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Music: The Art of Listening Book Cover
Music: The Art of Listening, 6/e
Jean Ferris, Arizona State University-Tempe

Mixed Quiz



1

Many contemporary musicians define music as
A)"noise."
B)"musical sound."
C)"organized sound."
D)"natural sound."
2

The characteristic tone quality of a sound is determined by the voice or instrument which produces it.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
3

The highness or lowness of a sound is called its
A)pitch.
B)color.
C)expression.
D)effect.
4

The loudness or softness of a pitch is called its __________ level.
A)color
B)lowest
C)highest
D)dynamic
5

Composers use changes in pitch and dynamic levels in their music to
A)organize the material.
B)achieve expressive effect.
C)both of these.
D)neither of these.








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