Musical Form Quiz

What is form?

• Important papers adults fill out

• How you stand/sit for performing

• The structure/the way we organize music

• A type of dance

Which one is NOT one of the ways we organize music?

• By Melody

• By voice/instrument parts

• By Rhythm

• By Sound

True or False: You can categorize music into sections based on how the different parts sound.

• True

• False

Musical sections can be compared to music's __________

• Sentences

• Notes

• Harmony

• Paragraphs

What is binary form?

• A musical form using 5 distinct sections.

• A musical form using 2 distinct sections

• A musical form using 3 distinct sections

• A musical form using 4 distinct sections

What is theme and variations?

• A musical form where a theme is presented and then altered each new time it is played

• A musical form where a theme is presented and then is played backwards the next time

• A musical form where a theme is presented and then a completely new theme is given the next time

• A musical form where a theme is presented and then repeated the same way the next time

What is ternary form?

• A musical form consisting of three distinct sections

• A musical form consisting of five distinct sections.

• A musical form consisting of four distinct sections.

• A musical form consisting of two distinct sections.

In theme and variations, what happens to the theme in each variation?

• The theme remains the same in each variation.

• The theme is played backwards in each variation.

• The theme is altered or modified in each variation.

• The theme is discarded in each variation.

What is the structure of binary form?

• AC

• BC

• CD

• AB

Why do we call it ternary form?

• Because they keep changing up the theme

• Because there are two parts

• Because the A section comes back around

• Because the voice/instrument parts take "turns" playing instead of playing all at once.