MK Music Final Review Units 3 and 2

What is the doctrine of affections?

• A musical scale
• A belief of one emotion per song
• Several emotions per song
• A musical joke

A flag cuts the duration of a note in half.

• True
• False

Which two notes equal a half note?

• Two sixteenth notes
• Two eighth notes
• Two quarter notes
• Two whole notes

In a time signature like 3/4 the bottom number, 4, stands for what?

• The number of beats per measure.
• The amount of dynamic changes.
• The dance steps for a song.
• Which note gets the beat.

Sacred music in the Middle Ages is characterized by

• Plainchant and Monophony
• Periods and Alberti Bass
• Big orchestras and intense emotion
• Terraced dynamics and ornamentation

What is terraced dynamics?

• Suddenly shifting from loud to soft
• A way to organize the orchestra
• One instrument playing loud, another softly.
• Instruments with only notes a whole step apart.

In a time signature like 3/4 the top number, 3, represents what?

• The note duration
• The rests per measure
• What note gets the beat
• The beats per measure

A basic staff will have

• 5 lines, 4 spaces
• 5 spaces, 4 lines

Which orchestra is guaranteed to be the biggest?

• Baroque
• Romantic
• Classical
• Modern

A legato articulation of notes is associated with

• Fast and short
• A walking pace
• Smooth and connected
• Lively and fast