Quiz Preview 7: Art & Culture - Music

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Traditionally, a Western classical composition would almost always end on a ________.

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The simplest, most basic chord used in Western music is the ________.

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When a dissonance moves to a consonance, it can be called a ________.

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A combination of tones that is considered unstable and tense is called a ________.

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Western music uses ________ letters of the alphabet to indicate pitch.

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A smooth, connected style of playing a melody is known as ________.

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What is consonance?

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What is a chord?

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________ in music adds support, depth, and richness to a melody.

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What is a cadence?

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A part of a melody is called a ________. It can be sung on one breath and ends at a point of full or partial rest.

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A melody is said to move by steps if it moves by ________.

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What is a sequence?

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A melody that serves as the starting point for a more extended piece of music is called a ________.

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An ending to a melodic phrase that sets up expectations for continuation is known as a(n) _______.

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In a musical time signature, what does the upper number indicate?

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The emotional focal point of a melody is called the ________.

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What is the treble clef used for?

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The distance between a melody's lowest and highest tones is known as its ________.

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Staccato refers to playing or singing a melody ________.

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What is melody?

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The term ________ refers to the speed of the beat of the music.

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In musical notation, pitches are written on a set of five horizontal lines called a ________.

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