Which term describes the speed at which a piece of music is performed?
Tempo
Dynamics
Articulation
Meter
Correct Answer :
A. Tempo
Related Questions
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
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
What is the term for a gradual increase in loudness in a piece of music?
Crescendo
Diminuendo
Pianissimo
Fortissimo
What is the term for the vertical arrangement of notes in a chord?
Harmony
Melody
Counterpoint
Rhythm
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
What is the term for a series of chords that provide the harmonic structure for a piece of music?
Cadence
Chord progression
Arpeggio
Counterpoint
Which term refers to the distance between the lowest and highest pitches in a piece of music?
Range
Octave
Scale
Interval
What is the term for the distance between two pitches in music?
Interval
Chord
Melody
Harmony
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 describes a note or chord that is sustained for an extended period of time?
Staccato
Legato
Fermata
Accent
What is the term for a rapid alternation between two adjacent notes in a piece of music?
Tremolo
Vibrato
Trill
Glissando
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
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 term refers to the technique of playing the notes of a chord one after the other rather than simultaneously?
Arpeggio
Glissando
Tremolo
Trill
Which clef is typically used for high-pitched instruments like the violin?
Bass clef
Alto clef
Treble clef
Tenor clef
Which term is used to describe the distance between two pitches that share the same letter name?
Chromatic interval
Diatonic interval
Enharmonic interval
Tonal interval
Which term describes a chord that is built on the fourth degree of a major or natural minor scale?
Dominant chord
Subdominant chord
Tonic chord
Mediant chord
What is the symbol for a half step above a note in Western music notation?
#
b
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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 a musical technique where the performer rapidly alternates between two adjacent notes?
Tremolo
Trill
Glissando
Vibrato
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 a major key, which scale degree is the leading tone?
7th
1st
5th
4th
Which term describes the organization of beats into groups of two or four in a measure?
Meter
Tempo
Dynamics
Articulation
What is the term for a chord that contains only three different pitches?
Triad
Seventh chord
Suspended chord
Augmented chord
In music notation, what does the term crescendo indicate?
Gradually getting louder
Gradually getting softer
Gradually slowing down
Gradually speeding up
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
Which term is used to indicate a sudden, loud accent on a single note or chord?
Marcato
Sforzando
Crescendo
Pianissimo
Which time signature indicates that there are three beats per measure and a quarter note receives one beat?
4/4
3/4
2/4
6/8
In music theory, what does ritenuto (rit.) indicate?
Gradually getting louder
Gradually getting softer
Gradually slowing down
Gradually speeding up
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