Quiz on the Elements of Music

What is the definition of pitch?

• The combination of notes

• The volume of sound

• The height and depth of a musical note

• The speed of the music

What does melody refer to?

• A well-ordered succession of single notes

• The loudness of music

• The absence of sound

• The thickness of sound layers

What is harmony?

• The quality of tone of an instrument

• The simultaneous combination of two or more notes

• The length of sound

• The speed of the music

Which term describes the speed of music?

• Dynamics

• Tempo

• Texture

• Rhythm

What does 'forte' mean in dynamics?

• Loud

• Gradually getting softer

• Quiet

• Very quiet

What is texture in music?

• The quality of sound

• The layers of sound playing at one time

• The speed of the music

• The absence of sound

What does timbre refer to?

• The combination of notes

• The speed of music

• The personality or tone quality of a sound

• The height of a note

What is rhythm?

• The absence of sound

• A strong, regular, repeated pattern of sound

• The loudness of music

• The length of sound

What does duration refer to in music?

• The quality of sound

• The speed of music

• The height of a note

• The length of sound

What is silence in music?

• The loudness of sound

• The absence of sound

• The combination of notes

• The speed of music