Musical Elements Review

______ is how quietly or loudly a piece of music should be played.

• Dynamics

• Tempo

• Texture

• Rhythm

______ is the length of time a note lasts for.

• Tempo

• Texture

• Timbre

• Duration

What is tone?

• Structure of music

• Speed of music

• A nice beep boop

• Unique sound made by each instrument

______ is the music's pattern in time.

• Texture

• Melody

• Rhythm

• Tone

______ refers to the speed at which a piece of music should be played.

• Tempo

• Rhythm

• Dynamics

• Structure

______ is the characteristic quality of a sound (not counting pitch and loudness) which make it unique

• Dynamics

• Structure

• Timbre

• Texture

Which of these opposites best defines the element of Articulation?

• Smooth/Connected vs. Space between Sounds/Detached

• Moving Forward vs. Moving Backward

• Invisible vs. Visible

• Intangible vs. Tangible

Being able to hear each part of the music at the correct volume level refers to what musical element?

• Balance

• Articulation

• Tempo

• Rhythm

Intonation describes how _______ you play a pitch when compared to a reference pitch

• Questionably

• Accurately

• Forcefully

• Happily

A phrase in music is like a ________ in English class.

• Term paper

• Book report

• Sentence

• Failing grade