Elements Final Review MA

A gradual decrease in loudness is known as a ______.

• crescendo
• fortissimo
• ritardando

• decrescendo or diminuendo

How is the frequency of vibrations measured?

• in cycles per second

• in cycles per minute

• by dynamic levels

• by noiselike sounds

Plucking the string with the finger instead of using a bow is called ______.

• trimolo

• vibrato

• pizzicato
• pluckato

To what do dynamics in music refer?

• • The quality that distinguishes musical sounds

  
  

• • An exemplary performance

  
  

• • 
    The relative highness or lowness we hear in a sound

  
  

• The degree of loudness and softness
  

The distance between the lowest and highest tones a voice or instrument can produce is called ______.

• dynamic accent

• timbre
• octave
• pitch range

The _________ pedal is the most important of the three pedals usually found on a piano.

• sustain or damper

• una corda pedal
• soft pedal
• sostenuto

The musical element that refers to the way chords are constructed and how they follow each other is ______.

• melody
• rhythm
• harmony
• tempo

Tone color is synonymous with ______.

• volume
• pitch
• timbre
• frequency

How can music be defined?

• • Sounds produced by musical instruments

  
  

• • A system of symbols that performers learn to read

  
  

• Music is an art based on the organization of sounds in time.

• Music is a form of exercise that improves physical health.

A tone in music is what kind of sound?

• A sound with a definite pitch.

• • A sound that has an indefinite pitch

  
  

• • A sound that is produced by irregular vibrations

  
  

• A sound that is random and chaotic.