Elements of Music- DR T SMITH

What is dynamics?

• How loud/ quiet the music is

• How fast/ slow the music is

• Ho high/ low a note is

• How the notes are played e.g. staccato or legato

Which of the following terms are not examples of dynamics?

• forte

• piano

• crescendo

• lento

What is tempo?

• How high/ low sound is

• How fast or slow music is

• How loud or quiet music is

• None of the above

Which of the following is not an example of a tempo marking in music

• 
• lento

• allegro

• staccato

Which of the following examples of metre means there are 4 beats in a bar?

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• 
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Tonality in music refers to

• the tone of a piece of music

• the key centre / tonal centre of a piece of music

• the mood of a piece of of music

• all of the above

What is structure in music?

• How a piece is organised in various sections

• How we arrange a piece of music

• different parts of a piece of music

• all of the above

Which of the following are examples of structure terms in music?

• ternary

• binary

• 12 bar blues

• all of the above

A melody is said to be conjunct when

• the notes in it are moving in step

• the notes in it are moving in leaps/ jumps

• the notes in it are not moving/ static

• none of the above

In a song, the melody is syllabic when

• each syllable gets a single note

• each syllable gets 2 notes

• each syllable has many notes

• none of the above