Midterm Matching Review

What is the term for stress or emphasis on one note or chord?

• Clef

• Accent

• Interval

• Tie

What do vertical lines used to divide music notation represent?

• Bar line

• Measure

• Staff

• Slur

Which term describes the unit of musical time?

• Rhythm

• Beat

• Duration

• Frequency

What is the symbol written at the beginning of a staff that indicates pitch?

• Clef

• Accent

• Tie

• Slur

What is a simple meter multiplied by three called?

• Duple

• Compound meter

• Odd meter

• Simple meter

How is the loudness or softness of a sound measured?

• Frequency

• Duration

• Decibel

• Pitch

What is the term for a curved line that connects two successive notes of the same pitch?

• Slur

• Tie

• Accent

• Syncopation

What does the top number of a time signature indicate?

• How many beats are in a measure

• What kind of note gets one beat

• The distance between two notes

• The number of vibrations per second