5th Grade Midyear Assessment

What is a melody?

• Rhythm

• The main part of the harmony.

• The main idea of a song or a musical theme of instrumental music.

• Tempo

What is Countermelody?

• Contrasting melody that goes against the melody, which can also be a second melody.

• Contrasting harmony.

• Tempo

• The Brass Family

What is a composer?

• A musical composition.

• The woodwind family

• A person who conducts or directs music.

• A person who writes or composes music.

Tempo measures _______?

• Fast/Slow

• High/Low

• Loud/Soft

• Long/Short

What is a conductor?

• A quarter note.

• A person who writes music.

• A person who conducts a band, orchestra, or group of musicians.

• The percussion family.

Who wrote the US National Anthem?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Kathy Lee Bates

• Albert Einstein

• Francis Scott Key

What is the title of our National Anthem?

• Stars and Stripes Forever

• America the Beautiful

• God Bless the USA

• The Star-Spangled Banner

What is a musical theme?

• A group of notes that are friends.

• The main idea or melody in instrumental music.

• A part of the string family.

• A fast tempo.

What is a variation?

• A repeat.

• The woodwind family.

• The main idea presented in a different way.

• A contrasting melody

The Xylophone is a member of which family of instruments?

• Woodwind

• Percussion

• Brass

• Strings