Music Appreciation Final Practice

Front

What is the term for the specific location of a musical sound on a scale?

Back

Pitch

Front

What is the term for the quality of sound that distinguishes one instrument or voice from another?

Back

Timbre

Front

What is the term for the distance between the lowest and highest pitches that an instrument or voice can produce?

Back

Range

Front

What is the term for a point of arrival or rest at the end of a musical phrase?

Back

Cadence

Front

What is the term for the organization of musical sounds in time?

Back

Rhythm

Front

What is the term for a type of rhythm in which two or more contrasting patterns are performed simultaneously?

Back

Polyrhythms

Front

What is the term for music that lacks a clear sense of meter or pulse?

Back

Ametric

Front

What is the term for the simultaneous sounding of two or more pitches?

Back

Harmony

Front

What is the term for a combination of three or more pitches sounded at the same time?

Back

Chord

Front

What is the term for a collection of pitches arranged in ascending or descending order?

Back

Scale