Music 101 Exam #1 With Verified
Responses Passed Already
Beat CORRECT ANSWERS regularly recurring pulse
Chord CORRECT ANSWERS two or more notes played at the same time
Form CORRECT ANSWERS the way a particular piece of music is laid out—a
"roadmap" or "blueprint" that a composer can follow as he composes a particular piece
of music...Sections indicated by letters
Genre CORRECT ANSWERS word that essentially means the same thing as
"category."
Harmony CORRECT ANSWERS musical material that enhances or supports the
melody. Any other notes that occur at the same time as a melody can be considered
part of the harmony
Interval CORRECT ANSWERS Distance between two notes
Measure/Bar CORRECT ANSWERS unit of musical time. Measures are indicated in
music by vertical bar lines
Melody CORRECT ANSWERS Successions of pitches
Meter (7 types) CORRECT ANSWERS Pattern of regularly recurring accented beats
and unaccented beats.
-Duple Meter = Heavy-Light, Heavy-light --> 2/4 time
-Triple Meter = Heavy-Light-Light, Heavy-Light-Light, 3/4 time
-Quadruple Meter = heavy-light-somewhat heavy-light, 4/4 time
-Compound meter = a recurring pattern of accented beats and unaccented beats that
can be perceived as either duple or triple, and each beat can be subdivided into three
beats. As an example of this, sing "Silent Night" faster than you normally would—you'll
find that it is in duple meter. Then sing it more slowly, the way it is normally sung and
you'll find that it can be perceived in a triple meter
-Non-Metrical = no meter, Gregorian chant
-Mixed meter = when a piece of music has one meter for a certain amount of time, then
shifts to another meter.
-Irregular meter has an irregular number of beats per measure, for instance, five beats
per measure, or seven, or eleven. If a meter isn't easily divisible by two or three, it is
irregular.
Motive CORRECT ANSWERS A short succession of notes that is used throughout a
piece of music to create a sense of unity within the piece. Motives can be melodic or
, rhythmic. One of the most famous motives in music history is the fi rst four notes of
Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 (dum-dum-dum-DUUUUUUM).
Movement CORRECT ANSWERS A self-contained portion of music (with a beginning,
middle, and end) that is part of a larger work. Each movement sounds like a complete
piece of music.
Note CORRECT ANSWERS Single pitch
Phrase CORRECT ANSWERS A short melody, that, if you were singing, it would feel
quite natural to take a breath at the end of it.
Pitch CORRECT ANSWERS A sound created by vibrations. More specifically, pitch
refers to how high or low a particular sound is. If the vibration is fast, the pitch will be
high; if it is slow, the pitch will be low.
Pop Music/Art Music CORRECT ANSWERS pop=popular, rock, film, jazz, musical, etc;
Art music=artistic in intent, classical ---> both are popular and artistic however
Repeat signs CORRECT ANSWERS indications in printed music to show musicians
when to repeat sections of the music. They look like two little dots to the right or left of a
bar line.
Rhythm CORRECT ANSWERS how music occurs within time. At its most basic, rhythm
is the succession of durations of notes
Scale CORRECT ANSWERS Scale is a succession of whole-step and half-step
intervals that sound "normal" or logical to our Western ears.
Score CORRECT ANSWERS the printed music of a piece of music
Syllabic, Neumatic, and Melismatic text settings CORRECT ANSWERS Syllabic text
settings—text settings in which there is one note per syllable.
• Neumatic text settings—text settings in which there are a few notes per
syllable.
• Melismatic text settings—text settings in which there are a lot of notes
per syllable.
Monophony, Polyphony (imitative and non-imitative), and Homophony textures
CORRECT ANSWERS Monophony= no harmony (plainchant)
-Polyphony = more than one important melody going on at a time (organum)
--Imitative = each new voice or instrument that enters is imitating the previous voice,
same basic shape, not necessarily the same pitch
--Non-imitative = different melodies going on at one time (One Day More from Les Mis)
-Homophony = one main important melody and supporting melodies (Troubadour)
----> you will often find blends of polyphony and homophony
Responses Passed Already
Beat CORRECT ANSWERS regularly recurring pulse
Chord CORRECT ANSWERS two or more notes played at the same time
Form CORRECT ANSWERS the way a particular piece of music is laid out—a
"roadmap" or "blueprint" that a composer can follow as he composes a particular piece
of music...Sections indicated by letters
Genre CORRECT ANSWERS word that essentially means the same thing as
"category."
Harmony CORRECT ANSWERS musical material that enhances or supports the
melody. Any other notes that occur at the same time as a melody can be considered
part of the harmony
Interval CORRECT ANSWERS Distance between two notes
Measure/Bar CORRECT ANSWERS unit of musical time. Measures are indicated in
music by vertical bar lines
Melody CORRECT ANSWERS Successions of pitches
Meter (7 types) CORRECT ANSWERS Pattern of regularly recurring accented beats
and unaccented beats.
-Duple Meter = Heavy-Light, Heavy-light --> 2/4 time
-Triple Meter = Heavy-Light-Light, Heavy-Light-Light, 3/4 time
-Quadruple Meter = heavy-light-somewhat heavy-light, 4/4 time
-Compound meter = a recurring pattern of accented beats and unaccented beats that
can be perceived as either duple or triple, and each beat can be subdivided into three
beats. As an example of this, sing "Silent Night" faster than you normally would—you'll
find that it is in duple meter. Then sing it more slowly, the way it is normally sung and
you'll find that it can be perceived in a triple meter
-Non-Metrical = no meter, Gregorian chant
-Mixed meter = when a piece of music has one meter for a certain amount of time, then
shifts to another meter.
-Irregular meter has an irregular number of beats per measure, for instance, five beats
per measure, or seven, or eleven. If a meter isn't easily divisible by two or three, it is
irregular.
Motive CORRECT ANSWERS A short succession of notes that is used throughout a
piece of music to create a sense of unity within the piece. Motives can be melodic or
, rhythmic. One of the most famous motives in music history is the fi rst four notes of
Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 (dum-dum-dum-DUUUUUUM).
Movement CORRECT ANSWERS A self-contained portion of music (with a beginning,
middle, and end) that is part of a larger work. Each movement sounds like a complete
piece of music.
Note CORRECT ANSWERS Single pitch
Phrase CORRECT ANSWERS A short melody, that, if you were singing, it would feel
quite natural to take a breath at the end of it.
Pitch CORRECT ANSWERS A sound created by vibrations. More specifically, pitch
refers to how high or low a particular sound is. If the vibration is fast, the pitch will be
high; if it is slow, the pitch will be low.
Pop Music/Art Music CORRECT ANSWERS pop=popular, rock, film, jazz, musical, etc;
Art music=artistic in intent, classical ---> both are popular and artistic however
Repeat signs CORRECT ANSWERS indications in printed music to show musicians
when to repeat sections of the music. They look like two little dots to the right or left of a
bar line.
Rhythm CORRECT ANSWERS how music occurs within time. At its most basic, rhythm
is the succession of durations of notes
Scale CORRECT ANSWERS Scale is a succession of whole-step and half-step
intervals that sound "normal" or logical to our Western ears.
Score CORRECT ANSWERS the printed music of a piece of music
Syllabic, Neumatic, and Melismatic text settings CORRECT ANSWERS Syllabic text
settings—text settings in which there is one note per syllable.
• Neumatic text settings—text settings in which there are a few notes per
syllable.
• Melismatic text settings—text settings in which there are a lot of notes
per syllable.
Monophony, Polyphony (imitative and non-imitative), and Homophony textures
CORRECT ANSWERS Monophony= no harmony (plainchant)
-Polyphony = more than one important melody going on at a time (organum)
--Imitative = each new voice or instrument that enters is imitating the previous voice,
same basic shape, not necessarily the same pitch
--Non-imitative = different melodies going on at one time (One Day More from Les Mis)
-Homophony = one main important melody and supporting melodies (Troubadour)
----> you will often find blends of polyphony and homophony
