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What does it mean to crescendo?
Gradually get softer
Play softly
Play loudly
Gradually get louder
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What does the dynamic piano mean?
Loud
Very loud
Moderately quiet
Quiet
3
What element of music deals with the duration of notes?
Timbre
Dynamics
Texture
Rhythm
4
Drum set, maracas, cymbals, and snare drum are all instruments in which family?
Woodwind
Brass
Strings
Percussion
5
How many voices are in a quartet?
4
1
1/4
2
6
How do dissonant harmonies sound?
Pleasant
Unpleasant
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Most pop music is what texture?
Homophonic
Symphonic
Polyphonic
Monophonic
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What kind of sound do minor harmonies have?
Sad
Happy
Unpleasant
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A quality melody should have...
The same note over and over.
Notes that are singable.
Big leaps between notes.
Really complex notes and rhythms.
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What element of music deals with the volume of music?
Dynamics
Texture
Timbre
Melody
11
What does the dynamic "forte" mean?
Very quiet
Moderately loud
Quiet
Loud
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What is the other name for ABA form?
Rondo
Canon
Binary
Ternary
13
Which element of music is a sequence of notes that are recognizable?
Timbre
Harmony
Form
Melody
14
How many beats does a half note get?
1
1/2
3
2
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What element deals with the quality of a sound that makes it sound different from other sounds?
Melody
Rhythm
Timbre
Form
16
Which type of form has many melodies added at one time?
Canon
Through Composed
Theme and Variation
Ternary
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What kind of sound do major harmonies have?
Happy
Unpleasant
Sad
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What are two or more notes played at the same time called?
Dynamics
Chords
Pitches
Timbre
19
Music sung in a round (like Row, Row, Row Your Boat in groups) is which texture?
Polyphonic
Symphonic
Homophonic
Monophonic
20
Which form changes regularly throughout?
Rondo
Theme and Variation
ABA
Through Composed
21
Trumpet, trombone, and french horn are all instruments in which family?
Strings
Brass
Woodwind
Percussion
22
What element of music deals with the relationship of lines (voices) within a piece of music?
Texture
Timbre
Harmony
Melody
23
What is the texture of a solo?
Homophonic
Polyphonic
Monophonic
Symphonic
24
What is the term for two notes in a melody that are far apart?
Interval
Ostinato
Leap
Step
25
What is the musical term for the distance between two notes?
Harmony
Interval
Progression
Chords
26
How many lines/voices does monophonic music have?
1
More than 3
2
3
27
Oboe, Bassoon, and saxophone are all instruments in which family?
Brass
Woodwind
Strings
Percussion
28
Which element of music deals with the order of events in a piece of music?
Texture
Form
Rhythm
Melody
29
How many beats does a quarter note get?
1/2
1
2
1/4
30
Violin, viola, cello are all instruments in which instrument family?
Brass
Percussion
Strings
Woodwind
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Which element deals with the succession or progression of chords?
Form
Harmony
Timbre
Dynamics