Music Theory Quiz

What is the arrangement of pitches one after another to create a tune called?

• Harmony

• Melody

• Rhythm

• Dynamics

What is it called when more than one note is heard together?

• Tonality

• Dynamics

• Harmony

• Texture

What term describes the overall key of a piece of music?

• Tonality

• Sonority

• Tempo

• Articulation

Which term refers to how a piece of music fits together with different sections?

• Dynamics

• Form and structure

• Texture

• Metre

What describes how loud or quiet the music is?

• Dynamics

• Rhythm

• Tempo

• Sonority

What is the term for different instrument or vocal sounds used in a piece?

• Texture

• Sonority

• Articulation

• Metre

What describes how the different layers of music fit together?

• Texture

• Tonality

• Rhythm

• Dynamics

What is the speed of the piece and how it changes called?

• Rhythm

• Tempo

• Metre

• Harmony

What is the way in which longer and shorter note durations are combined?

• Rhythm

• Dynamics

• Articulation

• Sonority

What shows how beats are grouped into regular bars?

• Metre/Time Signature

• Tempo

• Texture

• Form and structure