Music Elements and Form Vocabulary Quiz

Call-and-response

• The musical part which provides the rhythmic and harmonic support for the melody

• A series of pitches that form a tune

• A group of notes used to express an idea used as a question/answer relationship

• The frequency of how high or low a note sounds

Harmony

• The character and quality of the sound of a musical instrument

• The combination of simultaneous musical notes in a chord

• The changes in volume of the music

• The frequency of how high or low a note sounds

Tempo

• The speed at which a composition is to be played

• The measurement that describes the number of beats in a measure (i.e. 3/4, 4/4, etc)

• The changes in volume of the music

• The structure of the sections of a musical composition

Genre

• The organization of beats in time

• The way that melody, harmony, rhythm and timbre are combined, determining the overall quality of sound

• A device used by musicians that marks time at a selected

  rate (beats per minute)

• A conventional category that identifies a piece of music

Melody

• The main section of a song where everything joins in

• A series of individual pitches that form a tune

• The changes in volume of the music

• The frequency of how high or low a note sounds

Metronome

• The structure of the sections of a musical composition

• A group of notes used to express an idea used as a question/answer relationship

• A segment of time within a piece of music defined by a specific

  number of beats

• A device used by musicians that marks time at a selected

  rate (beats per minute)

Chorus

• The main section of a song where everything joins in

• The song section that produces tension and introduces new

  musical and lyrical content

• The song section that tells the story of the song

• The opening section of a song, usually before the singing begins

Pre-Chorus

• The opening section of a song, usually before the singing begins

• The song section that tells the story of the song

• A short song section that takes place between a Verse and a Chorus

• The main section of a song where everything joins in

Measure

• The song section that produces tension and introduces new musical and lyrical content

• A segment of time within a piece of music divided by bar lines and defined by a specific number of beats

• The musical part which provides the rhythmic and harmonic support for the melody

• The structure of the sections of a musical composition

Timbre

• The organization of beats in time

• The character and quality of the sound of a musical instrument

• The organization of beats in time

• The combination of simultaneous musical notes in a chord