Playing the melody: Ode to Joy | Exit Quiz | Oak National Academy

What is a phrase?

• A selection of long and short note durations in a pattern

• A short beat cycle

• A section of a melody that is often two or four bars long

Answer explanation

There are often four bars in each phrase.

Match the key terms to the correct definition.

• Minim

• A selection of long and short note durations in a pattern

• Rhythm

• A two beat note

• Crotchet

• A one beat note

Answer explanation

Crotchets and minims can be used to make a rhythm.

Ludwig van (a)   wrote the music for Ode to Joy.

Answer explanation

German Composer Ludwig van Beethoven wrote the music for Ode to Joy. It is now the official anthem of Europe.

Starting with the shortest put the following musical components in order.

• Bar

• Phrase

• Crotchet

• Melody

Answer explanation

A melody is created from a series of phrases. Phrases are made up of bars. A crotchet is a one beat note, fitting into a bar.

Which of these bars contains both a D and an F?

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Answer explanation

Find C, the note under the stave with its own line, and then you can count up to find first D and then F.

How many beats are there in a bar of the pictured melody?

• 5

• 3

• 4

Answer explanation

Minims are worth two beats and a crotchet is worth one beat, so there are five beats in this bar.