Music Theory Quiz

Music Theory Quiz

8th Grade

28 Qs

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Music Theory Quiz

Music Theory Quiz

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the word texture mean in music?

Keeping a regular beat

Using a limited number of instruments or voices

The number of layers and relationship between layers in a piece

Moving between different metres

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an ostinato?

A bass line that stays on one pitch

A repeating pattern

A long expressive melody

The lowest part of the texture

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does diatonic mean?

Using notes that belong to a particular key

Using two tonic notes in a piece of music

Layering a melody on top of chords

Playing two different rhythms at the same time

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is phase shifting?

Moving a melody up or down an octave

Using groups of identical instruments to play a piece

When two or more identical phrases move increasingly out of sync with one another

When the melody moves from pitched to unpitched instruments

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name given to the first degree of the scale?

Tonic

Leading note

Dominant

Mediant

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does tempo mean?

The number of beats in a bar

The speed of the beat

A clear steady pulse

The length of a piece of music (counted in bars)

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a motif?

A short musical idea that recurs at different moments in a piece

A form of notation

A way of breaking up a chord pattern

A written sign that tells you to repeat an idea

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