stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
1. The Elements of Music Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
1. The Elements of Music
1. The Elements of Music
22 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
2,830 plays
A quiz to review the elements of music terminology #music #elements
Flashcards
22 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
22
Answers
1
A complete musical statement is made up of
phrases
octaves
intervals
harmony
2
Dactylic meter (LONG-short-short) in poetry is called __________ meter in music.
triple
single
duple
compound
3
The _________ of all acoustic instruments results from a mixture of fundamentals and partials.
timbre
texture
pitch
frequency
4
In this texture, there are multiple equal melodies played at the same time
heterophonic
polyphonic
homophonic
monophonic
5
The structure of a musical work is its
texture
timbre
style
form
6
The term that describes how loud or soft music is
chords
dynamics
frequency
pitch
7
The sound of multiple notes played or sung simultaneously is called
melody
conjunct motion
harmony
meter
8
When music moves by leaps, the motion is called
disjunct
smooth
rough
conjunct
9
It is the underlying pattern of beats that maintains itself throughout a musical work.
measure
meter
chord
melodic motion
10
When the melody is performed with a supporting accompaniment, the texture is
unison
monophonic
homophonic
polyphonic
11
Three or more notes played at the same time is a
measure
phrase
chord
cadence
12
The ordering of music through time is called
rhythm
melodic motion
harmony
dynamics
13
This provides the building blocks of a melody
scale
form
note
mode
14
Another term for monophonic texture is
chorus
single
unison
solo
15
The color of music
timbre
dynamics
texture
form
16
The distance between two notes is called a(n)
octave
interval
chord
scale
17
A point of arrival in music is called a
chord
phrase
step
cadence
18
This type of texture would be considered to be thick
polyphonic
heterophonic
monophonic
homophonic
19
In this texture, there is only one melody
polyphonic
heterophonic
monophonic
homophonic
20
The pitch of a sound is determined by
the amplitude
frequency and wavelength
texture and timbre
its loudness
21
How many notes are in an octave?
8
6
2
4
22
A single line of notes heard in succession as a coherent unit is a
measure
melody
chord
wavelength