Elements of Music Quiz (QCAA)

Pitch is split into three concepts. What are the concepts?

• Contour, Scales & Harmony

• Melody, Harmony & Tonality

• Melody, Tonality & Chords

• Scales, Chords & Melody

Answer explanation

Pitch is the only Element of Music that is deliberately separated this way! :)

Define Pitch:

• The horizontal arrangement of sound

• The unrelative size of sound

• The relative frequency of sound

• the organisation of pitches that establishes tonal relationships

Define Melody:

• The horizontal arrangement of sound

• The vertical arrangement of sound

• The combinations of sounds and how they progress throughout a piece of music

• The characteristic quality of sound sources, or tone colour

Which concepts are directly related to Melody?

• Contour (shape)

• Rhythms

• Dynamics

• Motif

Which concepts are directly related to Harmony? (select all that apply)

• Consonance & Dissonance

• Chords

• Cadences

• Monophony, polyphony & homophony

Define Duration:

• The relative frequency of sounds in music

• The ways of influencing mood and character of music

• The relative lengths of sounds and silences in music

• The density of sound

Which of these is NOT a concept of Duration?

• beat and pulse

• metre

• tempo

• dynamics

Timbre is best described as...

• The characteristic quality of sound sources, or tone colour

• The horizontal arrangement of sound

• The relative frequency of sound

• The ways of influencing mood and character of music

Which of these is NOT a concept of Timbre?

• Instrumentation

• Instrumental & Vocal Techniques

• Melodic Shape & Contour

• Manipulation of Sound Quality

Which of the following answers best lists the compositional devices?

• Accompaniment, Contrast, Development, Subject/ Theme, Transition, Unity & Variety

• Riff, Ostinato, Orchestration, Rhythmic Accompaniment, Harmonisation, Pedal, Alberti Bass

• Modulation, Augmentation, Cross-Rhythm, Poly-Rhythm, Inversion, Arpeggiator

• Word Painting, Similar Motion, Motif, Sampling, Voice Leading, Modulation