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Elements of Music

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which element of music uses the terms loud and soft?

a)

Timbre

b)

Duration

c)

Pitch

d)

Dynamics

2.

Define forte.

a)

Loud

b)

Soft

c)

Gradually getting louder

d)

Gradually getting softer

3.

Define piano.

a)

Loud

b)

Soft

c)

Gradually getting louder

d)

Gradually getting softer

4.

Which element of music uses the terms fast and slow?

a)

Dynamics

b)

Tempo

c)

Pitch

d)

Duration

5.

Define Adagio.

a)

Slow

b)

Walking Pace

c)

Fast

d)

Very fast

6.

Define Andante.

a)

Slow

b)

Walking pace

c)

Walking past

d)

Fast

7.

Define Allegro.

a)

Slow

b)

Walking Pace

c)

Fast

d)

Very fast

8.

Which element of music refers to the sound quality of an instrument or voice?

a)

Texture

b)

Articulation

c)

Timbre

d)

Tempo

9.

Which element of music uses the term high and low?

a)

Pitch

b)

Texture

c)

Dynamics

d)

Duration

10.

Which element of music uses the terms happy and sad?

a)

Tonality

b)

Timbre

c)

Tempo

d)

Texture

11.

What two words can be used to describe tempo?

a)

Loud or soft

b)

Fast or slow

c)

Long or short

d)

Smooth or detached

12.

Define timbre.

a)

The volume of music

b)

The sound quality of a voice or instrument

c)

How many people are playing different parts

d)

Major or minor

13.

what two words can be used to describe duration?

a)

Long or short

b)

Smooth or detached

c)

High or low

d)

Thick or thin

14.

How loud or soft music is played

a)

dynamics

b)

melody

c)

harmony

d)

tonality

15.

A series of pitches that form a tune

a)

Performing Media

b)

Melody

c)

Harmony

d)

Dynamics

16.

This symbol means "to gradually get louder." What is the correct term?

a)

pianissimo

b)

forte

c)

conjunct

d)

crescendo

17.

This symbol means "very soft." What is the correct Italian term for this dynamic marking?

a)

pianissimo

b)

piano

c)

forte

d)

fortissimo

18.

This symbol means "soft." What is the correct Italian term for this dynamic marking?

a)

pianissimo

b)

piano

c)

forte

d)

fortissimo

19.

This symbol means "loud." What is the correct Italian term for this dynamic marking?

a)

pianissimo

b)

piano

c)

forte

d)

fortissimo

20.

This symbol means "very loud." What is the correct Italian term for this synamic marking?

a)

pianissimo

b)

piano

c)

forte

d)

fortissimo

21.

This symbol means "to gradually get softer." Why is the correct Italian term for this symbol?

a)

disjunct

b)

consonant

c)

dissonant

d)

decrescendo

22.

The tone color, the words we use to describe how the instruments sound

a)

Timbre

b)

Piano

c)

Percussion

d)

Melody

23.

The arrangement of long and short sounds

a)

Melody

b)

Harmony

c)

Rhythm

d)

Timbre

24.

The steady pulse of the music

a)

Melody

b)

Dynamics

c)

Tonality

d)

Beat

25.

The arrangement of musical sections

a)

Structure or Form

b)

Dynamics

c)

Chorus

d)

Tonality

26.

A single musical line

a)

Monophonic

b)

Homophonic

c)

Polyphonic

27.

The primary musical part (melody) is supported by one or more parts (harmony).

a)

Monophonic

b)

Homophonic

c)

Polyphonic

28.

Producing many sounds simultaneously, two or more parts each having their own melody

a)

Monophonic

b)

Homophonic

c)

Polyphonic

29.

The layers of sound in a song

a)

Dynamics

b)

Texture

c)

Melody

d)

Rhythm

30.

In which element of music do we talk about notes getting higher or lower?

a)

Pitch

b)

Tempo

c)

Dynamics

d)

Rhythm