Enj. Mus. Chapter 3

The depth resulting from simultaneous events in music is described by the term:

• texture

• harmony

• dissonance

• melody

Harmony is to music as __________ is to painting.

• the frame

• color

• perspective

• the brush

The distance and relationship between two tones is referred to as a(n):

• interval

• scale

• octave

• chord

A combination of three or more tones that constitutes a single block of harmony is called a(n):

• interval

• scale

• octave

• chord

A collection of pitches arranged in ascending or descending order is called a(n):

• scale

• chord

• interval

• octave

An interval spanning eight notes is called a(n):

• chord

• fifth

• triad

• octave

A triad:

• the most common chord type found in Western music

• a three-note chord

• built on alternate scale steps

• all of the above

The first note of the scale is called the:

• octave

• triad

• tonic

• dominant

The principle of organization around a central tone is called:

• chromaticism

• tonality

• consonance

• centralization

Of the following, which does NOT describe a dissonance?

• It is a discordant sound

• It creates a need for resolution

• It sustains a sense of stability

• It creates tension