Mus 101 final exam questions well
answered graded A+ 2025/2026
A melody is - correct answer ✔✔a series of pitches sounded one after another
A theme is - correct answer ✔✔melodic idea that plays a central role in a musical work
The term for two melodies sounding at the same time is - correct answer ✔✔counter point
The home chord in a key is called the - correct answer ✔✔tonic key
Music that features a melody and accompanying parts is - correct answer ✔✔homophonic
Almost all melodies in the music of Western civilization - correct answer ✔✔tonal center
A modulation is a change of - correct answer ✔✔pitch
What is the texture of a round such as "Are You Sleeping?" - correct answer ✔✔polyphonic
texture - correct answer ✔✔approach in the use of pitches
Groups of notes that do not seem to blend together well and give a feeling of tension are
described as - correct answer ✔✔dissonant
The regular pulse in music is called the - correct answer ✔✔beat
, Syncopation occurs when - correct answer ✔✔the beat is placed off or in-between
Polyrhythms are a feature of the music from which part of the world? - correct answer
✔✔Africa
Chords in Western civilization are generally built in - correct answer ✔✔Thirds
Polyphonic texture is - correct answer ✔✔2 melodies at once
Musical phrases often conclude with a pattern of two chords called a(n) - correct answer
✔✔cadence
pattern of pitches that results when dividing a string or air column at fractional points - correct
answer ✔✔The overtone or harmonic series is the
Form in music refers to - correct answer ✔✔the overall plan of how the music is organized
The timbre of an instrument or voice is determined by - correct answer ✔✔the number and
straight of the partial its sounds produce
Which woodwind instruments produce sounds with a double reed? - correct answer ✔✔oboe
and bosson
The valves or slide on a brass instrument - correct answer ✔✔change the pitch on an
instrument by changing the length of the tubing
The higher female voice is the - correct answer ✔✔sabrano
answered graded A+ 2025/2026
A melody is - correct answer ✔✔a series of pitches sounded one after another
A theme is - correct answer ✔✔melodic idea that plays a central role in a musical work
The term for two melodies sounding at the same time is - correct answer ✔✔counter point
The home chord in a key is called the - correct answer ✔✔tonic key
Music that features a melody and accompanying parts is - correct answer ✔✔homophonic
Almost all melodies in the music of Western civilization - correct answer ✔✔tonal center
A modulation is a change of - correct answer ✔✔pitch
What is the texture of a round such as "Are You Sleeping?" - correct answer ✔✔polyphonic
texture - correct answer ✔✔approach in the use of pitches
Groups of notes that do not seem to blend together well and give a feeling of tension are
described as - correct answer ✔✔dissonant
The regular pulse in music is called the - correct answer ✔✔beat
, Syncopation occurs when - correct answer ✔✔the beat is placed off or in-between
Polyrhythms are a feature of the music from which part of the world? - correct answer
✔✔Africa
Chords in Western civilization are generally built in - correct answer ✔✔Thirds
Polyphonic texture is - correct answer ✔✔2 melodies at once
Musical phrases often conclude with a pattern of two chords called a(n) - correct answer
✔✔cadence
pattern of pitches that results when dividing a string or air column at fractional points - correct
answer ✔✔The overtone or harmonic series is the
Form in music refers to - correct answer ✔✔the overall plan of how the music is organized
The timbre of an instrument or voice is determined by - correct answer ✔✔the number and
straight of the partial its sounds produce
Which woodwind instruments produce sounds with a double reed? - correct answer ✔✔oboe
and bosson
The valves or slide on a brass instrument - correct answer ✔✔change the pitch on an
instrument by changing the length of the tubing
The higher female voice is the - correct answer ✔✔sabrano
