MUS 121 TEST 1 Questions with CORRECT Answers (Grade A+)

MUS 121 TEST 1 Questions with CORRECT Answers
(Grade A+)

Question 1:
What is music?
Answer:
Vocal or instrumental sounds combined to produce beauty of form, harmony

Question 2:
Duration
Answer:
How long or short a note lasts

Question 3:
Articulation
Answer:
Style in which notes are played

Question 4:
Staccato
Answer:
Short and separated

Question 5:
Legato
Answer:
Long and Connected

Question 6:
Accent
Answer:
Accent on a note

, Question 7:
Pitch
Answer:
Subjective perception of sound waves in relation to one another that allows us to judge sounds as
higher or lower

Question 8:
Timbre
Answer:
Quality of tone distinctive of a particular voice or instrument

Question 9:
Fundamental and overtones
Answer:
Fundamental is the tone you want while overtones pitch that comes along

Question 10:
Timbre Determined by many factors: Type of material, size of instrument, shape of instru-
Answer:
ment, source of vibration, performer, and humidity or air temperature

Question 11:
How to describe Timbre:
Answer:
Warm or harsh, Bright or Dark, Thin or Rich, Breathy or Clear, Vibrato or Not

Question 12:
Texture
Answer:
How the melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic materials are combined in a piece of music. For example,
making a recipe: what mixes together to make the "flavor" of music?