Music Appreciation Final Study Guide

What is the musical element that makes the widest and most direct appeal according to the text?

• Rhythm

• Cadence

• Melody

• Beat

What are musical sounds represented by?

• Chords

• Notes

• Beats

• Dynamics

What is the term used for the resting place at the end of a musical phrase?

• Octave

• Cadence

• Tonic

• Rhythm

What is the distance between the highest and lowest tones of a melody called?

• Range

• Scale

• Tempo

• Dynamics

What propels music forward in time?

• Melody

• Harmony

• Rhythm

• Dynamics

What is the basic unit of rhythm that divides time into equal segments?

• Beat

• Octave

• Chord

• Tonic

What is the first accented beat of a measure called?

• Cadence

• Downbeat

• Tonic

• Tempo

What is a combination of three or more tones that constitutes a single block of harmony known as?

• Octave

• Chord

• Scale

• Beat

What is an interval of eight notes called?

• Chord

• Octave

• Scale

• Beat

What is the first note of the scale referred to as?

• Cadence

• Tonic

• Octave

• Downbeat