MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS 1

Relative to its fundamental, an overtone MUST

What name refers to a 4/4 time signature?

Which pitch does the top line indicate on a staff with a treble clef?

What number of beats per minute does allegro indicate?

Which pattern represents asymmetrical meter?

To which family does the baritone belong?

Which is part of the percussion family?

What direction does alla breve indicate?

How long does a whole note with a dot last in 4/4 time?

What is the BROADEST definition of music?

A musique concrete composition would MOST likely feature

Which meter sounds like quadruple meter?

Which tempo indicates a "walking pace"?

What does tessitura determine?

Which music family produces MOST non-pitched sounds?

When does an anacrusis typically occur?

Which staff line indicates the F pitch in bass clef?

What pitch does the middle line of a staff with an alto clef represent?

What note is produced if a quarter note has two flags added?

What type of melody is described as conjunct?

What intervals does the chromatic scale have?

How many pitches form a chromatic scale?

What interval is a half-step higher than d5?

Which meter is compound?

What function does the beam have in musical notation?

Which percussion instrument is NOT an idiophone?

How does a double flat alter a pitch?

When would a syncopated note occur?

What property marks music as unmetered?

The column of air in a brass instrument vibrates when a musician

What defines a measure?

Which interval is a half-step in a major scale?

Which pitches are played on the same piano key?

A soprano would MOST likely have a

"Ritardando subito" instructs a musician to

What function does the musical staff play?

Which characteristic identifies parallel scales?

What beat pattern exemplifies duple meter?

Which pair belongs to the same family?

Improvisation requires a musician improvise music's