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
Correct Answer :
B. Pizzicato
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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
Which of the following is a perfect interval?
Major 3rd
Minor 7th
Perfect 4th
Augmented 5th
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Pentatonic scale
Diatonic scale
Chromatic scale
Whole tone scale
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Augmented chord
Diminished chord
Major chord
Minor chord
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Arpeggio
Pizzicato
Tremolo
Glissando
In musical notation, what does the term accent indicate?
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
What is the term for a gradual increase in loudness in a piece of music?
Crescendo
Diminuendo
Pianissimo
Fortissimo
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
What is the term for the distance between two pitches in music?
Interval
Chord
Melody
Harmony
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
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 musical technique where notes are played in a detached, separated manner?
Staccato
Legato
Marcato
Fermata
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 refers to the musical technique of gradually increasing the speed of a piece of music?
Ritardando
Accelerando
Allegro
Adagio
Which term refers to a musical technique where the performer rapidly alternates between two adjacent notes?
Tremolo
Trill
Glissando
Vibrato
Which term describes the organization of beats into groups of two or four in a measure?
Meter
Tempo
Dynamics
Articulation
Which term describes a note or chord that is sustained for an extended period of time?
Staccato
Legato
Fermata
Accent
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 theory, what does ritenuto (rit.) indicate?
Gradually getting louder
Gradually getting softer
Gradually slowing down
Gradually speeding up
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
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
Which of the following is a mode with a major scale pattern but starting on the sixth degree?
Dorian
Phrygian
Mixolydian
Aeolian
In music notation, what does the term ritardando indicate?
Gradually getting louder
Gradually getting softer
Gradually slowing down
Gradually speeding up
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
What is the term for a note or chord that is played softly and with a light touch?
Pianissimo
Fortissimo
Mezzo forte
Pizzicato
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 technique of using the bow to play individual notes on a stringed instrument?
Legato
Pizzicato
Staccato
Arco
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
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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
Which term refers to the technique of playing a stringed instrument by striking the strings with a pick or fingers?
Plucking
Bowing
Strumming
Percussion