Final Exam Review Grade 8

46. True or False: Bach's music was unique because it got people feeling AND thinking

10. The music term for "gradually get louder" is_______.

36. What provided stability in the medieval era/Middle Ages?

45. True or False: Guido's invention is a big deal because it helped to popularize a standard for music notation

14. True or False: The chorus of a song is repeated with the same music and lyrics.

18. The catchy and memorable part of music that is made up of a series of individual notes is called a __________.

4. What is the name of this note on the bass clef staff?

48. True or False: The Symphony Orchestra had instruments from all instrument families/groups

30. Which of these are characteristics that ragtime and blues share with African music?

3. What is the name of this note on the bass clef staff?

5. What are "dynamics" in music?

6. The music term for "Loud" is_______ .

39. True or False: Gregorian chant has no harmony or accompaniment. (Monophonic-one voice/note)

Who invented the piano?

21. Multiple pitches played at the same time (3 or more notes) are called

12. What is the abbreviation used in sheet music for Mezzo-Piano?

41. What are the names of the 4 voice parts in choral music?

17. Rhythm is usually built upon the ______________.

11. The Absolute superlative of Forte is__________.

34. What was one of Irving Berlin's greatest contributions to Broadway music?

22. Which instrument cannot play melody or harmony because it has no pitch?

24. True or False: The fundamental ingredients of country music is a sense of home.

43. True or False: Both operas and oratorios had singers and an orchestra

13. The unique sound quality of an instrument or sound is called

19. The flow of the music that is made up of short and long notes (built upon the beat) is called the _________.

7. The music term for "Soft" is_______

27. What was the symbol of progress and transportation in the southern US that had an impact on early country music?

What are Modes

31. What is the essential ingredient of jazz?

23. The ___________ is a part of the song that appears multiple times with similar music but with DIFFERENT lyrics.

Gregorian Chant usually moves in

15. True or False: The Bridge of a song usually comes before the final chorus.

What is Counterpoint

What was the name of the musical that Irving Berlin composed during WWII?

29. In what southern city did jazz music flourish?

20. The supporting pitches that accompany the melody often with chords are called _______________.

44. True or False: Oratorios had costumes and scenery on stages

49. What invention allowed for music to be printed and distributed quickly and to many countries ?

16. True or False: Rhythm is the steady and regular pulse that we hear in music.

40. What is Secular Music?

42. What is Sacred Music?

26. Country music started out by living off of the idea of being what?

2. What is one of the names for this note?

37. Gregorian chant was important because it introduced:

8. The term "Mezzo" in music means___________.

25. Who was the "father" of country music?

28. Where was (and still is) the center of the country music recording industry?

9. The music term for "medium loud" is_______ .

47. What group of people caused composers to shift the focus of music to be simple to follow in the classical period?

35. Where was western music created?

1. What is one of the names for this note?

50. Which classical period composer was a child prodigy?

38. Gregorian chant was written and sung in

What song became the anthem for Broadway during the great depression?