a "sad" quality - Answers Minor
When a note's frequency is doubled or halved, the resulting note is an interval of a/n - Answers Octave
The _______scale uses all twelve notes in the Western music system - Answers Chromatic
A five-note scale used by most cultures around the world is the ____ scale. - Answers Pentatonic
The music alphabet contains ___ letters - Answers Seven
A series of chords is called a ___ - Answers Chord Progression
The distance between two notes is called a/n - Answers Interval
A __________ is series of notes played one at a time - Answers Melody
Chord Progressions are described using - Answers Roman Numerals
The _____ chord creates a strong desire to hear the "home" or "tonic " chord next. - Answers Dominant
The ____ series is made of frequencies that resonate sympathetically with a fundamental pitch. The
order of the higher frequencies is determined by the properties of physics. - Answers Overtone
Another word for Pitch in music is - Answers Note
The Major Scale has ____ notes including the top and bottom notes. - Answers Eight
A Major Triad has a _______ quality - Answers Happy
Rhythm in music refers to the organization of - Answers Time
The grouping/organization of beats in music is called the - Answers Time Signature
When the beat is broken into smaller, faster pieces they are called - Answers Subdivisions
, A type of rhythm that emphasizes subdivisions that are in between the beat is called - Answers
Syncopation
When a note is played stronger/louder this is called a/n - Answers Accent
The Speed of a piece of music is called - Answers Tempo
Another word for Beat in music is - Answers Pulse
A Cello is a member of the _____ Family - Answers String
A Bassoon is an example of a _____ reed instrument - Answers double
A _____ is one complete group of beats, separated by a bar line in music notation - Answers Measure
The highest female voice part is a - Answers Soprano
The highest member of the string family is the - Answers Violin
A trombone is a member of the - Answers Brass
An oboe is a member of the - Answers Woodwind
The highest male voice part is a - Answers Tenor
The tone quality of a musical sound is called its - Answers Timbre
Trumpets, Horns and Tubas use _____ to change the length of their tubing - Answers Valves
The dynamic marking of "piano" means - Answers Soft
The Flute is a part of the _____ Family - Answers Woodwind
Brass instruments use the principles of the _____ Series to create different pitches from a length of
tubing. - Answers Harmonic
A type of singing and improvising without using words is called - Answers scatting
A jazz style of improvising that sounds like a conversation between two people where the soloists take
turns is called - Answers Call and Response
A small group of 4-6 jazz musicians consisting of a rhythm section plus a few horn players and made
popular during the Bebop era is a - Answers Jazz Combo
A "Rhythm Section" consists of - Answers Piano, bass, drums
Complex rhythms that emphasize the "off beat" or in between the beat are called - Answers
Syncopations
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