Music and Drama Terminology

Emma, David, and Anika are in music class. Their teacher asks: Fill in the blank! Canon is when ___.

• Music is performed only by soloists.

• A single melody is played without any accompaniment.

• All instruments play the same note at the same time.

• Two or more groups play or sing at different times so that they overlap.

Match the following musical terms with their correct definitions.

• Forte

• To sing or play the same sound at the same time.

• Canon

• One person sings something, and a group of people sing back.

• Unison

• To sing or play louder than others.

• Call and response

• To sing or play in a round.

Abigail and Benjamin are learning about music in class. Their teacher asks: Fill in the blank—A note is ______. Can you help them choose the correct answer?

• The sound of the music.

• A single sound that has a particular pitch.

• A type of musical instrument.

• A written symbol for silence.

Harper and Mia are learning about music in class. Their teacher asks: Fill in the blank—what do you call a set of five horizontal lines that is used to write music on?

• A set of five horizontal lines that is used to write music on.

• A type of musical instrument.

• A type of musical note.

• A type of musical scale.

Arjun and Jackson are playing a game where they have to guess musical terms! Can you help them fill in the blank: Pitch is __.

• The length of the music.

• The speed of a song.

• How high or low a musical note is.

• The rhythm of a melody.

Fill in the blank: Scale is a series of musical notes that starts on a note and progresses in seven steps to a note of the same name.

• A series of musical notes that starts on a note and progresses in seven steps to a note of the same name.

• A group of instruments that play together in harmony.

• A type of rhythm used in jazz music.

• A musical interval between two notes.

Lily and Arjun are learning about music in class. Can you help them fill in the blank?

Key is the ______: is it the first or last note of a scale?

• A type of musical instrument.

• The first or last note of a scale.

• A famous composer.

• A type of rhythm.

Mia and Grace are listening to their favorite song. Mia asks, "What does 'dynamics' mean in music?" Fill in the blank to help them out: Dynamics is the ___ of a piece of music.

• The loudness or softness of a piece of music.

• The speed of a piece of music.

• The melody of a piece of music.

• The rhythm of a piece of music.

Match each musical concept with its correct description.

• Call and response

• Everyone sings the same melody at the same time.

• Unison singing

• One person sings something and a group or person sings back.

• Instrumental performance

• A group sings together in unison.

• Chorus singing

• Only instruments are played with no singing.

Lily and David are playing a song together. Lily asks, "Hey David, do you know what tempo means in music?" Fill in the blank: Tempo is the speed at which a musical piece is performed.

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• The mood of a musical piece.

• The volume of a musical piece.

• The type of instruments used in a musical piece.

• The speed at which a musical piece is performed.