Test Bank For Experience Music 4th Edition Katherine Charlton

Part 01

The Fundamentals of Music (Chapters 1 to 3)

True / False Questions

1. Pitch is determined by the tone color of the instrument.
   FALSE

Learning Objective: Name and describe properties of sound
Topic: pitch
Topic: sound
Topic: tone color

2. A tone is a musical pitch.
   TRUE

Learning Objective: Name and describe properties of sound
Topic: pitch

3. Pitch is determined by the frequency of its vibration: the faster the vibration, the higher the pitch.
   TRUE

Learning Objective: Name and describe properties of sound
Topic: pitch

4. A musical staff generally has six horizontal lines.
   FALSE

Learning Objective: Explain the techniques that create musical form
Topic: musical techniques
Topic: pitch

5. Composers can use a variety of dynamic levels in a single piece.
   TRUE

Learning Objective: Describe and recognize dynamics and accent
Topic: dynamics
Topic: musical techniques

6. Adding “issimo” to a dynamic indication such as piano means to change the dynamic only a little bit. (Piano means soft, and pianissimo means a little soft.)
   FALSE

Topic: dynamics
Topic: musical techniques

7. Rhythm must always have a steady beat and fall into a specific meter.
   FALSE

Learning Objective: Define rhythm and beat in music
Topic: meter
Topic: rhythm