Music 101 Unit 1 Elements Test
Questions and Answers
Shifting from one key to another within a musical composition - Answer-Modulation
Tone color; quality of sound - Answer-Timbre
Stable combination of tones; points of rest - Answer-Consonance
Degrees of loudness and softness in music; intensity of sound - Answer-Dynamics
Series of single tones that add up to recognizable whole; musical sentence - Answer-
Melody
Distance in pitch between any two tones - Answer-Interval
Chord built on the first step of the scale; central key around which a musical
composition is organized - Answer-Tonic
Progression of chords leading to a feeling of repose at the end of a phrase; musical
punctuation mark - Answer-Cadence
Repetition of a melodic pattern at a higher or lower pitch - Answer-Sequence
Relative highness or lowness of a sound; frequency of vibrations - Answer-Pitch
Part of a Melody - Answer-Phrase
Particular arrangement of note lengths in a piece of music; ordered flow of music
through time - Answer-Rhythm
How chords are constructed and follow each other - Answer-Harmony
Combination of three or more tones sounded at the same time - Answer-Chord
Placing an accent in music where it would not normally be expected - Answer-
Syncopation
Organization of beats into regular groupings; time signature - Answer-Meter
Speed of a beat - Answer-Tempo
Triad built on the fifth step of the scale - Answer-Dominant
Questions and Answers
Shifting from one key to another within a musical composition - Answer-Modulation
Tone color; quality of sound - Answer-Timbre
Stable combination of tones; points of rest - Answer-Consonance
Degrees of loudness and softness in music; intensity of sound - Answer-Dynamics
Series of single tones that add up to recognizable whole; musical sentence - Answer-
Melody
Distance in pitch between any two tones - Answer-Interval
Chord built on the first step of the scale; central key around which a musical
composition is organized - Answer-Tonic
Progression of chords leading to a feeling of repose at the end of a phrase; musical
punctuation mark - Answer-Cadence
Repetition of a melodic pattern at a higher or lower pitch - Answer-Sequence
Relative highness or lowness of a sound; frequency of vibrations - Answer-Pitch
Part of a Melody - Answer-Phrase
Particular arrangement of note lengths in a piece of music; ordered flow of music
through time - Answer-Rhythm
How chords are constructed and follow each other - Answer-Harmony
Combination of three or more tones sounded at the same time - Answer-Chord
Placing an accent in music where it would not normally be expected - Answer-
Syncopation
Organization of beats into regular groupings; time signature - Answer-Meter
Speed of a beat - Answer-Tempo
Triad built on the fifth step of the scale - Answer-Dominant
