Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password

Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Music Terms Test

Enter the letter for the matching Definition
incorrect
1.
Accelerando
incorrect
2.
Flat
incorrect
3.
Consonance
incorrect
4.
Dynamics
incorrect
5.
Enharmonic
incorrect
6.
Round
incorrect
7.
Allegro
incorrect
8.
Time Signature
incorrect
9.
Cadence
incorrect
10.
Minor
incorrect
11.
Key signature
incorrect
12.
Tonality
incorrect
13.
Interval
incorrect
14.
Medley
incorrect
15.
Canon
incorrect
16.
Fermata
incorrect
17.
Legato
incorrect
18.
Tonic
incorrect
19.
Measure
incorrect
20.
Major
A.
The distance in pitch between two notes.
B.
lively and fast tempo
C.
The tonal characteristics determined by the relationship of the notes to the tone.
D.
Pertaining to the loudness or softness of a musical composition. Also the symbols in sheet music indicating volume.
E.
The first tone of a scale also known as a home note.
F.
Two notes that differ in name only. The notes occupy the same position. For example: C sharp and D flat.
G.
A sequence of chords that brings an end to a phrase
H.
To hold a tone or rest held beyond the written value at the discretion of the performer.
I.
A canon where the melody is sung in two or more voices. After the first voice begins, the next voice starts singing after a couple of measures are played in the preceding voice. All parts repeat continuously.
J.
gradually quicken tempo
K.
One of the two modes of the tonal system. Music written in major keys have a positive affirming character.
L.
Groups of tones that are harmonious when sounded together as in a chord
M.
A numeric symbol in sheet music determining the number of beats to a measure.
N.
The flats and sharps at the beginning of each staff line indicating the key of music the piece is to be played.
O.
A symbol indicating that the note is to be diminished by one semitone.
P.
smoothly
Q.
One of the two modes of the tonal system. The minor mode can be identified by the dark, melancholic mood.
R.
Often used in overtures, a composition that uses passages from other movements of the composition in its entirety.
S.
The unit of measure where the beats on the lines of the staff are divided up into two, three, four beats to a measure.
T.
The melody or tune is imitated by individual parts at regular intervals.
Type the Term that corresponds to the displayed Definition.
incorrect
21.
Three note chords consisting of a root, third, and fifth.
incorrect
22.
Pleasing combination of two or three tones played together in the background while a melody is being played. Harmony also refers to the study of chord progressions.
incorrect
23.
Tone color, quality of sound that distinguishes one verse or instrument to another. It is determined by the harmonies of sound.
incorrect
24.
One or more vocalists performing without an accompaniment.
incorrect
25.
Made up of five horizontal parallel lines and the spaces between them on which musical notation is written.
incorrect
26.
A single line of music played or sung. A musical sentence.
incorrect
27.
It is a style where the strict tempo is temporarily abandoned for a more emotional tone.
incorrect
28.
Short detached notes, as opposed to legato.
incorrect
29.
Harsh, discordant, and lack of harmony. Also a chord that sounds incomplete until it resolves itself on a harmonious chord.
incorrect
30.
A symbol in sheet music that returns a note to its original pitch after it has been raised or lowered.

edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: pmbrown001
Popular Music sets