Music Theme and Variation Quiz

What structure have all of our melodies had in common in this unit so far?

• AB

• ABC

• AABA

• ABA

Which Classical composer had composed the piano variations on a famous melody in that lesson?

• Haydn

• Mozart

• Tchaikovsky

• Presley

When looking at the structure of a melody, we call the smaller groups of notes:

• Chunks

• Phrases

• Sentences

• Cliques

Which of these words describes the shape of a melody:

• Triangle

• Contrast

• Silhouette

• Contour

After a melody rises it usually...

(a)  

A beautiful melody is usually easy to sing because it moves mostly...

• in steps

• in zig-zags

• in leaps

• under cover of darkness

Both the themes (melodies) studied last time started with a...

• Rising 4th

• Falling 4th

• Rising 5th

• Falling 5th

The texture of all the examples we have heard in this project so far have been:

• Monophonic (a single part)

• Homophonic (melody and accompaniment)

• Polyphonic (many independent parts)

What might rhythmic variation involve?

• Changing the key of the music

• Changing the speed of the music

• Changing the pattern of sounds and silences

• Changing the volume of the music

What is the main goal of learning about theme and variation in music?

• To learn how to play the guitar

• To develop a motif (musical idea) in different ways while retaining something of the original theme

• To memorize classical music pieces

• To understand the history of music