Exam 2: Pitch,Dynamics,and Tone Color

Briefly explain what causes sound and how it is measured.

Which dynamic indication is the softest?

Which keyboard instrument is known as "the king of instruments"?

List the four basic groups of instruments found in a modern symphony orchestra.

Name and describe four members of the brass family.

Name four keyboard instruments,then compare and contrast these instruments.

How is the piano different from the harpsichord?

The scientific term for the speed or rate of the vibrations of sound is:

Fractional vibrations that are part of the fundamental pitch are called:

What is the criterion for organizing the instruments of the orchestra in their present families?

Plucking the string of a stringed instrument is called:

Which list names the flute family?

Name six dynamic levels you have learned and give their abbreviations and meanings.Arrange or number them in order from softest to loudest.

Name four instruments that are plucked by hand.Tell which are usually associated with popular music and which with Western art music.

Compare and contrast the transverse flute and the recorder.Tell which came first in development and why one is used more frequently in orchestras today.

The saxophone is similar to the ________ in the way it produces sound.

What determines the pitch of a sound?

A healthy human ear can hear from ________ to ________ cycles of sound vibrations per second.

What do all woodwind instruments have in common?

Describe the musical uses of the double bass in the orchestra and in jazz music.