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IDENTIFICATION

Select the term that fits the description. Terms may be used more than once.

accent / quadruple meter
beat / quarter note
downbeat / rap
duple meter / rhythm
hip hop / ritard
measure (bar) / syncopation
meter / tempo
meter signature (time signature) / triple meter
pickup / upbeat
1. ______/ One of two terms that informs the performer how many beats will occur in each measure.
ANSWER: meter signature or time signature
2. ______/ Organization of time in music.
ANSWER: rhythm
3. ______/ Term that means to emphasize a particular beat.
ANSWER: accent
4. ______/ A group of beats, usually between two and four, is called a:
ANSWER: measure or bar
5. ______/ Unaccented beat in a measure signaled by an upward motion of the conductor’s baton.
ANSWER: upbeat
6. ______/ The musical element that provides a shape or profile to the melody.
ANSWER: rhythm
7. ______/ The first beat of a measure.
ANSWER: downbeat
8. ______/ Term for the gathering of beats into groups, usually between two and four.
ANSWER: meter
9. ______/ It is an even pulse that divides the passing of musical time into equal segments.
ANSWER: beat
10. ______/ A group of beats providing metrical organization.
ANSWER: measure or bar
11. ______/ The speed at which beats occur.
ANSWER: tempo
12. ______/ Beat which normally receives the strongest accent.
ANSWER: downbeat
13. ______/ Term that describes placing an accent on a weak beat or between the beats.
ANSWER: syncopation
14. ______/ Metrical pattern consisting of four beats per bar.
ANSWER: quadruple meter
15. ______/ Style of pop music in which the vocal line more closely resembles speech than song.
ANSWER: rap
16. ______/ A note or two coming before the first downbeat of a piece that gives a little extra momentum to the music.
ANSWER: pickup
17. ______/ A gradual slowing of the tempo.
ANSWER: ritard
18. ______/ Metrical pattern consisting of three beats per bar.
ANSWER: triple meter
19. ______/ The basic unit of beat in most music.
ANSWER: quarter note
20. ______/ Style of pop music featuring a variety of rhythmic devices including rapping, scratching, and sampling.
ANSWER: hip hop
21. ______/ Metrical pattern consisting of two beats per bar.
ANSWER: duple meter

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. / The rational organization of sound and silence as they pass through time is commonly referred to as:
a. melody
b. harmony
c. music
d. meter
e. counterpoint
ANSWER: c (page 12)
2. / The term, referring to the organization of time in music, gives shape to the pitches of the melody.
a. accent
b. rhythm
c. meter
d. harmony
e. syncopation
ANSWER: b (page 13)
2. / What is the term for the even pulse that divides the passing of musical time into equal segments?
a. measure
b. tempo
c. phrase
d. beat
e. ritard
ANSWER: d (page 13)
3. / When beats are gathered into regular groups, what is the result?
a. meter
b. rhythm
c. ritard
d. upbeats
e. tempo
ANSWER: a (page 15)
4. / Which term is synonymous with “measure”?
a. meter signature
b. bar
c. syncopation
d. downbeat
e. phrase
ANSWER: b (page 15)
5. / What is the term for a group of beats?
a. rhythm
b. tempo
c. consonance
d. meter signature
e. measure
ANSWER: e (page 15)
6. / In a meter signature (or time signature), what does the top number tell the performer?
a. how fast the beats should go
b. how many lines there are in the texture
c. what note value receives the beat
d. how many beats there are per measure
e. how many measures there are in the composition
ANSWER: d (page 16)
7. / Identify the meter of the listening example.
a. duple
b. triple
ANSWER: b [TB02_a.mp3 can be found in the Instructor Companion Site at www.cengage.com/music/wright/]
8. / Identify the meter of the listening example (it begins with an upbeat).
a. duple
b. triple
ANSWER: a [TB02_b.mp3 can be found in the Instructor Companion Site at www.cengage.com/music/wright/]
9. / Identify the meter of the listening example.
a. duple
b. triple
ANSWER: a [TB02_c.mp3 can be found in the Instructor Companion Site at www.cengage.com/music/wright/]
10. / Identify the meter of the listening example.
a. duple
b. triple
ANSWER: b [TB02_d.mp3 can be found in the Instructor Companion Site at www.cengage.com/music/wright/]
11. / The downbeat is:
a. the strongest beat in any given measure
b. the first beat in a measure
c. more accented than other beats
d. indicated by a downward movement of the conductor’s hand
e. all of the above
ANSWER: e (page 16)
12. / What is the name for the last beat in any given measure?
a. accent
b. tempo
c. upbeat
d. ritard
e. andante
ANSWER: c (page 17)
13. / Listen to the following short excerpt from the opening of Vivaldi’s Concerto in E major, “The Spring.” Which answer accurately describes the first note of each of the four phrases?
a. they are syncopated
b. they each occur on an upbeat
c. the tempo gets faster
d. they occur on the downbeat of each measure
e. all of the above
ANSWER: b [TB02_e.mp3 can be found in the Instructor Companion Site at www.cengage.com/music/wright/]
14. / What is the term for an upbeat that occurs at the very beginning of a composition?
a. vivace
b. syncopation
c. motive
d. mezzo forte
e. pickup
ANSWER: e (page 17)
15. / Does this listening example, in triple meter, begin with a pickup or on the downbeat?
a. it begins with a pickup
b. it begins on the downbeat
ANSWER: a [TB02_f.mp3 can be found in the Instructor Companion Site at www.cengage.com/music/wright/]
16. / What is the term for the emphasis or stress placed on a musical tone or chord?
a. allegro
b. tempo
c. beat
d. accent
e. all of the above
ANSWER: d (page 17)
17. / Which term describes placing an accent on a weak beat or between the beats?
a. ritard
b. tempo
c. syncopation
d. triad
e. pickup
ANSWER: c (page 17)
18. / Which term describes the predominant musical technique heard in the listening example?
a. motive
b. syncopation
c. ritard
d. allegretto
e. imitative polyphony
ANSWER: b [TB02_h.mp3 can be found in the Instructor Companion Site at www.cengage.com/music/wright/]
19. / Which term means the speed at which beats progress?
a. tempo
b. syncopation
c. accent
d. dissonance
e. homophony
ANSWER: a (page 19)
20. / Tempo markings, such as largo or vivace, offer precise information to conductors, leaving little room for interpretive freedom.
a. true
b. false
ANSWER: b (page 19)
21. / What is the English word that means to slow the tempo of the music?
a. syncopation
b. pickup
c. downbeat
d. ritard
e. score
ANSWER: d (page 20)
22. / Which term best describes what is happening in the music example.
a. ritard
b. tempo
c. syncopation
d. mode
e. modulation
ANSWER: a [TB02_i.mp3 can be found in the Instructor Companion Site at www.cengage.com/music/wright/]

FILL IN THE BLANK

23. / The gathering of beats into regular groups produces ______.
ANSWER: meter
24. / The three most common meter signatures (time signatures) are ____, ____, and ____.
ANSWER: 2/4, 3/4, 4/4
25. / The upward motion of the hand signals the ______in any given measure.
ANSWER: upbeat
25. / ______adds variety and excitement to music by giving an unexpected bounce or lift.
ANSWER: syncopation

SHORT ANSWER

1. How does Rap music emphasize rhythm over melody?

[vocal line rarely offers precise pitches that can be notated]

2. Why are tempo markings most often written in Italian?

[because tempo markings were first used in Italy]

ESSAY

1. Choose two compositions (popular or classical). One work should emphasize rhythm, while in the other it should not be a predominant characteristic. Compare the effect rhythm has on your perception of the two examples.