The Elements of Music

Which of the following Italian terms means to play smoothly?

• Staccato

• Legato

• Accented

• Forte

Which of the following statements is true?

• Two notes that are right next door to each other are a tone apart.

• There is a semitone between adjacent black notes

• Two notes that are right next door to each other are a semitone apart.

• Adjacent white notes are always a tone apart.

When melody notes move from one note to one next door their movement is :

• By step

• By leap

• By slide

A musical sentence is called a:

• Crescendo

• Diminuendo

• Phrase

• Scale

Which of the following is not a note length?

• Crotchet

• Minim

• Quaver

• Accent

Which Italian word means 'moderately'?

• Meno

• Mezzo

• Piu

• Molto

Which scale would a composer use to write a piece of music that sounded joyful and upbeat?

• Major

• Minor

• Pentatonic

Which of the following is the correct pattern of tones and semitones for the harmonic minor scale?

• T T S T T T S

• T S T S T T S

• T S T T S T+ST S

• T T+ST T T T S T

Which major scale is the only one that doesn't use any sharps or flats?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Decrescendo and diminuendo ...

• Mean different things

• Mean the same thing

• Mean similar things

• Mean opposite things