Statistics for Music Vocabulary Quiz

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Definition	Word	% Correct
The speed at which a musical composition is played	Tempo	100%
Clarinet, flute and oboe are all part of this instrument family	Woodwind	97%
Three or more notes played at the same time	Chord	94%
The lowest voice in a choir	Bass	91%
To gradually increase the dynamics	Crescendo	91%
Short, detached notes	Staccato	91%
Means 'loud' in Italian	Forte	84%
Smooth, connected notes	Legato	84%
Opposite of the above	Decrescendo	81%
Bach was from this period of music	Baroque	78%
Symbol that indicates to lower the pitch by a semitone	Flat	78%
Ascending or descending pattern of notes	Scale	78%
Symbol that indicates to raise the pitch by a semitone	Sharp	78%
Common name for the G clef	Treble clef	78%
The highest instrument in a traditional orchestra	Piccolo	75%
The keys pressed on a trumpet in order to change pitch	Valves	59%
The first note in the above	Tonic	50%
The distance between two notes	Interval	47%
an unbroken glide between two notes	Glissando	38%
A symbol that indicates that two notes of the same pitch should be played as one	Tie	38%
Symbol that indicates to play a note for its full value	Tenuto	28%
A piece of music written by a major composer	Opus	25%
Alternative name for a pause	Fermata	19%
Accuracy of pitch	Intonation	16%
A pause in music indicated by two parallel lines	Caesura	3%