Music Terms

Question 1

Rock and pop music are the same thing

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

Reggae music originated in the late 1960s

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

What's a similarity between country and bluegrass music?

Accepted Answer

country of origin, uses acoustic instruments

Question 4

What does 'pianissimo' mean?

Accepted Answer

play softly

Question 5

'Vivace' means slow and mellow

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

What does 'larghissimo' mean?

Accepted Answer

extremely slow tempo

Question 7

What are some defining characteristics of jazz music?

Accepted Answer

originated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, African-American origins, from New Orleans, wide instrumentation

Question 8

What does 'grave' mean?

Accepted Answer

very slow

Question 9

Opera is a form of musical theatre

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

What's a genre?

Accepted Answer

categories of music

Question 11

What does "adagio" mean?

Accepted Answer

slow and expressive

Question 12

What does 'legato' mean?

Accepted Answer

smoothly connected

Question 13

What does 'lento' mean?

Accepted Answer

slow, relaxed

Question 14

'Andante' means moderate tempo

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

What's an 'arpeggio'?

Accepted Answer

notes of a chord played in succession

Question 16

What does 'crescendo' mean?

Accepted Answer

gradual increase in volume

Question 17

Reggae music originated from the Appalachian region

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

What does 'prestissimo' mean?

Accepted Answer

quickest tempo possible

Question 19

What distinguishes classical music from other genres?

Accepted Answer

orchestral instrumentation, formal structures

Question 20

What does 'ostinato' mean?

Accepted Answer

motif

Question 21

What does 'diminuendo' mean?

Accepted Answer

gradual decrease in volume

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