Rhythm and Melody Vol 1

What is a combination of short and long sounds and silences that create a line of music?

• Melody
• Rhythm
• Ostinato
• Steady Beat

This is a combination of high and low pitches that create a line of music.

• Harmony
• Melody
• Rhythm
• Articulation

3 or more pitches that are sung or played at the same time are called.....

• Harmony
• Melody
• Chords
• Cords

What is the numerical indicator at the beginning of a piece of music that tells us the meter?

• Key Signature
• Time Signature
• Note Signature
• Meter Signature

What does the bottom number in the 4/4 time signature mean? 

• A quarter note gets one beat.
• A whole note gets 4 beats.
• There are four measures.
• There are four beats per measure.

What time signature would get five beats per measure with a quarter note receiving one beat? 

• 3/4
• 3/5
• 5/8
• 5/4

how many beats are in each measure of music?

• 4
• 3
• 2
• 8

The top number in a time signature tells us  _________

• nothing
• what kind of note gets a beat
• the number of beats per measure
• the number of measures in the song

A __________ is the space in which music is written.

• Staff
• Space
• Measure
• Bar Line

A ___________ lengthens a note by adding half of its total value.

• Rhythmic Dot
• Staccatto
• Legato
• Tie