MUSIC ILTS 305 EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026
Music - Answers -was not documented until the middle ages
-Used in worship, poetry, and dance and served society by uniting a community to complete
necessary labors, soothe mourners, express different, and offer homage to a higher power
Style - Answers The ___ of music showcases not only the time and political or spiritual mood of the
period, but also the composers and the mindset of the people
Styles of music are usually classified into... - Answers Chronological sections and referred to as
Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Twentieth Century
Listener - Answers Music is difficult to label as good and bad since the biggest deciding factor of the
quality of music is the ____.
Greatness - Answers Defining any___ in art by comparing the positive and negative aspects limits the
artistic voice of the creator and the imagination of the audience.
To be considered great... - Answers music must be able to stand the test of time as being an
indispensable example of a kind of work for the period, country, composer.
Symphony - Answers Contains three movements of fast-slow-fast and was name for the Italian opera
Sinfonia
Sammartini - Answers Works used the three part movement with both strings and winds
Symphony were... - Answers performed with strings and winds, these musical pieces were enjoyed at
private gatherings in palaces, monasteries, and residences, as well as civic functions and public
concerts
Baroque and Classical Style - Answers An integrity and depth of composition is evident in both
Baroque composers... - Answers sought to express magnificence and grandeur in their music.
- gave us the motet and opera
From the classical period... - Answers came the symphony, string quartet, and sonata
Interval - Answers Refers to the measurement from pitch to pitch
Half Step or Semitone - Answers Is the smallest movement and is the distance from one key to the
next in the chromatic scale, such as C to C#
Whole Step or tone - Answers Refers to a full movement in which the notes are two keys apart, such
as from C to D
Quantity - Answers Or numeric value assigned to the note, is established by the musical arrangement,
such as CDEFGAB. Any interval created with C and G will always be a fifth, regardless of any sharps or
flats.
Musical Scale - Answers Is the sequenced arrangement of notes or pitches that are located within the
octave.
Minor Scales - Answers Are classified as natural, harmonic, and melodic and all start with the same
minor tetrachord of 1-2-b3-4 with variations occurring on degrees 6 and 7 in the upper tetrachord
Dynamics - Answers Is the degree of loudness or softness of a musical piece.
Piamissimo (pp) - Answers Very soft
mezzo piano (mp) - Answers moderately soft
mezzo forte (mf) - Answers moderately loud
Fortissimo (ff) - Answers very loud
crescendo (cresc.) < - Answers gradually getting louder
decrescendo (decresc.) > - Answers gradually getting quieter also known as diminuendo
Tempo - Answers Or speed of the piece of music can be designated by specific ___ marks as we as
certain Italian words that describe the speed and also the character of the piece
Grave - Answers very slow and serious
Largo - Answers broad
Lento - Answers slow
Adagio - Answers slow and with ease
Andante - Answers steadily moving
Moderato - Answers moderate
Allegretto - Answers fast
Allegro - Answers fast and cheerful
Vivace - Answers Lively
Presto - Answers very fast
prestissimo - Answers as fast as possible
Music - Answers -was not documented until the middle ages
-Used in worship, poetry, and dance and served society by uniting a community to complete
necessary labors, soothe mourners, express different, and offer homage to a higher power
Style - Answers The ___ of music showcases not only the time and political or spiritual mood of the
period, but also the composers and the mindset of the people
Styles of music are usually classified into... - Answers Chronological sections and referred to as
Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Twentieth Century
Listener - Answers Music is difficult to label as good and bad since the biggest deciding factor of the
quality of music is the ____.
Greatness - Answers Defining any___ in art by comparing the positive and negative aspects limits the
artistic voice of the creator and the imagination of the audience.
To be considered great... - Answers music must be able to stand the test of time as being an
indispensable example of a kind of work for the period, country, composer.
Symphony - Answers Contains three movements of fast-slow-fast and was name for the Italian opera
Sinfonia
Sammartini - Answers Works used the three part movement with both strings and winds
Symphony were... - Answers performed with strings and winds, these musical pieces were enjoyed at
private gatherings in palaces, monasteries, and residences, as well as civic functions and public
concerts
Baroque and Classical Style - Answers An integrity and depth of composition is evident in both
Baroque composers... - Answers sought to express magnificence and grandeur in their music.
- gave us the motet and opera
From the classical period... - Answers came the symphony, string quartet, and sonata
Interval - Answers Refers to the measurement from pitch to pitch
Half Step or Semitone - Answers Is the smallest movement and is the distance from one key to the
next in the chromatic scale, such as C to C#
Whole Step or tone - Answers Refers to a full movement in which the notes are two keys apart, such
as from C to D
Quantity - Answers Or numeric value assigned to the note, is established by the musical arrangement,
such as CDEFGAB. Any interval created with C and G will always be a fifth, regardless of any sharps or
flats.
Musical Scale - Answers Is the sequenced arrangement of notes or pitches that are located within the
octave.
Minor Scales - Answers Are classified as natural, harmonic, and melodic and all start with the same
minor tetrachord of 1-2-b3-4 with variations occurring on degrees 6 and 7 in the upper tetrachord
Dynamics - Answers Is the degree of loudness or softness of a musical piece.
Piamissimo (pp) - Answers Very soft
mezzo piano (mp) - Answers moderately soft
mezzo forte (mf) - Answers moderately loud
Fortissimo (ff) - Answers very loud
crescendo (cresc.) < - Answers gradually getting louder
decrescendo (decresc.) > - Answers gradually getting quieter also known as diminuendo
Tempo - Answers Or speed of the piece of music can be designated by specific ___ marks as we as
certain Italian words that describe the speed and also the character of the piece
Grave - Answers very slow and serious
Largo - Answers broad
Lento - Answers slow
Adagio - Answers slow and with ease
Andante - Answers steadily moving
Moderato - Answers moderate
Allegretto - Answers fast
Allegro - Answers fast and cheerful
Vivace - Answers Lively
Presto - Answers very fast
prestissimo - Answers as fast as possible
