Seventh Grade Assessment 2
What is a scale in music?
A collection of pitches that make up the notes of a
song.
Solfege
is a technique to give each note a syllable (do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do)
to help teach the melody.
What are “intervals” in music?
Intervals
are the relationship or distance of one note to another. We use the words numbers to label these
relationships.
Do
– do Unison
Do-
re second
Do-mi third
Do-fa fourth
Do-so fifth
Do-la sixth
Do-ti seventh
Do-do(high) octave
Half
step: the smallest distance between
two notes
Whole
Step: a combination of two half steps.
Tell us what is the
difference between “melody” and “harmony” in a song.
Melody:
a succession of musical
notes. The
recognizable part to a song.
Harmony: two melodies
combined (musical notes sounded simultaneously). Usually the harmony line is sang under the melody.
Oh
– Say can you
see
Part 2 so
mi do mi so so
Part 3 so mi do do re mi
What does the “key signature” show us on
a piece of music?
The
key is the importance of one pitch over the others in a scale. The keynote is described as the home
tone. In solfege,
the keynote is “do”. IN the key of C
(all the white notes on the piano) that note is C.
Describe the following terms: a)
monophony, b)polyphony, c)homophony.
Monophony: music that consist of one melody (everyone sings one
melody in unison)
Polyphony: Music that
combines two or more simultaneous voice parts with different rhythms.
Homophony: Music which consists of two or more voice parts with
similar or identical rhythms. (when we song the National Anthem in 2 or 3 parts)
What are dynamics in music?
Dynamics
are terms we use in music to let us know how soft or loud the music is.
Piano
(p) soft,
Mezzo
Piano (mp) medium soft
Mezzo
Forte (mf) medium loud
Forte
(f) loud,
Crescendo
(cresc.) gradually louder
Decrescendo
(decresc.) dradually
softer
What does a sharp note do in music? What does a flat note do in music?
A
sharp (#) note raises the pitch by a
half step
A
flat (b) note lowers a pitch be a half step.