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WorksheetsIB Music-MELODY
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Melody is...
a)
the arrangement of musical sounds in time
b)
the main musical idea or tune
c)
the speed of the pulse
d)
the loudness or quietness of music
2.
An interval is...
a)
the distance between two notes.
b)
the shape of a melody.
c)
how loud or quiet a note is.
d)
the highest and lowest notes in a melody.
3.
Universal melodic scale that every music system shares
a)
Major
b)
Ionian
c)
Pentatonic
d)
Aeolian
4.
The smallest step between 2 notes in western music
a)
Pitch
b)
Scale
c)
Whole
d)
Half
5.
A whole step = how many half steps
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
6.
The overall shape of the melody as it turns upward, downward or remains static
a)
Climax
b)
Contour
c)
Diatonic
d)
Tessitura
7.
The RANGE of the melody, span of pitches, the distance between the lowest and highest note
a)
Antecedent
b)
Consequent
c)
Diatonic
d)
Tessitura
8.
Smooth, connected melody that moves principally in stepwise motion
a)
Disjunct
b)
Conjunct
c)
Diatonic
d)
Chromatic
9.
A melodic line that moves by leaps and skips rather than in steps
a)
Whole Tone Scale
b)
Leaping Scale
c)
Disjunct
d)
Conjunct
10.
Where phrases end in resting places, like punctuation at the end of a sentence
a)
Cadence
b)
Period
c)
Phrase
d)
Breath Mark
11.
Secondary melody that accompanies the main melody (think piccolo part in "Stars and Stripes Forever")
a)
Basso Continuo
b)
Sequence
c)
Countermelody
d)
Imitation
12.
The sound of a particular instrument (how a trumpet sounds different from a piano)
a)
Intonation
b)
Tone
c)
Contour
d)
Timbre
13.
The first phrase of a musical period. The first part of a pair of musical statements that complement one another in rhythmic symmetry and harmonic balance.
a)
Section
b)
Period
c)
Antecedent
d)
Consequent
14.
Melodies primarily confined to the notes of the scale in the key the piece is written
a)
Chromatic
b)
Diatonic
c)
Non-Diatonic
d)
Atonal
15.
Melodies where there are predominance of notes that are a semi-tone (half-step) apart
a)
Diatonic
b)
Major
c)
Minor
d)
Chromatic
16.
A musical phrase which follows another, similar phrase.
a)
Call and Response
b)
Antecedent
c)
Consequent
d)
Imitation
17.
The first phrase of a musical period.
a)
Call and Response
b)
Antecedent
c)
Consequent
d)
Imitation
18.
Decorative notes of short duration added to compositions to emphasize certain notes and to add flavor to the composition.
a)
Flourish
b)
Trill
c)
Glissando
d)
Ornamentation
19.
The singing of a single syllable of text while moving between several different notes in succession
a)
Text Painting
b)
Syllabic
c)
Melismatic
d)
Auto Tuning
20.
Singing style where each syllable of text is matched to a single note
a)
Text Painting
b)
Syllabic
c)
Melismatic
d)
Auto Tuning
21.
The phrases within the melody are of unequal lengths
a)
Asymmetrical Melody
b)
Symmetrical Melody
c)
Lopsided Melody
d)
Broken Phrase
22.
The phrases within the melody are of equal length. For example, if the antecedent is four measures long, the consequent will also be four measures long.
a)
Asymmetrical Melody
b)
Symmetrical Melody
c)
Lopsided Melody
d)
Broken Phrase
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