Music Appreciation Study Guide | Exam Questions with Accurate Answers | Complete Review Notes

Music Appreciation -
Materials of Music Test
Review
Melody - ANSWER ✅✅✅✅the tune, or main, memorable line we can hum along with,
comprised of a series of pitches

range. - ANSWER ✅✅✅✅The distance between the highest and lowest note in a
melody

phrase - ANSWER ✅✅✅✅A musical sentence is called a________which is a unit of
meaning within a larger structure.

Interval - ANSWER ✅✅✅✅the distance between two notes

cadence. - ANSWER ✅✅✅✅A resting point at the end of a phrase

nonlexical - ANSWER ✅✅✅✅text with no meaning or distinguishable words

chord - ANSWER ✅✅✅✅three or more notes sounded together

Texture - ANSWER ✅✅✅✅a description of the "thickness" of music; few vs. many

Monophony - ANSWER ✅✅✅✅a single melodic line without accompaniment

Homophony - ANSWER ✅✅✅✅one main voice with subordinate accompaniment

Polyphony - ANSWER ✅✅✅✅many (or more than one) equal voices with independent
lines.

Major - ANSWER ✅✅✅✅Tonality that generally sounds "Open/Happy"

Minor - ANSWER ✅✅✅✅Tonality that generally sounds "Serious/Sad"

Beat - ANSWER ✅✅✅✅Basic unit of rhythm, or a steady pulse