Music Appreciation Final Practice

What is the term for the specific location of a musical sound on a scale?

• Melody

• Pitch

• Harmony

• Rhythm

What is the term for the quality of sound that distinguishes one instrument or voice from another?

• Pitch

• Volume

• Timbre

• Reverb

What is the term for the distance between the lowest and highest pitches that an instrument or voice can produce?

• Melody

• Harmony

• Octave

• Range

What is the term for a point of arrival or rest at the end of a musical phrase?

• Cadence

• Crescendo

• Accent

• Tempo

What is the term for the organization of musical sounds in time?

• Melody

• Rhythm

• Harmony

• Beat

What is the term for a type of rhythm in which two or more contrasting patterns are performed simultaneously?

• Polyrhythms

• Syncopation

• Homophony

• Monophony

What is the term for music that lacks a clear sense of meter or pulse?

• Polyrhythmic

• Ametric

• Homophonic

• Monophonic

What is the term for the simultaneous sounding of two or more pitches?

• Melody

• Harmony

• Rhythm

• Cadence

What is the term for a combination of three or more pitches sounded at the same time?

• Melody

• Chord

• Harmony

• Scale

What is the term for a collection of pitches arranged in ascending or descending order?

• Melody

• Harmony

• Scale

• Interval