Name:_____________________________________________________  Date: _______

 

Vocabulary Unit 5

 

Fill in each blank the words or words that best complete the sentence.

 

1.      The ______________ is the lowest pitch of a chord.

 

2.      The ______________ serves as the central point for all chords and pitches in a piece of music. When it is strong in a piece of music, the music is called _________________. When it is absent, the music is called_________________.

 

3.      The symbol ff stands for __________________ and means __________.

 

4.      The _______________, or home tone, is the most important tone of the scale.

 

5.      The common eating utensils, ____________________, are often used as percussion intruments with folk music.

 

6.      A scale using all the keys from D to D is called _______________________ mode.

 

7.      The __________________ chord pattern can be used to accompany  “The Walking Blues.”

 

8.      The _____________________ is an instrument that is held between the teeth and plucked with the fingers.

 

9.      The I chord is called the _________________ chord. The IV chord is called the _____________________ chord

 

10. The __________________ is one of the oldest known instruments and is played by plucking the strings or striking them with hammers.

 

11. Music that sounds detach and crisp is said to be performed _______________________. When it soundssmooth it is said to be performed______________.

 

  1.  A _____________  (b) tells you to lower a pitch one half step. A________________ tells you to go back to the original pitch.