MUSI 1306 – MUSIC APPRECIATION Study Guide for Exam 1 1. Be able to define the following terms from Chapter 2: Music Melody Rhythm Harmony Melodic Motion Form Phrase Pitch Interval Consonant Dissonant Dynamics Piano Mezzo Forte Crescendo Diminuendo/ Decrescendo Rhythm Beat Measure Bar Line Meter Time Signature Duple Triple Syncopated Tempo Metronome Marking Scale Major/Minor Scales Chromatic Scale Pentatonic Scale Modulation Harmony Triad Tonic/Dominant/ Subdominant Chords Chord Progression Cadences Texture Monophony Homophony Polyphony Counterpoint Round Movements Ternary Form Binary Form Theme and Variations 32-bar AABA form Voice Ranges (see page 33) tone color/timbre Chamber music Strings Woodwinds Brass Instruments Percussion Instruments Keyboard Instruments Rehearsal Improvisation 2. Be able to identify: a. A notes b. A rests c. dynamic markings, ppp, pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff, fff (see page 21) d. tempo marking (2 types) and give examples (see page 25) e. all instruments of the orchestra (by listening to examples) f. Distinguish between duple and triple meter 3. Be able to list characteristics of a song. (i.e. tempo, duple/triple meter, instrumentation) 4. Be able to describe proper “Concert Etiquette.”
1.Be able to define the following terms from Chapter 2:
Music
Melody
Rhythm
Harmony
Melodic Motion
Form
Phrase
Pitch
Interval
Consonant
Dissonant
Dynamics
Piano
Mezzo
Forte
Crescendo
Diminuendo/Decrescendo
Rhythm
Beat
Measure
Bar LineMeter
Time Signature
Duple
Triple
Syncopated
Tempo
Metronome Marking
Scale
Major/Minor Scales
Chromatic Scale
Pentatonic Scale
Modulation
Harmony
Triad
Tonic/Dominant/Subdominant Chords
Chord Progression
Cadences
Texture
Monophony
HomophonyPolyphony
Counterpoint
Round
Movements
Ternary Form
Binary Form
Theme and Variations
32-bar AABA form
Voice Ranges (see page 33)
tone color/timbre
Chamber music
Strings
Woodwinds
Brass Instruments
Percussion Instruments
Keyboard Instruments
Rehearsal
Improvisation
2. Be able to identify:a. A notesb. A restsc. dynamic markings,
ppp, pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff, fff (see page 21)d. tempo marking (2
types) and give examples (see page 25)e. all instruments of the
orchestra (by listening to examples)f. Distinguish between duple
and triple meter3. Be able to list characteristics of a song. (i.e.
tempo, duple/triple meter, instrumentation)4. Be able to describe
proper Concert Etiquette. 5. Go to www.
artsedge.kennedy-center.org/perfectpitch/interactives/ to listen to
examples of the instruments that will be on the listening portion
of the exam. Use the Modern Orchestra section.
