Homework on Chapter # 1 Sound

Name_________     Section_____ Due Date____________

All questions can be answered on pages 4 to 9 the music textbook.

 

1. Define the term “pitch”. Pg 4

 

2. What determines the pitch of a sound? Pg 5

 

3. How to fast or slow vibrations affect the pitch? Pg5

 

4. Define the term “tone”. pg 5

 

5. Define the term “octave”. Pg 5

 

6. Define the term “interval”. Pg 5

 

7. What is a pitch range? Pg 6

 

8.  Define the term “dynamics”. Pg 6

 

9. What is an accent? Pg 7

 

10. Why are dynamics important to a piece of music? Pg 7

 

11. Write the English equivalent for each of the dynamic markings pg 7

a. pianissimo _______________   b. Mezzo forte__________

c. forte_____________________  d. piano________________

e. fortissimo_________________  e. Mezzo piano___________

 

12. Define decrescendo and crescendo.

 

13. Define the term “tone color”

 

14. What is another name for “tone color”?