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1
When we speak about dynamics in music we are referring to music's
A)amplitude
B)duration
C)frequency
D)timbre
2
Decrescendo describes a sound that
A)gradually gets louder
B)gradually gets softer
C)has dynamic range
3
_______ is the character or quality of a musical tone.
A)Timbre
B)Acoustics
C)Harmonics
4
Instruments that are not amplified electrically are
A)idiophones
B)chordophones
C)acoustic
D)harmonic
5
Every tone is actually comprised of multiple pitches because of ____________.
A)dynamic range
B)harmonics
C)ensembles
6
Instrumentation refers to the ___________ of the instruments in an ensemble.
A)timbre
B)dynamics
C)amplitude
7
The classification system of instruments based on "-phones" was created by
A)the ancient Chinese
B)the Are'are of Malaita
C)musicologists Hornbostel and Sachs
8
A drum is classified as
A)a chordophone
B)an aerophone
C)a membranophone
D)an idiophone
9
A piano is classified as
A)a chordophone
B)an aerophone
C)a membranophone
D)an idiophone
10
An instrument in which the vibration of the body of the instrument itself produces the sound is
A)a chordophone
B)an aerophone
C)a membranophone
D)an idiophone
11
The didjeridu is classified as
A)a chordophone
B)an aerophone
C)a membranophone
D)an idiophone
12
An electric guitar is best classified as a
A)chordophone
B)pure electronophone
C)hybrid electronophone
13
Digital samplers are classified as
A)sound generators
B)sound modifiers
C)hybrid electronophones
14
Differences in ________ allow us to distinguish between vocal tones, trumpet tones, or flute tones.
A)amplitude
B)frequency
C)timbre
15
An instrument in which the sound is activated by the vibration of strings over a resonating chamber is
A)an aerophone
B)a chordophone
C)a membranophone
D)an idiophone
16
The multitrack recording process of layering many separate musical tracks is called
A)harmonics
B)overdubbing
C)digital sampling





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