Tone and Color
Register, touch and resonance
Held Versus Short
Which note is cut short, like a pluck?
Choices
- The first
- The second
Full Versus Soft Tone
Which note is softer?
Choices
- The first
- The second
Trill Versus Steady Tone
Which sound wavers in pitch?
Choices
- The first
- The second
Bright Versus Dark
Which chord sounds brighter?
Choices
- The first
- The second
Struck Versus Sustained
Which sound keeps its strength by repeating?
Choices
- The first
- The second
Single Versus Doubled
Which version of the melody is doubled?
Choices
- The first
- The second
Dry Versus Ringing
Which version keeps ringing, as in a resonant room?
Choices
- The first
- The second
Other chapters: Pitch Direction and Contour · Intervals · Rhythm and Meter · Triads and Seventh Chords · Harmonic Motion · Scales and Modes · Articulation and Expression · Polyphony and Texture · Applied Musicianship
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