Music Appreciation Vocab Quiz Chapter 1 and 2

1: Pitch is ...

the loudness or softness of sound

highness or lowness of a sound

2: The Rate of a sound wave's vibration is called...

tone

dynamic level

frequency

pitch

3: Sound with specfic pitch, produced by a constant rate of vibration of the sound-producing medium is called?

piano

tone

staff

register

4: A Flat is...

a sign indicating that a tone is to be performed one-half step lower than notated

a sign indicating that a tone is to be performed one-half step higher than notated

5: The distance between two pitches is called?

crescendo

a sharp

an interval

an octave

6: Forte is the dynamic sign that means...

soft volume

medium volume

loud volume

7: When you crescendo you do what?

gradually get louder

gradually die out

gradually get faster

gradually become softer

8: rhythm is...

last beat of a measure

arrangement of time in music

basic underlying pulse of music

the rate of speed at which at which a musical piece is performed

9: True or False: Tempo is the rate of speed at which a musical piece is performed.

True

False

10: The beat is...

organization of rhythm into patterns of strong and weak beats

rate of speed at which a musical piece is performed

basic underlying pulse of music

arrangement of time in music

11: True or False: Duple Meter contains 3 beats per measure.

true

false

12: Triple Meter Contains how many beats per measure?

four

two

three

one

13: What makes up the elements of music?

rhythm, beat, meter, tempo

sound, rhythm, tempo, harmony

rhythm, melody, harmony, timbre

rhythm, tempo, harmony, timbre

14: What is meter?

unit containing a number of beats

the first beat of a measure

organization of rhythm into patters of strong and weak beats

a unit containing a number of beats

15: True or False: The downbeat is the first beat of a measure

true

false