Concepts of Music Flashcards

1

Which language are many musical terms in?

Italian
Chinese
English
Spanish

2

A fugue is an example of:

Bad music
Polyphonic Texture
Monophonic Texture
Counterpoint

3

Homophonic describes....

Melody and accompaniment
A single melody
Many melodies
Harmony only

4

What does this picture demonstrate?

Harmonic Changes
Pitch placement
Dynamics
Melodic Contour

5

A backbeat is an emphasis on beats....

1+3
2+4
1+2
3+4

6

Contour refers to:

Shape of the Melody
How high the melody is
Harmonic Progressions
Tonality

7

Describing the quality of sound produced by instruments falls under:

Duration
Pitch
Tone Colour
Structure

8

Describe the performing media in this video

A Capella
Polyphonic
Loud
Pitchy

9

An ostinato is:

A pattern of notes that go higher or lower
An instrument
A bass line
A repeated rhythmic and melodic pattern

10

Dynamics refer to....

The harmony
The volume
The pitch
The register

11

When using words such as verse, intro and chorus we are describing which concept?

Tone Colour
Texture
Structure
Pitch

12

What order of letters is a Rondo?

AB
ABA
ABACA
A A A A

13

A 6/8 time signature can be described as:

Simple Duple
Compound Triple
Simple Triple
Compound Duple

14

A dotted note...

Decreases the note by half
Extends the note by 1
Decreases the note by 1
Extends the note by half of itself

15

Melody belongs to:

Pitch
Duration
Texture
Tone Colour

16

A backbeat comes under....

Duration
Structure
Texture
Dynamics and Expressive Techniques

17

What is the difference between register and range?

Register refers to volume, range is how low
Range is pitch placement and register is lowest to highest
Range is low to high, register refers to pitch placement
Range is how high and register is quiet

Concepts of Music

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Concepts of Music

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