Music Theory Quiz

Melody is

• how rhythms are organized in bars

• when two or more pitches sound together

• the organization of a series of pitches

• the unique sound of a voice

low pitch waves are

• wide apart

• closer together

Solfege is read as

• do,re,mi,fa,sa,la,ta,da

• do,mi,so,fa,re,la,ti,do

• da,ra,ma,fa,sa,la,ta,da

• do,re,me,fa,so,la,ti,do

The pulse of the music is the

• tempo

• rhythm

• beat

• melody

Which one is not a harmonizing instrument

• piano

• guitar

• trumpet

• ukulele

consonance is

• when the beat speeds up

• when two notes sound pleasing together

• when two notes sound like they clash

• when the music gradually gets softer

disonance is

• when two notes sould pleasing togetehr

• when the music gradually gets louder

• when a song speeds up

• when two notes sound like they clash

the four main registers of singing voices are

• piano, mezzo piano, mezzo forte, forte

• bass, tenor, alto, soprano

• strings, percussion brass, woodwinds

• very low, low, medium, high

you play a brass instrument by

• striking, shaking or scraping

• making the strings vibrate

• blowing into the instrument while buzzing your lips

• by moving your fingers

Musicians use dynamics to create expressions. The following are dynamic markings and their meaning.

• allegro - quickly

  Largo - very slow

• Mezzo forte - medium loud

  Pianissimo - very soft

• staccato - short and disconnected

  Legato - smooth and connected

• Piano - very loud,

  Forte - very quiet