Year 7 KPI Revision Quiz

What does pitch describe?

• How long a note lasts

• How high or low a note is

• How loud a note is

• How notes are grouped together

What does rhythm mean?

• The speed of the music

• Patterns and lengths of notes

• How high or low a note is

• The number of beats in a bar

What is a stave?

• A group of 5 horizontal lines used for musical notation

• A group of 5 beats in a bar

• A group of 5 notes played at the same time

• A group of 5 performers

Which does a time signature indicate?

• The speed of the music

• The year the music was composed

• The length of a piece of music

• The number of beats in a bar

What does the word melody refer to?

• The type of instruments playing

• The tune

• An accompaniment

• The tempo

What does tempo describe?

• Volume

• Note length

• Speed

• Pitch

Which of the following best describes conjunct melodic movement?

• moving by step

• moving by leap

• moving in time with the pulse

Which of the following best describes disjunct melodic movement?

• moving by step

• moving by leap

• moving in time with the pulse

What is the first degree of a scale or mode called?

• pedal

• dominant

• tonic

What is the fifth degree of a scale or mode called?

• pedal

• dominant

• tonic