level: Level 1
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Level 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is music? | art form and cultural activity whose medium is sound organized in time |
| What is music used for? | entertainment, education, art, personality defining, accompanies celebrations, helps brain develop |
| How is music used for education? | aids memory + transmits messages |
| Pitch | frequency of sound |
| Melody | arrangement of notes |
| Harmony | pleasant sound of notes played together |
| Beat | single unit of time |
| Meter | number of beats to a measure |
| Rhythm | arrangement of beats within a bar |
| Tempo | speed |
| Dynamics | changes in volume |
| Texture | how sounds are layered |
| Timbre | unique quality of a sound |
| pitch: low notes are called... | bass |
| pitch: high notes are called... | soprano |
| harmony: a group of notes is called... | chords |
| harmony: a three-note chord is called... | triad |
| harmony: first, third, fifth chord | major chord |
| meter: 4/4 refers to... | 4 quarter notes per bar |
| meter: 3/4 is... and refers to... | waltz time, 3 quarter notes per bar |
| tempo: pop music is ... BPM | 100 to 130 |
| fast tempo ... heartrate | accelerates |
| slow tempo induces... | a sense of calm |
| What does a key change create? | feeling of "upward" movement |
| melody: higher notes are perceived as... | lifting |
| What creates emotion? | artist's voice, melody, harmonies, rhythm and tempo, overall sound (different timbres), lyrics |
| What are sounds? | vibrations |