Music Final Test High School

A set of five, equidistant, horizontal lines joined together by a brace.

When music on two staves is joined by a brace, or is intended to be played at once by a single performer

• staff

• score

• reduced score

• grand staff

What is the definition of a time signature, (what does it do?)

What are the rhythms we learned in class

• 8th notes

• whole notes

• half note

• all of the above

what are the four types of chords?

• diminished augmented major minor

• dissonant consonant light dark

• major minor 7th 9th

• regular, altered, diminished, augmented

What are the four basic rules of part writing?

Tendency Tones

• Tones have a tendency to stay the same

• Tones have a tendency to move up

• Tones tend to always outline the key they are in

• tones have a tendency to move to another specific tone

Two or more pitches sounding at the same time

• Contour

• Harmony

• voice leading

• musicianship

Shape of a melody

• Contour

• Harmony

• voice leading

• musicianship