ACDEC Music - Section 1

The metal strings of a sitar are called?

Formal Indian music is based on a melodic system called __ and a rhythmic system called __.

Which of the following statements is particularly significant about the strings on a sitar? 

Which musical traditions divide an octave into halfsteps? 

The decibel level of sound is directly correlated to?

Aerophones are separated into brass and ______?

Indian music is considered a ______ system.

What term is used for the Hindi-language film industry?

Which of the following elements is a common theme inHindu arts? 

The "home" or "fundamental" pitch on which a a scale is based is called the?

What is the modern term for scholars who study the music of other cultures?

Sufism is?

Which of the following groups is NOT part of the Sachs-Hornbostel system? 

Which pitches are used in the Indian solfege system? 

A sitar’s resonator is made of?

_____ is the steady pulse that underlies most music.

The main melody may be accompanied by a _____instrument primarily sounding the tonic pitch.

Lines across the neck of the guitar that indicate pitchintervals are called ?

The twelve different pitches in ascending order are called the?

The basic building block of melody and harmony is?

Of the four properties found within a musical sound. Which is the highness or lowness?

A piano is classified as ?

Which of the following instruments is NOT anidiophone? 

A coherent series of pitches that can be perceived as awhole is known as a?

The simplest definition of music is...?