What is the term for a musical technique where two or more voices or instruments play the same melody, but starting at different times?
Round
Canon
Fugue
Inversion
Correct Answer :
B. Canon
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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 term refers to the technique of alternating between playing with the bow and plucking the strings on a stringed instrument?
Tremolo
Pizzicato
Col legno
Arco
In music notation, what does the term crescendo indicate?
Gradually getting louder
Gradually getting softer
Gradually slowing down
Gradually speeding up
Which term is used to indicate a sudden, loud accent on a single note or chord?
Marcato
Sforzando
Crescendo
Pianissimo
Which term refers to the musical technique of gradually increasing the speed of a piece of music?
Ritardando
Accelerando
Allegro
Adagio
What is the term for a rapid alternation between two adjacent notes in a piece of music?
Tremolo
Vibrato
Trill
Glissando
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
What is the term for a musical scale that is made up of whole steps only?
Chromatic scale
Whole tone scale
Major scale
Pentatonic scale
Which term refers to the speed and feel of a piece of music, often indicated by words like allegro or adagio?
Rhythm
Meter
Tempo
Harmony
Which term refers to a musical technique where the performer rapidly alternates between two adjacent notes?
Tremolo
Trill
Glissando
Vibrato
What is the term for the vertical arrangement of notes in a chord?
Harmony
Melody
Counterpoint
Rhythm
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 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
In a major scale, what is the pattern of whole steps and half steps between the notes?
W-W-H-W-W-W-H
W-H-W-W-H-W-W
H-W-W-H-W-W-W
W-W-H-W-W-H-W
What is the term for a note that is held for its full value, or longer than its written duration, before the next note is played?
Dotted note
Whole note
Tied note
Double whole note
Which term refers to the technique of playing a stringed instrument by striking the strings with a pick or fingers?
Plucking
Bowing
Strumming
Percussion
What is the term for a chord progression that uses chords borrowed from a parallel major or minor key?
Modal progression
Chromatic progression
Borrowed chords
Tonicization
Which term describes a gradual slowing down of tempo in a piece of music?
Ritardando
Accelerando
Allegro
Presto
What is the term for a gradual increase in loudness in a piece of music?
Crescendo
Diminuendo
Pianissimo
Fortissimo
Which of the following is a perfect interval?
Major 3rd
Minor 7th
Perfect 4th
Augmented 5th
Which of the following is a mode with a major scale pattern but starting on the sixth degree?
Dorian
Phrygian
Mixolydian
Aeolian
What is the term for a chord in which the third note is lowered by a half step?
Augmented chord
Diminished chord
Major chord
Minor chord
Which term refers to a scale that contains a combination of whole and half steps, but does not follow a major or natural minor pattern?
Chromatic scale
Pentatonic scale
Whole tone scale
Blues scale
In music theory, what does contrapuntal refer to?
The combination of melodies to form harmony
The arrangement of chords within a progression
The study of rhythmic patterns
The use of accidentals to alter pitches
In music theory, what does articulation refer to?
The speed of a piece
The style of playing individual notes or phrases
The organization of beats in a measure
The arrangement of chords within a progression
In a major key, which scale degree is the leading tone?
7th
1st
5th
4th
What is the term for a chord consisting of the root, third, fifth, and seventh notes of a scale?
Dominant seventh chord
Major seventh chord
Minor seventh chord
Diminished seventh chord
Which term describes the speed at which a piece of music is performed?
Tempo
Dynamics
Articulation
Meter
Which term refers to a type of articulation where notes are played smoothly and connected?
Staccato
Legato
Marcato
Pizzicato
In musical notation, what does the term glissando indicate?
A gradual increase in loudness
A rapid alternation between two notes
A rapid slide between two pitches
A sudden, loud accent