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A introduction to basic music technology vocabulary
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What is an electronic instrument?
To change the pitch of an instrument
It produces sound by electric, not acoustic means
An instrument that makes acoustic sounds
Adding effects to a recording
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What does Solo mean?
Rhythms and melody together
To play at a reduced volume
A song that is heroic
To perform a single instrument or voice unaccompanied
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What are wind instruments?
Instruments that produce sound by striking or hitting
Instruments that produce sound by vibrating strings
Instruments that produce sound by blowing air
Instruments that produce sound by electronic tones
4
What is "pitch" in music?
The speed of a song
The highness or lowness of a sound
The volume of a song
The length of a song
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What is tempo?
The speed of the music
A pattern of sound and silence
The highness or lowness of the pitches
The volume of the song
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What does record mean?
To create a sound file, disc, or tape that can be replayed
An instrument that plays high notes
The speed of a song
Many pitches played at the same time
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What is a chord?
A group of notes played together as a basis of harmony
The tempo of a piece of music
A single note played on an instrument
The lyrics of a song
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What is "export" in music production?
To add effects to a recording
To save a recording as a file
To synchronize notes to a grid or beat
To change the key of a song
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What is a microphone?
Playing melodies
it converts acoustic energy into electric energy
Creating lyrics
It helps to keep time
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String instruments are:
Instruments that make sound by blowing air
instruments that make sound by striking or hitting
Instruments that make sound by stringing together several synthesizers
Instruments that make sound by vibrating strings
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The term "drums" refers to:
The volume of a song
The highness or lowness of a sound
The speed of a song
Percussion instruments that are played by striking or shaking
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What is the purpose of a metronome?
To mark time at a selected rate by giving a regular sound (tick)
To make a melody
To mute the sound of an instrument
To change the pitch of an instrument
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What do the terms "genre/style" refer to in music?
The type or category of music
The volume of a song
The length of a song
The tempo of a song
14
What is "melody"?
The volume of a song
The length of a song
A sequence of single notes that form the main musical idea
The speed of a song
15
A synthesizer is:
Any brass or woodwind instrument
A percussion instrument
An electronic musical instrument that can make a variety of sounds
An acoustic instrument that makes sounds of one music family
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What is "loop" music production?
To add effects to a recording
To synchronize notes to a grid or beat
To change the key of a song
To repeat a section of music
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What are "lyrics"?
The speed of a song
The words or text of a song
The volume of a song
The highness or lowness of a sound
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What is rhythm?
The highness or lowness of a note
A pattern of sound and silence
The single notes performed by the main instrument or voice
Beats per minute
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What is a remix in music?
An altered version of a recording
A soft flowing ballad
An identical recording from an original source
A melody that goes too low for the performer
20
What is the purpose of an acoustic instrument?
To amplify sound
To produce sound without electronic amplification
To play melodies
To create electronic sounds
21
In music, a mute does what?
Reduce or silence the sound of an instrument
Add effects to a recording
Increase the volume of an instrument
Change the pitch of an instrument
22
What is timbre, or tone?
The quality of the sound
How high or low a note is
The volume of the music
The speed of the lyrics
23
What are bars, or measures in music?
The volume of the music
A single unit of time with a specific number of beats
A place where instruments are
A unit of speed
24
What does Volume mean?
How much data a files has
How rhythms are performed
How loud the music is
The place where a recording can be found
25
A track in music is:
A place where a specific event occurs
The low notes in a recording
The loudness of the son
A single stream of recorded sound
26
What does BPM mean?
Bars Per Measure
Burping Penguin March
Beats Per Minute
Bass Pitch Measurement
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What is the role of a bass in music?
To keep a steady beat
To play notes in a low pitch
To smash small things
To create lyrics
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What does the term "copyright" refer to in music?
The adjustment of volume in a recording
The synchronization of notes in a song
The legal protection of original artistic works
The process of exporting music files
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What is "save" in a digital audio workstation?
Using the "trash" feature
Music that is copyrighted
Lyrics that are not offensive
To keep and store an unchanged version of a file for future use
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What does the term "quantize" mean in music?
To change the tempo of a song
To synchronize notes to a grid or beat
To adjust the volume of a recording
To create a loop in a song
