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Study Guide Answers
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1.
Ancient Greeks believed in nine sister goddesses called "___________________________________."
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muses |
2.
What was the function of these sister goddesses?
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to inspire people to undertake creative endeavors |
3.
What is a "staff" on a sheet of music?
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the five horizontal lines on which notes are placed |
4.
A(n) __________________________ is a symbol that represents pitch.
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note |
5.
"____________________________" is the frequency of a note.
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Pitch |
6.
A(n) _________________________ lets a musician know if a staff will have high or low pitches.
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clef |
7.
What are two common "clefs"?
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bass and treble clefs |
8.
A(n) ____________________________________ clef has high pitches.
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treble |
9.
A(n) ____________________________________ clef has low pitches.
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bass |
10.
A staff is organized into small sections called "_____________________________________."
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measures |
11.
Divisions between measures are created by _________________________________________.
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bar lines |
12.
A(n) "___________________________________________" usually indicates a change in the general structure of the music.
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double bar line |
13.
A combination of sounds and silence in the same or differing lengths is "_______________________."
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rhythm |
14.
What is the most basic aspect of music?
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rhythm |
15.
"_________________________________" is the steady pulse of the music.
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Beat |
16.
A quarter note is held for __________________________ beat(s).
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one |
17.
A(n) ________________________________note gets four beats.
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whole |
18.
Which note is held for one-fourth of a beat?
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a sixteenth note |
19.
A(n) "______________________________" is a brief period of silence.
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rest |
20.
"________________________________" is the way that beats of music are grouped into measures.
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Meter |
21.
What does the "time signature" tell a musician?
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the number of beats in each measure |
22.
What is "common time"?
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four-four time |
23.
Most marches are in _______________________________________ time.
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four-four time |
24.
Scales are made of _________________________ steps and _______________________ steps.
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whole/ half |
25.
What's the smallest distance between notes?
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a half step |
26.
What are the two most common scales?
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the major scale/ the minor scale |
27.
"_______________________________" are the distances between notes.
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Intervals |
28.
A particular note upon which a system of notes is based is a(n) "____________________________."
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key |
29.
A(n) "____________________________________" shows whether a note should be raised or lowered.
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accidental |
30.
A(n) "____________________________" sign cancels an accidental.
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natural |
31.
A recognizable musical idea is a(n) "______________________________________."
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melody |
32.
"________________________________" contains intervals sounding simultaneously.
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Harmony |
33.
Three or more pitches can be arranged into "__________________________________."
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chords |
34.
The speed at which music is played or sung is "________________________________."
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tempo |
35.
35. The way each note of a piece is played is "_____________________________________."
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articulation |
36.
What does the articulation, legato, indicate?
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that a piece is to be played smoothly, with no space between the notes |
37.
Short notes with substantial space between them are "___________________________."
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staccato |
38.
A dot below a note indicates that it should be played in what fashion?
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staccato |
39.
The loudness or softness of music is the "______________________________."
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dynamics |
40.
Pianissimo means "_____________________________________."
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very soft |
41.
Fortissimo means "________________________________________."
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very loud |
42.
A crescendo slowly ________________________________________ of the music.
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increases the loudness |
43.
A decrescendo _________________________________ volume.
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decreases |
44.
The shape and organization of a piece of music is its "_________________________________."
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form |
45.
A(n) "_____________________________" contains a complete melodic idea.
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phrase |
46.
The quality of the tone produced by an instrument or a voice is its "__________________________."
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timbre |
47.
Choirs are divided into ______________________________ main voice sections.
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four |
48.
Drums and cymbals are __________________________________ instruments.
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percussion |
49.
"________________________________" results from the way that melodies and harmonies are used and combined.
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Texture |
50.
A short melody or phrase introduced by one part of the music and developed in other parts is a(n) "______________________________________________."
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fugue |
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