What is the term for a gradual decrease in loudness in a piece of music?
Diminuendo
Fortissimo
Pianissimo
Crescendo
Correct Answer :
A. Diminuendo
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Legato
Fermata
Accent
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Appoggiatura
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Chromatic interval
Diatonic interval
Enharmonic interval
Tonal interval
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Circle of fifths progression
Diatonic progression
Retrogression
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Legato
Staccato
Fermata
Ritardando
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A gradual increase in loudness
A rapid alternation between two notes
A rapid slide between two pitches
A sudden, loud accent
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7th
1st
5th
4th
Which term describes a gradual slowing down of tempo in a piece of music?
Ritardando
Accelerando
Allegro
Presto
What is the term for a chord that is made up of the first, third, and fifth notes of a scale?
Major chord
Minor chord
Diminished chord
Augmented chord
In music theory, what does intonation refer to?
The quality of sound produced by a voice or instrument
The tempo of a piece
The organization of beats in a measure
The arrangement of chords within a progression
Which term refers to a type of articulation where notes are played smoothly and connected?
Staccato
Legato
Marcato
Pizzicato
What is the term for a sudden change in dynamics, often indicated by the term sfz in sheet music?
Forte
Sforzando
Pianissimo
Crescendo
In music theory, what does ritenuto (rit.) indicate?
Gradually getting louder
Gradually getting softer
Gradually slowing down
Gradually speeding up
In a minor scale, what is the pattern of whole steps and half steps between the notes?
W-H-W-W-H-W-W
W-W-H-W-W-H-W
H-W-W-H-W-W-W
W-W-H-W-H-W-W
What is the term for a gradual decrease in loudness in a piece of music?
Diminuendo
Fortissimo
Pianissimo
Crescendo
In music theory, what does tonality refer to?
The organization of beats in a measure
The arrangement of chords within a piece
The sense of a central pitch or key
The tempo of a piece
In music notation, what does the term tie indicate?
A curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch
A line used to connect the stems of multiple notes
A line indicating that a note should be played staccato
A line connecting two notes of different pitches, indicating they should be played as one
Which term describes a chord that contains the root, third, and fifth notes of a scale with a raised fifth?
Augmented chord
Diminished chord
Major chord
Minor chord
What is the term for the vertical arrangement of notes in a chord?
Harmony
Melody
Counterpoint
Rhythm
What is the term for a chord that contains the root, third, fifth, and seventh notes of a scale with a lowered seventh?
Minor seventh chord
Major seventh chord
Dominant seventh chord
Diminished seventh chord
Which term refers to the technique of playing the notes of a chord one after the other rather than simultaneously?
Arpeggio
Glissando
Tremolo
Trill
Which term is used to indicate a sudden, loud accent on a single note or chord?
Marcato
Sforzando
Crescendo
Pianissimo
Which term refers to a musical technique where the performer rapidly alternates between two adjacent notes?
Tremolo
Trill
Glissando
Vibrato
Which term refers to the technique of playing a wind instrument without using any valves or keys to change the pitch?
Harmonic
Glissando
Mute
Natural
Which clef is typically used for high-pitched instruments like the violin?
Bass clef
Alto clef
Treble clef
Tenor clef
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A note to be played with emphasis
A note to be played softly
A note to be sustained longer than its value
A note to be played staccato
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Dominant chord
Subdominant chord
Tonic chord
Mediant chord
Which term refers to the practice of shifting a melody or chord progression to a different pitch level while maintaining the same intervals?
Transposition
Modulation
Ornamentation
Variation
Which of the following is a mode with a major scale pattern but starting on the sixth degree?
Dorian
Phrygian
Mixolydian
Aeolian