Test Item File- Practice Test Bank - The Enjoyment of Music,Forney,10e

Chapter 1: Melody: Musical Line

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. According to your text, the musical element that makes the widest and most direct appeal is:
a. rhythm. c. timbre.
b. texture. d. melody.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: Eleventh edition: p. 12
TOP: Melody MSC: Applied

2. A succession of single tones or pitches perceived as a unit is called:
a. an interval. c. a harmony.
b. a melody. d. a chord.
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: Eleventh edition: p. 12
TOP: Melody MSC: Factual

3. The distance between the highest and lowest tones of a melody is called:
a. the tempo. c. the phrase.
b. the range. d. the tonic.
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: Eleventh edition: p. 13
TOP: Melody MSC: Factual

4. The distance between two pitches is called:
a. an interval. c. a cadence.
b. a phrase. d. a countermelody.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: Eleventh edition: p. 13
TOP: Melody MSC: Factual

5. Which term describes a melody that moves by small intervals?
a. consonant c. dissonant
b. conjunct d. disjunct
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: Eleventh edition: p. 13
TOP: Melody MSC: Factual

6. A musical sound:
a. has a perceivable pitch and a measurable fre-
quency.
b. is produced by irregular air particles.
c. need not have a distinct pitch.
d. all of the above
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 3 REF: Eleventh edition: p. 13
TOP: Melody MSC: Factual

7. Musical sounds are represented by a symbol called a(n):
a. pitch. c. note.
b. cue. d. amplitude.

, ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: Eleventh edition: p. 13
TOP: Melody MSC: Factual

8. Which element of music is measured in decibels?
a. tempo c. color
b. duration d. volume
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: Eleventh edition: p. 13
TOP: Melody MSC: Factual

9. A term referring to loudness or volume is:
a. frequency. c. timbre.
b. amplitude. d. pitch.
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: Eleventh edition: p. 13
TOP: Melody MSC: Factual

10. A melody can be characterized by:
a. its range. c. the way it moves.
b. its shape. d. all of the above
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: Eleventh edition: p. 13
TOP: Melody MSC: Conceptual

11. Why is Beethoven's Ode to Joy easy to sing?
a. It has a wide range. c. It has phrases with
unequal lengths.
b. It is conjunct. d. It has no cadences.
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 3 REF: Eleventh edition: p. 13
TOP: Melody MSC: Conceptual

12. A unit of meaning within a larger structure of a melody is called:
a. a phrase. c. a cadence.
b. a stanza. d. a climax.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: Eleventh edition: p. 13
TOP: Melody MSC: Factual

13. The resting place at the end of a phrase is called:
a. a pause. c. a cadence.
b. a period. d. a comma.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: Eleventh edition: p. 13
TOP: Melody MSC: Factual

14. Musical punctuation, similar to a comma or period in a sentence, is called:
a. a cadence. c. a chord.
b. a syncopation. d. a scale.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: Eleventh edition: p. 13
TOP: Melody MSC: Factual

, 15. The striking emotional effect created by the high point in a melodic line is called:
a. the cadence. c. the climax.
b. the countermelody. d. the range.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: Eleventh edition: p. 16
TOP: Melody MSC: Factual

16. One melody added to, or played against, another melody is called:
a. a cadence. c. a countermelody.
b. a phrase. d. a tune.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: Eleventh edition: p. 16
TOP: Melody MSC: Factual


TRUE/FALSE

1. Most musical cultures share the concept of melody or musical line.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: Eleventh edition: p. 12
TOP: Melody MSC: Factual

2. A musical note is the symbolic representation of a sound with pitch and duration.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: Eleventh edition: p. 13
TOP: Melody MSC: Factual

3. The length or size of a vibrating object has no effect on pitch.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: Eleventh edition: p. 13
TOP: Melody MSC: Factual

4. The overall shape of a melody is called range.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: Eleventh edition: p. 13
TOP: Melody MSC: Factual

5. Melodies that move principally by small, connected intervals are conjunct.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: Eleventh edition: p. 13
TOP: Melody MSC: Factual

6. Melodies that skip in disjointed intervals are disjunct.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: Eleventh edition: p. 13
TOP: Melody MSC: Factual

7. A component unit of a melody is a phrase.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: Eleventh edition: p. 13
TOP: Melody MSC: Factual

, 8. The phrases in the tune Amazing Grace are of unequal length.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: 3 REF: Eleventh edition: p. 15
TOP: Melody MSC: Applied

9. The melody of The Star-Spangled Banner is best described as conjunct.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: Eleventh edition: p. 13
TOP: Melody MSC: Applied

10. The rhyme scheme of a poem is determined by the first word of each poetic line.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: Eleventh edition: p. 15
TOP: Melody MSC: Applied


ESSAY

1. Describe the differences between music and sound. Include a discussion of the properties of musical
sound.

ANS:
Answers will vary.

PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: Eleventh edition: p. 13
TOP: Melody MSC: Applied

2. Describe the features that give each melody a distinct character.

ANS:
Answers will vary.

PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: Eleventh edition: p. 13f
TOP: Melody MSC: Conceptual

3. Compare the structure of a melody with the form of a sentence.

ANS:
Answers will vary.

PTS: 1 DIF: 3 REF: Eleventh edition: p. 14
TOP: Melody MSC: Conceptual
Chapter 2: Rhythm and Meter: Musical Time

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Music is propelled forward in time by:
a. harmony. c. texture.
b. rhythm. d. timbre.
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: Eleventh edition: p. 17
TOP: Rhythm MSC: Factual