Music Elements Quiz

What is tempo in music?

• A strong, regular, or repeated pattern of sound

• The length of time each note is played for

• The speed at which a passage of music should be played

• The quality of a sound governed by the rate of the vibrations producing it

What does pitch refer to in music?

• The speed at which a passage of music should be played

• The combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes

• The quality of a sound governed by the rate of the vibrations producing it

• The length of time each note is played for

What is duration in music?

• The length of time each note is played for

• The quality of a sound governed by the rate of the vibrations producing it

• The combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes

• Variations in loudness or softness of a note or musical passage

What is expression in music?

• The speed at which a passage of music should be played

• The degree of highness or lowness of a tone

• The art of playing or singing something with a personal response to the music

• The character or quality of a musical sound or voice as distinct from its pitch and intensity

What does tone colour/timbre refer to in music?

• The art of playing or singing something with a personal response to the music

• The combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes

• The character or quality of a musical sound or voice as distinct from its pitch and intensity

• The length of time each note is played for

What is texture in music?

• The speed at which a passage of music should be played

• How the tempo, melodic, and harmonic materials are combined in a musical composition

• The quality of a sound governed by the rate of the vibrations producing it

• The order in which different sections of songs are played

What does form and structure refer to in music?

• The art of playing or singing something with a personal response to the music

• The order in which different sections of songs are played

• The combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes

• A strong, regular, or repeated pattern of sound

What is rhythm in music?

• A strong, regular, or repeated pattern of sound

• The combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes

• A sequence of individual musical notes that is musically satisfying; a tune

• The length of time each note is played for

What is melody in music?

• The combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes

• The speed at which a passage of music should be played

• A sequence of individual musical notes that is musically satisfying; a tune

• The order in which different sections of songs are played

What does harmony refer to in music?

• The quality of a sound governed by the rate of the vibrations producing it

• The art of playing or singing something with a personal response to the music

• The length of time each note is played for

• The combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes