SDSU Music 151 Exam 1 Yeager
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Sound - ✔✔The vibration of an object, transmitted by our ears usually by
air
The four main properties of music - ✔✔Pitch, dynamics (loudness or
softness), tone color, and duration
Pitch - ✔✔Frequency, usually measured in Hertz. Also described as the
highness or lowness of a sound
Tone - ✔✔A sound that has a definite pitch. Produced by regular vibrations
Interval - ✔✔A distance in pitch between any two tones
Octave - ✔✔When two tones are separated by this interval, they sound
alike
How many tones do the white keys of a piano play? - ✔✔Seven
How many pitches do the black keys of a piano play? - ✔✔Five
Range - ✔✔The distance between the highest and lowest tones a voice or
instrument can produce
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, What is the average untrained voice's range? - ✔✔1½ octaves
How many octaves can a trained singer typically sing? - ✔✔2 octaves or
more
Dynamics - ✔✔Degrees of loudness or softness in music (amplitude)
Dynamic accent - ✔✔Emphasizing a tone by playing it louder than the
tones around it
Pianissimo (pp) - ✔✔Very soft
Piano (p) - ✔✔Soft
Mezzo piano (mp) - ✔✔moderately soft
Mezzo forte (mf) - ✔✔Moderately loud
Forte (f) - ✔✔Loud
Fortissimo (ff) - ✔✔Very loud
Decrescendo or diminuendo - ✔✔Gradually softer
Crescendo - ✔✔Gradually louder
Tone color or timbre - ✔✔What we use to identify one instrument from
another. Uses words like bright, dark, brilliant, mellow, and rich
Women's vocal ranges - ✔✔From highest to lowest: Soprano, mezzo-
soprano, and alto
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Sound - ✔✔The vibration of an object, transmitted by our ears usually by
air
The four main properties of music - ✔✔Pitch, dynamics (loudness or
softness), tone color, and duration
Pitch - ✔✔Frequency, usually measured in Hertz. Also described as the
highness or lowness of a sound
Tone - ✔✔A sound that has a definite pitch. Produced by regular vibrations
Interval - ✔✔A distance in pitch between any two tones
Octave - ✔✔When two tones are separated by this interval, they sound
alike
How many tones do the white keys of a piano play? - ✔✔Seven
How many pitches do the black keys of a piano play? - ✔✔Five
Range - ✔✔The distance between the highest and lowest tones a voice or
instrument can produce
1
©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
, What is the average untrained voice's range? - ✔✔1½ octaves
How many octaves can a trained singer typically sing? - ✔✔2 octaves or
more
Dynamics - ✔✔Degrees of loudness or softness in music (amplitude)
Dynamic accent - ✔✔Emphasizing a tone by playing it louder than the
tones around it
Pianissimo (pp) - ✔✔Very soft
Piano (p) - ✔✔Soft
Mezzo piano (mp) - ✔✔moderately soft
Mezzo forte (mf) - ✔✔Moderately loud
Forte (f) - ✔✔Loud
Fortissimo (ff) - ✔✔Very loud
Decrescendo or diminuendo - ✔✔Gradually softer
Crescendo - ✔✔Gradually louder
Tone color or timbre - ✔✔What we use to identify one instrument from
another. Uses words like bright, dark, brilliant, mellow, and rich
Women's vocal ranges - ✔✔From highest to lowest: Soprano, mezzo-
soprano, and alto
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