Music 110 Midterm Exam questions
well answered 2025/2026
A melody added to, or played against, another melody is called what? - correct answer
✔✔Counter Melody
A melody can be characterized by what?
a. its range.
b. its shape.
c. the way it moves.
d. all of the above. - correct answer ✔✔All of the above
A musical note is the symbolic representation of a sound with pitch and duration (T/F) - correct
answer ✔✔True
A phrase is a component unit of a melody (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔True
A unit of meaning within the larger structure of a melody is called what? - correct answer
✔✔Phrase
By definition, a musical sound has what?
a. a perceivable pitch and a measurable frequency.
b. a certain volume.
c. a distinct timbre.
d. all of the above - correct answer ✔✔All the above
,Tone color is a property of pitch (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔True
Which term describes a melody that moves by small intervals? - correct answer ✔✔Conjunt
In determining pitch, what is meant by frequency? - correct answer ✔✔The number of
vibrations per second.
Melodies that skip in disjointed intervals are disjunct (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔True
Musical sounds are represented by symbols called what? - correct answer ✔✔Notes
The distance between the highest and lowest tones of a melody is called what? - correct answer
✔✔Range
The distance between two pitches is called what? - correct answer ✔✔Interval
The length or size of a vibrating object has no effect on pitch. - correct answer ✔✔False
The melody of The Star-Spangled Banner is best described as conjunct (T/F) - correct answer
✔✔False
The resting place at the end of a phrase is called what? - correct answer ✔✔Cadence
The striking emotional effect created by the high point in a melodic line is called what? - correct
answer ✔✔Climax
"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" is an example of triple meter (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔False
, A weak beat in a measure is called what? - correct answer ✔✔Offbeat
Beats that are more strongly emphasized than others are said to be what? - correct answer
✔✔Accented
In triple meter, the strongest pulse occurs on what beat? - correct answer ✔✔The first beat
Meter is an organizing principle shared by music and poetry (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔True
Meter is marked off in groupings known as what? - correct answer ✔✔Measures
Meter is the measurement of musical time (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔True
Music is propelled forward in time by what? - correct answer ✔✔Rythm
Music that moves without a strong sense of beat or meter is called what? - correct answer
✔✔Nonmetric
Syncopation is a rhythmic characteristic of American jazz (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔True
The basic unit of rhythm that divides time into equal segments is called what? - correct answer
✔✔Beat
The deliberate shifting of the accent to a weak beat or an offbeat is called what? - correct
answer ✔✔Syncopation
well answered 2025/2026
A melody added to, or played against, another melody is called what? - correct answer
✔✔Counter Melody
A melody can be characterized by what?
a. its range.
b. its shape.
c. the way it moves.
d. all of the above. - correct answer ✔✔All of the above
A musical note is the symbolic representation of a sound with pitch and duration (T/F) - correct
answer ✔✔True
A phrase is a component unit of a melody (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔True
A unit of meaning within the larger structure of a melody is called what? - correct answer
✔✔Phrase
By definition, a musical sound has what?
a. a perceivable pitch and a measurable frequency.
b. a certain volume.
c. a distinct timbre.
d. all of the above - correct answer ✔✔All the above
,Tone color is a property of pitch (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔True
Which term describes a melody that moves by small intervals? - correct answer ✔✔Conjunt
In determining pitch, what is meant by frequency? - correct answer ✔✔The number of
vibrations per second.
Melodies that skip in disjointed intervals are disjunct (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔True
Musical sounds are represented by symbols called what? - correct answer ✔✔Notes
The distance between the highest and lowest tones of a melody is called what? - correct answer
✔✔Range
The distance between two pitches is called what? - correct answer ✔✔Interval
The length or size of a vibrating object has no effect on pitch. - correct answer ✔✔False
The melody of The Star-Spangled Banner is best described as conjunct (T/F) - correct answer
✔✔False
The resting place at the end of a phrase is called what? - correct answer ✔✔Cadence
The striking emotional effect created by the high point in a melodic line is called what? - correct
answer ✔✔Climax
"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" is an example of triple meter (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔False
, A weak beat in a measure is called what? - correct answer ✔✔Offbeat
Beats that are more strongly emphasized than others are said to be what? - correct answer
✔✔Accented
In triple meter, the strongest pulse occurs on what beat? - correct answer ✔✔The first beat
Meter is an organizing principle shared by music and poetry (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔True
Meter is marked off in groupings known as what? - correct answer ✔✔Measures
Meter is the measurement of musical time (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔True
Music is propelled forward in time by what? - correct answer ✔✔Rythm
Music that moves without a strong sense of beat or meter is called what? - correct answer
✔✔Nonmetric
Syncopation is a rhythmic characteristic of American jazz (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔True
The basic unit of rhythm that divides time into equal segments is called what? - correct answer
✔✔Beat
The deliberate shifting of the accent to a weak beat or an offbeat is called what? - correct
answer ✔✔Syncopation
