Melody - correct answer A single line of notes hear in succession as a coherent unit.
Rhythm - correct answer The ordering of music through time. (Not all music has a melody, but all music has a rhythm.)
Harmony - corre...
MUS 100 Exam 1
Melody - correct answer A single line of notes hear in succession as a coherent unit.
Rhythm - correct answer The ordering of music through time. (Not all music has a
melody, but all music has a rhythm.)
Harmony - correct answer The sound created by multiple voices playing or singing
together.
Texture - correct answer Based on the number and general relationship of musical
lines or voices. (thick- lots of voices, thin-one voice)
Timbre - correct answer Character of a sound (same melody sounds different when
performed by a different instrument. The color of music)
Dynamics - correct answer The volume of a given work or passage in a work of
music. (loud to soft)
Form - correct answer The structure of a musical work, the way in which its
individual units are put together. (Form is based on repetition A A, variation AA', contrast A B, or some
combination of the three.)
Note - correct answer the smallest unit of music
Cadence - correct answer signals the end of a unit that can stand on its own. (we
sense a point of resolution, of closure)
Scale - correct answer a series of notes that moves stepwise and covers an octave
, Octave - correct answer covers eight notes
Interval - correct answer the distance between each note (on a standard scale they
are mostly whole steps, with strategically placed half steps.)
Key - correct answer the central not and mode on which a melody or piece is based
Meter - correct answer an underlying pattern of beats that maintains itself
consistently throughout a work.
Measure - correct answer A rhythmic unit that presents one complete statement of
the meter.
Chord - correct answer Three or more notes played at the same moment
Monophonic - correct answer same melody (can be one or a group)
Homophonic - correct answer Soloist signs the melody, while an instrumental
ensemble or back up chorus provides musical support. (most common form)
Polyphonic - correct answer Every line is a melody.
Pianissimo (pp) - correct answer very soft
Piano - correct answer Soft
Mezzo piano (mp) - correct answer medium soft
Mezzo forte (mf) - correct answer medium loud
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