Elements of Music

Front

The element of music that constitutes the temporal aspect of sound is: rhythm, form, texture, articulation, all of the above

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rhythm

Front

A pulse is the most complex form of rhythm.

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False

Front

The word that refers to how fast or slow a pulse occurs is _______.

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tempo

Front

When pulses are organized into groups containing strong and weak beats, we refer to this as ______.

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meter

Front

The ______ is the first strong pulse in each meter.

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downbeat

Front

The term that refers to the relative highness or lowness of sound is ______.

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pitch

Front

The word _______ refers to the distance between two pitches.

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interval

Front

The chromatic pitch set includes most of the pitches used in Western music, but not all of them. True or False?

Back

False

Front

A set of only seven pitches that forms the basis for most is called a _______.

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scale

Front

The part of a musical work that you typically sing along with or that might get stuck in your head is called the _______.

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melody