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What does decrescendo mean?

• To gradually become softer
• To sing without music
• To sing with accompaniment
• To gradually become louder

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FORTE means ......

• Loud
• Soft
• High
• Low

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Which element means VOLUME?

• Rhythm
• Dynamics
• Pitch
• Texture

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An electric guitar sounds different than an acoustic guitar because they are made differently.  This describes which element?

• Texture
• Form
• Harmony
• Timbre

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...... means moderately soft?

• Mezzo Piano
• Mezzo Forte
• Fortississimo
• Pianississimo

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RHYTHM is......

• The speed of the pulse
• The arrangement of musical sounds in time
• The character or color of musical sound
• The simultanious use of pitches or chords

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......means very soft?

• Pianissimo
• Piano
• Forte
• Fortissimo

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BINARY FORM is......

• Three-Part Form
• A structure in vocal music
• Two-Part Form
• A structure in which there is no repeat of any large-scale musical section.

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Which Element means 'The Tune'?

• Melody

• Articulation

• Dynamics

• Texture

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Which Element means 'The Volume' or how loud/soft a sound is?

• Melody

• Articulation

• Dynamics

• Texture

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Which Element uses 'High/Low' pitches in a shape?

• Melody

• Articulation

• Dynamics

• Texture

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Which Element uses 'Steps or Leaps'?

• Melody

• Articulation

• Dynamics

• Texture

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Which Element uses 'Getting Louder and Getting Softer'?

• Melody

• Articulation

• Dynamics

• Texture

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Select the correct definition of HARMONY.

• How two or more notes work together; combinations of pitches
• Patterns of sounds and silences with a beat

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Select the correct definition of TEMPO.

• The loudness or softness of the music
• How fast or slow the beat goes

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Select the correct definition of TEMPO.

• The loudness or softness of the music
• How fast or slow the beat goes

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Who has a higher voice - Batman or Superwoman?

• Superwoman
• Batman

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What does decrescendo mean?

• To gradually become softer
• To sing without music
• To sing with accompaniment
• To gradually become louder

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FORTE means ......

• Loud
• Soft
• High
• Low

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Which element means VOLUME?

• Rhythm
• Dynamics
• Pitch
• Texture

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Speed of a piece of music

• Dynamics

• Tempo

• Harmony

• Melody

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"Start your _______________ at a very quiet level then get louder at the end of the piece."

• Tempo

• Dynamics

• Timbre

• Melody

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My favorite part of the song was when the voices blended together to create the beautiful _______________ underneath the melody.

• Melody

• Harmony

• Timbre

• Form

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The most important part of this kind of music is the voice

• Salsa

• Jazz

• Opera

• Merengue

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The kind of music that makes you want to dance.

• lethargic

• cool

• melancholic

• upbeat

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The place you go to watch live music performances.

• city

• circus

• concert

• record label

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This refers to the many types of music.

• record labels

• hip hop

• genres

• country music

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Is a musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of wooden bars struck by mallets.

• maracas

• drums

• xylophone

• harp

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what does forte mean?

• loud

• soft

• very loud

• very soft

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what does piano mean (dynamics)?

• soft

• slow

• very soft

• very slow

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What do we call this?

• Music Notation

• Music Line

• Music Staff

• Double Bar Lines

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An instrument that sounds like a bird voice.

• Flute

• Tuba

• Piccolo

• Violin

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Got white and black keys.

• French Horn

• Keyboard

• Drum

• Cymbals

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How might someone describe the DYNAMICS of a piece of music?

• The main tune is mostly patterns of ascending notes (they get higher).
• The speed of the beat does not change - it stays steady.
• When there is a repeated section of music, the musicians play it softer the second time through.

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How might someone describe the RHYTHM of a piece of music?

• It starts with only strings until the harp solo comes in.
• There is variety in the number of musical lines - it changes between thick and thin.
• The harp plays some of the same patterns of long and short notes that the orchestra does.

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Select the correct definition of HARMONY.

• How two or more notes work together; combinations of pitches
• Patterns of sounds and silences with a beat

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Select the correct definition of FORM.

• What style the music is and how it is organized or structured
• The number of musical lines played at a time and how they work together
  

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Select the correct definition of TIMBRE.

• How fast or slow the beat goes
• The musical sounds used (instruments), or what makes one sound different from another

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Select the correct definition of RHYTHM.

• Patterns of long and short sounds in time
• How two or more notes work together; combinations of pitches
  

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What is sound?

• The energy in the form of colors you see.

• The energy in the form of vibrations that can be heard.

• The energy that can be heard.

• The energy that moves.

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Volume tells you if a sound is:

• wavy or straight

• deep or wide

• low or high

• loud or soft

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Which element means VOLUME?

• Rhythm
• Dynamics
• Pitch
• Texture

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What is the term for a female singer with a strong high range?

• alto

• tenor

• soprano

• bass

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Dynamics is the ______________ of the sound?

• Volume

• Division

• Speed

• Pronunciation

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What is the term for a female singer with a low range?

• alto

• tenor

• soprano

• bass/baritone

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What is the term for a male singer with a low range?

• alto

• tenor

• soprano

• bass

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What is the term for a male singer with a high range?

• alto

• tenor

• soprano

• bass

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What is the term for a male singer with a high range?

• alto

• tenor

• soprano

• bass

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Which dynamic level is the loudest?

• Piano
• Forte
• Mezzo Piano
• Mezzo Forte

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What music element is demonstrated?

• Meter

• Dynamics

• Harmony

• Tempo

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What does "mezzo" mean?

• Medium, Half
• Very, Most
• Loud, Strong
• Soft, Quiet

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What is the symbol for fortissimo?

• f

• ff

• fff

• mf

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This symbol means "very soft." What is the correct Italian term for this dynamic marking?

• pianissimo

• piano

• forte

• fortissimo