Music theory

What is tone?

• The quality of sound across an ensemble

• The pitch created on an instrument

• An odd pulse against an even pulse or vice versa

• The speed of the rhythmic value of music

What is intonation?

• Smooth and connected

• Common time (4/4)

• The quality of sound across the ensemble

What cannot be interpreted in music?

• Dynamics

• Key signature

• Phrasing

Answer explanation

Musicians cannot change the key signature they play at, but they can change the dynamics and/or phrasing

____ is fast (tempo 120), and ____ is faster

• Allegro/vivace

• Allegro/legato

• Legato/vivace

• Vivace/allegro

What does legato mean?

• Slow tempo

• Smooth and connected

• Connects 2 notes that are different

What does subito piano mean?

• Suddenly soft

• Suddenly quiet

• Suddenly fast

____ is common time (4/4), and ____ is cut time (2/2)

• Alla breve/breve

• Breve/Alla breve

True or false: tempo is the speed of the rhythmic value of music

• True

• False

What is the key of the following instruments: flute, trombone, bass, string instruments, piano?

• Bb

• C

• Eb

• F

What is a D.S. Al coda?

• Go back to the sign and then to the coda

• Return to the beginning

• Go right to the coda

• Go to the end and repeat at the sign