What is the term for a gradual increase in loudness in a piece of music?
Crescendo
Diminuendo
Pianissimo
Fortissimo
Correct Answer :
A. Crescendo
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Fortissimo
Pianissimo
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7th
1st
5th
4th
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Harmonic
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Ornamentation
Variation
Which clef is primarily used for low-pitched instruments like the bassoon or cello?
Treble clef
Alto clef
Bass clef
Tenor clef
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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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Dotted note
Whole note
Tied note
Double whole note
Which term describes a technique where a performer quickly lifts and drops the bow on a stringed instrument to create a bouncing effect?
Staccato
Legato
Spiccato
Fermata
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Appoggiatura
Turn
Trill
Mordent
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Interval
Chord
Melody
Harmony
In music notation, what does the term crescendo indicate?
Gradually getting louder
Gradually getting softer
Gradually slowing down
Gradually speeding up
Which term refers to the technique of plucking the strings of a stringed instrument with the fingers, rather than using a bow?
Arpeggio
Pizzicato
Tremolo
Glissando
What is the term for a musical technique where notes are played in a detached, separated manner?
Staccato
Legato
Marcato
Fermata
Which term refers to the distance between the lowest and highest pitches in a piece of music?
Range
Octave
Scale
Interval
In musical notation, what does the term dal segno (D.S.) indicate?
Return to the beginning
Repeat from the sign
Gradually getting softer
Gradually slowing down
What is the term for a musical ornament consisting of a rapid alternation between two adjacent notes?
Trill
Turn
Mordent
Appoggiatura
What is the term for a scale that uses only five different pitches per octave, commonly found in folk music?
Pentatonic scale
Diatonic scale
Chromatic scale
Whole tone scale
What is the symbol for a half step above a note in Western music notation?
#
b
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Which term refers to a technique where a performer plays the string of a bowed instrument with a sudden, strong attack?
Arpeggio
Pizzicato
Spiccato
Col legno
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Dominant chord
Subdominant chord
Leading tone chord
Mediant chord
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The organization of beats in a measure
The arrangement of chords within a piece
The sense of a central pitch or key
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What is the term for a chord progression that moves in a series of descending thirds or ascending sixths?
Chromatic progression
Circle of fifths progression
Diatonic progression
Retrogression
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Arpeggio
Glissando
Tremolo
Trill
What is the term for a note that is not part of the key signature and is altered by a sharp, flat, or natural sign?
Accidental
Enharmonic
Chromatic
Tonic
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Gradually getting louder
Gradually getting softer
Gradually slowing down
Gradually speeding up
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Tremolo
Trill
Glissando
Vibrato
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Augmented chord
Diminished chord
Major chord
Minor chord
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Chromatic scale
Pentatonic scale
Whole tone scale
Blues scale