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Music an Appreciation 2025 Release Roger Kamien
Chapters 1-11
Part I
Elements
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Music can be defined as
A. sounds produced by musical instruments.
B. sounds that are pleasing, as opposed to noise.
C. an art based on the organization of sounds in time.
D. a system of symbols that performers learn to read.
Music is a part of the world of sound, an art based on the organization of sounds in time.
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Objective: Describe the properties of sound; and explain how music is part of the world of sound
2. The four main properties of musical sounds are pitch, dynamics, tone color, and
A. duration.
B. rhythm.
C. melody.
D. medium.
We distinguish music from other sounds by recognizing the four main properties of musical
sounds: pitch, dynamics, tone color, and duration.
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Objective: Describe the properties of sound; and explain how music is part of the world of sound
3. The relative highness or lowness of a sound is called
A. timbre.
B. pitch.
C. dynamics.
D. octave.
,Pitch is the relative highness or lowness that we hear in a sound.
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Objective: Describe pitch in musical sound
4. The _____ of a sound is decided by the frequency of its vibrations.
A. dynamics
B. pitch
C. timbre
D. amplitude
The pitch of a sound is determined by the frequency of its vibrations--that is, their speed,
which is measured in cycles per second.
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Objective: Describe pitch in musical sound
5. Pitch is defined as
A. the degree of loudness or softness in music.
B. the quality that distinguishes musical sounds.
C. the relative highness or lowness that we hear in a sound.
D. leaning on a musical note.
Pitch is the relative highness or lowness that we hear in a sound.
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Objective: Describe pitch in musical sound
,6. A specific pitch corresponds to a specific
A. amplitude.
B. timbre.
C. frequency.
D. dynamic.
The pitch of a sound is determined by the frequency of its vibrations. The faster the
vibrations, the higher the pitch.
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Objective: Describe pitch in musical sound
7. The frequency of vibrations is measured in
A. cycles per minute.
B. cycles per second.
C. dynamic levels.
D. noiselike sounds.
Frequency of a sound's vibration--their speed--is measured in cycles per second.
Bloom's: Understand
Learning Objective: Describe pitch in musical sound
8. In general, the smaller the vibrating element, the __________ its pitch.
A. higher
B. softer
C. lower
D. louder
Smaller objects vibrate faster and have higher pitches. Plucking a short string produces a
higher pitch than a long string.
Bloom's: Understand
Learning Objective: Describe pitch in musical sound
, 9. In music, a sound that has a definite pitch is called a
A. noise.
B. dynamic accent.
C. sound.
D. tone.
A sound that has a definite pitch is called a tone. It has a specific frequency.
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Objective: Describe pitch in musical sound
10. A tone in music is a sound that
A. is pleasing to the ear.
B. is produced by irregular vibrations.
C. has an indefinite pitch.
D. has a definite pitch.
In music, a sound that has a definite pitch is called a tone.
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Objective: Describe pitch in musical sound
11. The distance in pitch between any two tones is called
A. duration.
B. dynamic accent.
C. timbre.
D. an interval.
Two tones will sound different when they have different pitches. The distance in pitch
between any two tones is called an interval.
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Objective: Describe pitch in musical sound
Music an Appreciation 2025 Release Roger Kamien
Chapters 1-11
Part I
Elements
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Music can be defined as
A. sounds produced by musical instruments.
B. sounds that are pleasing, as opposed to noise.
C. an art based on the organization of sounds in time.
D. a system of symbols that performers learn to read.
Music is a part of the world of sound, an art based on the organization of sounds in time.
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Objective: Describe the properties of sound; and explain how music is part of the world of sound
2. The four main properties of musical sounds are pitch, dynamics, tone color, and
A. duration.
B. rhythm.
C. melody.
D. medium.
We distinguish music from other sounds by recognizing the four main properties of musical
sounds: pitch, dynamics, tone color, and duration.
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Objective: Describe the properties of sound; and explain how music is part of the world of sound
3. The relative highness or lowness of a sound is called
A. timbre.
B. pitch.
C. dynamics.
D. octave.
,Pitch is the relative highness or lowness that we hear in a sound.
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Objective: Describe pitch in musical sound
4. The _____ of a sound is decided by the frequency of its vibrations.
A. dynamics
B. pitch
C. timbre
D. amplitude
The pitch of a sound is determined by the frequency of its vibrations--that is, their speed,
which is measured in cycles per second.
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Objective: Describe pitch in musical sound
5. Pitch is defined as
A. the degree of loudness or softness in music.
B. the quality that distinguishes musical sounds.
C. the relative highness or lowness that we hear in a sound.
D. leaning on a musical note.
Pitch is the relative highness or lowness that we hear in a sound.
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Objective: Describe pitch in musical sound
,6. A specific pitch corresponds to a specific
A. amplitude.
B. timbre.
C. frequency.
D. dynamic.
The pitch of a sound is determined by the frequency of its vibrations. The faster the
vibrations, the higher the pitch.
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Objective: Describe pitch in musical sound
7. The frequency of vibrations is measured in
A. cycles per minute.
B. cycles per second.
C. dynamic levels.
D. noiselike sounds.
Frequency of a sound's vibration--their speed--is measured in cycles per second.
Bloom's: Understand
Learning Objective: Describe pitch in musical sound
8. In general, the smaller the vibrating element, the __________ its pitch.
A. higher
B. softer
C. lower
D. louder
Smaller objects vibrate faster and have higher pitches. Plucking a short string produces a
higher pitch than a long string.
Bloom's: Understand
Learning Objective: Describe pitch in musical sound
, 9. In music, a sound that has a definite pitch is called a
A. noise.
B. dynamic accent.
C. sound.
D. tone.
A sound that has a definite pitch is called a tone. It has a specific frequency.
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Objective: Describe pitch in musical sound
10. A tone in music is a sound that
A. is pleasing to the ear.
B. is produced by irregular vibrations.
C. has an indefinite pitch.
D. has a definite pitch.
In music, a sound that has a definite pitch is called a tone.
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Objective: Describe pitch in musical sound
11. The distance in pitch between any two tones is called
A. duration.
B. dynamic accent.
C. timbre.
D. an interval.
Two tones will sound different when they have different pitches. The distance in pitch
between any two tones is called an interval.
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Objective: Describe pitch in musical sound
