Year 7 Baseline Quiz

Which of the elements of music means the highness or lowness of a sound?

• Dynamics

• Texture

• Pitch

• Rhythm

What does the music element TEXTURE mean?

• how loud the music is

• how high or low the music is

• the different layers of sound

• how fast or slow the music is

What other word can the musical element TIMBRE be known as?

• melody

• sonority

• rhythm

• tune

Which musical element describes no sound or absence of sound?

• pitch

• silence

• rhythm

• melody

What does the musical element TEMPO mean?

• pitch

• rhythm

• how high or low the sound is

• the volume of the music

The loudness or softness of a musical note or sound can be described as which of the Elements of Music?

• Pitch

• Rhythm

• Tempo

• Dynamics

Spiky, Smooth, Detached, Slurred, Legato, Staccato – which of the elements of music are these words describing?

• pitch

• rhythm

• articulation

• dynamics

Look at the image. Which of the following words best matches each instruments’ own unique TIMBRE?

• Metallic

• Wooden

• Hollow

Look at the image. Which of the following words best matches each instruments’ own unique TIMBRE?

• Metallic

• Wooden

• Hollow

Look at the image. Which of the following words best matches each instruments’ own unique TIMBRE?

• Metallic

• Wooden

• Hollow