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MUH 212
Elements of Music Quiz
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Music
Undergraduate 4
01/24/2012

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Term
Acoustics
Definition
the scientific study of sound
A branch of Physics
Term
sound waves
Definition
pure wave=tone
chaotic wave=noise
Term
amplitude
Definition
decibels
Term
dynamics
Definition
loud and soft
Term
frequency
Definition
cycles
Term
pitch
Definition
high or low
Term
duration
Definition
rhythm (long and Short)
Term
overtones
Definition
timbre (pure and complex)
Term
rhythm
Definition
a sequence of sounds and silences of different durations in musical time
Term
musical time
Definition
when a sound happens
Term
duration
Definition
how long a sound lasts
Term
pulse/beat
Definition
the basic underlying unit of musical time
Term
tempo
Definition
the speed of the basic pulse
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meter
Definition
recurring pattern of strong and weak pulses
Term
meter types
Definition
duple(2) triple(3) additive(2+3) non metric (pulseless)
Term
syncopation
Definition
reversal of normal pattern of weak and strong pulses
Term
pitch names
Definition
A-G
Term
Accidentals
Definition
Sharps and Flats
Term
Interval
Definition
the distance between two pitches (melodic and harmonic)
Term
register
Definition
Pitch level
Term
Scale
Definition
a set of pitches
Term
scale classification
Definition
size (quantity)
mode (quality and shape)
Term
size types
Definition
petatonic (5 notes)
Hexatonic (6 notes)
septatonic (7 notes)
octatonic (8 notes)
Term
mode types
Definition
major and minor
Term
key
Definition
the basic tonality and modality of a musical peice
Term
tonality
Definition
the primacy of a central pitch (tonic in a scale
The tonic gives the other notes in a scale a sense or order and function
Term
modality
Definition
the mode of a scale- quality and character
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