40 Question Starter

What is the term for the speed of the music?

• Texture

• Dynamics

• Tempo

• Timbre

Which of these is NOT a type of articulation?

• Legato

• Staccato

• Crescendo

• Tenuto

What does the term "timbre" refer to?

• The pitch of the music

• The key signature

• The tone colour of the sound

• The time signature

Which family does the oboe belong to?

• Brass

• Woodwind

What term describes a repeated rhythmic or melodic idea?

• Motif

• Sequence

• Drone

• Syncopation

What is a cadenza?

• A slow section at the end

• A solo passage for the performer

• A repeated bass line

• A type of ornamentation

What term means 'getting gradually louder'?

• Diminuendo

• Crescendo

• Allegro

• Andante

Which of the following is a type of scale?

• Pedal

• Dorian

What is an ostinato?

• A. A type of scale

• B. A sudden change in tempo

• C. A repeated pattern

• D. A key modulation

What is the term for music with a single melodic line and no accompaniment?

• Polyphonic

• Homophonic

• Monophonic

• Heterophonic