Which term refers to the distance between the lowest and highest pitches in a piece of music?
Range
Octave
Scale
Interval
Correct Answer :
A. Range
Related Questions
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 a musical scale that is made up of whole steps only?
Chromatic scale
Whole tone scale
Major scale
Pentatonic scale
Which clef is primarily used for low-pitched instruments like the bassoon or cello?
Treble clef
Alto clef
Bass clef
Tenor clef
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 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 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
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
In music notation, what does the term ritardando indicate?
Gradually getting louder
Gradually getting softer
Gradually slowing down
Gradually speeding up
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
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 musical technique where two or more voices or instruments play the same melody, but starting at different times?
Round
Canon
Fugue
Inversion
Which term describes a chord that is built on the seventh degree of a major or natural minor scale?
Dominant chord
Subdominant chord
Leading tone chord
Mediant chord
Which term describes a gradual slowing down of tempo in a piece of music?
Ritardando
Accelerando
Allegro
Presto
What is the term for the distance between two pitches in music?
Interval
Chord
Melody
Harmony
What is the term for a chord that contains only three different pitches?
Triad
Seventh chord
Suspended chord
Augmented chord
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 musical texture with two or more independent melodic lines occurring simultaneously?
Monophonic
Homophonic
Polyphonic
Heterophonic
What is the term for a musical technique where a performer plays two or more notes in rapid succession on a single string or key?
Arpeggio
Glissando
Tremolo
Trill
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 chord that contains the root, third, and fifth notes of a scale with an augmented fifth?
Augmented chord
Diminished chord
Major chord
Minor chord
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
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 rapid alternation between two adjacent notes in a piece of music?
Tremolo
Vibrato
Trill
Glissando
Which term refers to the technique of using the bow to play individual notes on a stringed instrument?
Legato
Pizzicato
Staccato
Arco
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 the process of altering a chord by adding an additional note not found in the original triad?
Inversion
Extension
Suspension
Embellishment
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 describes the speed at which a piece of music is performed?
Tempo
Dynamics
Articulation
Meter
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
What is the term for a technique where a performer gradually decreases the volume of a sustained note or chord?
Decrescendo
Ritardando
Staccato
Sforzando