SHOSYS ACADEMY 11 TEST: Conventions Of Melody, Texture And Form
Kelvin Sholar
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2 Testing Recall Of Conventions Of Melody, Texture And Form
In Lesson 11, we learned about conventions of melody, texture and form. Here in this Test, remembrance is assessed; the primary task for the student is to find cues in test questions that make it easy to remember answers. There may be more than one correct answer for a given test question. Correct answers are given at the end of this test.
2.1 Test Questions
1. Melody is a series of single tones ____ that add up to a recognizable whole:
a). in space
b). in time
2. Melodies are composed by taking a set of tones and placing them in time:
a). simultaneously
b). sequentially
3. The distances between melody tones are called:
a). repetitions
b). steps
c). leaps
4. The harmonic range of a melody is the:
a). distance between the lowest and highest tones
b). distance between the first and last tones
5. Instrumental melodies often have a greater range than melodies written for:
a). human voices
b). drums
6. When melodies are performed by voices, then words may be used in the form of:
a). sung poetry
b). prose
c). wordless
7. Long melodies can be decomposed into:
a). words
b). phrases
c). clauses
8. Phrases can be determined by:
a). composers
b). breaths
c). motions
9. A cadence exists where a phrase
a). begins
b). ends
10. A sequence is when a rhythmic pattern is:
a). not repeated using different tones
b). repeated using different tones
11. Lowercase letters:
a). describe smaller phrases
b) larger sections of a melody
12. Uppercase letters:
a). describe smaller phrases
b) larger sections of a melody
13. A prime mark is used to denote a:
a). exact repetition of phrase or longer section
b). varied repetition of phrase or longer section
14. When “Mary Had A Little Lamb” is divided into two parts, then we can describe the first part as setting up a:
a). tension
b). release
15. When “Mary Had A Little Lamb” is divided into two parts, then we can describe the second part as setting up a:
a). tension
b). release
16. When the phrases of “Mary Had A Little Lamb” are analyzed into a “call and response” pattern, then:
a). phrase a is the call which is answered by phrase b as the response
b). phrase b is the call which is answered by phrase a as the response
c). phrase a’ is the call which is answered by phrase c as the response
d). phrase c is the call which is answered by phrase a’ as the response
17. True symmetry concerns:
a). a varied repetition
b). an exact repetition
18. There are two basic types of form in Western music:
a). unary
b). binary
c). ternary
19. A binary form occurs when a melody has ____ different sections:
a). two
b). three
20. In a binary form the B part is called the:
a). theme
b). variation
c). contrast
21. In a ternary form the B part is called the:
a). theme
b). variation
c). contrast
22. Ternary forms include:
a). A B C
b). A B A
c). A B A’
23. Musical texture is:
a). how many different layers of sound are heard at once
b. how many different layers of silence are heard at once
c). what kind of layers of sound
d). how layers of sound relate to each other
24. Monophonic textures have:
a). a single melodic line
b). two or more melodic lines at the same time
c). a single melodic line with chordal accompaniment
25. Polyphonic textures have:
a). a single melodic line
b). two or more melodic lines at the same time
c). a single melodic line with chordal accompaniment
26. Homophonic textures have:
a). a single melodic line
b). two or more melodic lines at the same time
c). a single melodic line with chordal accompaniment
3 Test Answers
1. Melody is a series of single tones ____ that add up to a recognizable whole:
b). in time
2. Melodies are composed by taking a set of tones and placing them in time:
a). simultaneously
b). sequentially
3. The distances between melody tones are called:
a). repetitions
b). steps
c). leaps
4. The harmonic range of a melody is the:
a). distance between the lowest and highest tones
5. Instrumental melodies often have a greater range than melodies written for:
a). human voices
6. When melodies are performed by voices, then words may be used in the form of:
a). sung poetry
b). prose
c). wordless
7. Long melodies can be decomposed into:
b). phrases
8. Phrases can be determined by:
b). breaths
c). motions
9. A cadence exists where a phrase
b). ends
10. A sequence is when a rhythmic pattern is:
b). repeated using different tones
11. Lowercase letters:
a). describe smaller phrases
12. Uppercase letters:
b) larger sections of a melody
13. A prime mark is used to denote a:
b). varied repetition of phrase or longer section
14. When “Mary Had A Little Lamb” is divided into two parts, then we can describe the first part as setting up a:
a). tension
15. When “Mary Had A Little Lamb” is divided into two parts, then we can describe the second part as setting up a:
b). release
16. When the phrases of “Mary Had A Little Lamb” are analyzed into a “call and response” pattern, then:
a). phrase a is the call which is answered by phrase b as the response
c). phrase a’ is the call which is answered by phrase c as the response
17. True symmetry concerns:
b). an exact repetition
18. There are two basic types of form in Western music:
b). binary
c). ternary
19. A binary form occurs when a melody has ____ different sections:
a). two
20. In a binary form the B part is called the:
b). variation
21. In a ternary form the B part is called the:
c). contrast
22. Ternary forms include:
b). A B A
c). A B A’
23. Musical texture is:
a). how many different layers of sound are heard at once
c). what kind of layers of sound
d). how layers of sound relate to each other
24. Monophonic textures have:
a). a single melodic line
25. Polyphonic textures have:
b). two or more melodic lines at the same time
26. Homophonic textures have:
c). a single melodic line with chordal accompaniment
4 Bibliography
Bloom, B. S.; Engelhart, M. D.; Furst, E. J.; Hill, W. H.; Krathwohl, D. R. Taxonomy Of Educational Objectives: The Classification Of Educational Goals. Handbook I: Cognitive Domain. New York: David McKay Company, 1956
Kamien, Roger. Music: An Appreciation. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2018
Miller, Michael. The Complete Idiots Gude To Music Theory. New York: Alpha Books, 2005