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WorksheetsIntro to Music - CH 3 Study Guide
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
A scale consists of
all the sounds that exist in nature
all the white keys on the piano
a collection of fixed pitches
all the white and black keys on the piano
an interval is
the pitch range of an instrument
the distance between two pitches
a segment of vibrating string on a string instrument
the time it takes to perform one tune
The distance between two pitches that is the same pitch just higher or lower is
diatonic
a scale
an octave
chromatic
The set of seven pitches used in Western music is called a(n)
chromatic scale
octave
interval
diatonic scale (major)
The chromatic scale consists of
all the black keys on the piano
all the white keys on the piano
all the black and white keys on the piano
any collection of pitches in an octave segment
The chromatic scale is made up of what interval(s)
half steps
whole steps
half and whole steps
wwhwwwh
The diatonic scale consists of
a particular arrangement of whole and half steps (wwhwwwh)
any arrangement of whole and half steps
all half steps
all whole steps
An organized series of pitches played or sung in a certain rhythm is called a
melody
phrase
scale
sequence
Tunes tend to be
long and elaborate
simple and easy to sing
experienced separately from rhythm
complex structures
The shortest identifiable melodic fragment is called a
half step
motive
phrase
theme
Motives by definition are
brief
elaborate
harmonic
parallel
The largest subject matter of a melody is
phrase
motif
theme
tune
A melodic pattern of pitches that is repeated at different pitch levels is called a
chord
key change
phrase
sequence
The high point of a melody or piece of music is called
modulation
cadence
climax
theme
The closing of a phrase or section of music
climax
cadence
ending
theme
