Harmony & Melody

1. Which phrase best describes what a melody is?

• a set of notes that spans and enture musical scale

• the part of the song that repeats in the middle and the end

• the main tune of a song

• a part of a song that has no words

If you sang the same sequence of pitches over two totally different rhythms, what would happen?

• you'd be singing the same exact thing twice

• the two songs might sound completely different from one another

• you'd find it's impossible to sing the same pitch over 2 different rhythems

• you would be creating a gorgeous harmony

When you're reading music, how can you tell the difference between notes with different pitches?

• by the size of each note

• by the color of each note

• by the shape of each note

• by the position of each note on the musical staff

If you wanted to sing a song with vocal harmonies, what would you need?

• someone to accompany you on piano

• knowledge of how to read music

• someone to provide the rhythm

• someone else to sing with you

How are melody and harmony different?

• a melody has a fast rhythm; a harmony has a slow rhythm

• in melody, pitches sound individually in sequence; in harmony, they sound at the same time

• a melody uses major chords; harmony uses minorchords

• a melody is consonant; harmony is dissonant

How did medieval music differ from today's music?

• Medieval music used only harmony

• . Medieval music used only melody

• Medieval music used only rhythm

• Medieval music had a range of only four pitches

Many people say songs sound boring without harmony. What's the most likely reason for this?

• without harmony, melodies are difficult for the ears to follow

• harmony "colors" melody and adds complexity to it

• without harmony, the notes of a melody clash

• harmony establishes the rhythm that the melody follows

How would you describe a piece of music with dissonant harmonies?

• smooth and mellow

• pleasing and joyous

• jagged and clashing

• lacking rhythm

Which most accurately describes a triad?

• three notes sounding together that are two notes apart in a musical scale

• a song in which three people are singing in harmony

• a sequence of three notes in quick succession

• a song that features three musicians

If three girls are singing a song together with no instruments, what can you definitely conclude about the song?

• it has melody

• it has harmony

• it has both melody and harmonyc. It has both melody and harmony

• it has neither melody nor harmony