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THE ELEMENTS AND STRUCTURES OF MUSIC

Instruments:

Match the following words with the correct equivalents:

a.Woodwind 1. oboe

b Brass 2. violin

c.Strings 3. trombone

d.Percussion 4. harpsichord

e.Keyboard 5. clarinet

a-b.Plucked Strings 6. saxophone

7. flute

8. lute

9. bassoon

10. french horn

11. viola

12. trumpet

13. guitar

14. cello

15. piano

Elements:

Fill in the correct answer to the following questions or statements.

16. The movement of music through time and the aspect of time in music is called___________

17. A regular recurring time unit that represents the pulsation of the music is called____________.

18. In triple meter, the strongest pulse occurs on____________

19. The shifting of the accent to a weak beat or an offbeat is called_______________.

20. A complete musical idea or section within a larger melodic line is called____________.

21. The first note of a scale is what?_______________.

22. What term describes a combination of tones that sound at rest, resolved and in agreement? _________________

23. A combination of tones that sound tense, unstable and in need of resolution is called_________________.

24. The aspect of music that reveals the relationship of the musical lines and how the blend to create the musical fabric is called______________.

25. The rate of speed at which a piece of music is played is its_____________.

26. In what language are tempo markings generally given? ______________.

27. Accelerando is a term indicating that the speed of the music is________________.

28. The degree of loudness or softness at which music is played is called______________.

29. The term timbre refers to?_____________.

30. Which of the following markings is the softest?

· a. pianissimo,

· b. piano,

· c. mezzo piano,

· d. mezzo forte

31. The standard ranges of the human voice from top to bottom are____________.

32. Woodwind instruments are so called because? ____________

33. The highness or lowness of a sound is determined by:

34. Which of the following is true?:

· a. all tunes are melodies

· c. all melodies are tunes

· b. all motives are tunes

· d. all phrases are themes

35. A melodic pattern of pitches repeated at a different pitch level is called a________

36. Another word for polyphony is______________

37. Individual movements of music are often referred to by their________________

38. The two modes or scales that have survived through out the ages and are used for composing most music from 1600-1900 are__________________.

39. A meter with some aspects of duple in the foreground and at the same time a triple in the back ground would be an example of_________________
40. The mechanical device that measures the number of beats per minute is known as a __________________
41. An accent is________________
42. A gradual slowing in a musical passage is known as _____________
43. One single melody played or sung without accompaniment is said to be in what texture?__________________
44. A melody with other supporting sounds markedly subsidiary is in what texture? __________________
45. In imitative counterpoint the voices do what?

46. The form that is diagramed ABA, and contains a departure and then a return of the first section is called____________________.

47. The form that is diagramed ABACADA, and contains a periodic return of a central theme is called_______________.

True or False Questions

48. Tempo refers to the speed of a piece of music.
49. Harmony is the successive sound of individual pitches.
50. Consonant harmonies are more stable than dissonant harmonies.

Match the following words with the correct equivalents

a. largo 51. very loud

b. adagio 52. allegro

d. piano 53. loud

e. fast 54. slow

a-b. moderately slow, (at a walking pace) 55. soft

b-c. pp 56. medium loud

c-d. mf 57 very soft

d-e. very fast 58. presto

a-e. f 59. andante

a-c fortissimo (ff) 60. very slow

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