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20 Cards in this Set
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According to your text, the musical element that makes the widest and most direct appeal is...?
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melody
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The distance between two different pitches is called...?
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an interval
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The deliberated shifting of teh accent to a weak beat or an offbeat is called...?
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syncopation
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A triad is...?
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the most common chord type found in Western music, a three-note chord, and is built on alternate scale steps
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Most contemporary popular songs are perfomed in...?
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homophonic texture
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Which musical texture is likely to demand the greatest concentration on the part of the listner?
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polyphonic
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Ternary for is represented by the pattern...?
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A-B-A
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Which of the following tempo markings is the fastest?
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presto
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The quality of sound that distinguishes on instrument or voice from another is...?
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timbre
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A specific area within the range of a voice or instrument, such as high, middle, or low is callled...?
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register
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Musical pitch and the frequency of vibration of a sound relate to each other in the following way:
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the higher the pitch, the faster the vibration
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Music is propelled forward in time by...?
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rhythm
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The vertical dimension of music is called...?
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harmony
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The element that describes the musical fabric or the relationship of musical lines within a work is called...?
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texture
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A texture in which a single voice takes over the melodic interest while the accompanying voices are subordinate is called...?
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homophonic
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The quality of a work of are that represents structure or shape refer to it's...?
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form
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The generally accepted term fro the high male vocal range is...?
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tenor
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The number of vibrations per second is called...?
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frequency
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The lowest voice range is...?
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bass
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Out of piano, andante, adagio, and allegro which tenmo is the slowest?
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adagio
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