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5th Grade Music Vocabulary

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Three or more different pitches sounded at the same time.

a)

chord

b)

lyrics

c)

melody

d)

accent

2.

Ideas that can be owned and registered with a copyright, patent, or trademark.

a)

Personal property

b)

community property

c)

intellectual property

d)

school property

3.

A musical background that "goes with" the melody.

a)

harmony

b)

accompaniment

c)

ostinato

d)

rhythm

4.

A short melody or rhythm that repeats and varies throughout a piece of music.

a)

form

b)

ensemble

c)

staccato

d)

motif (motive)

5.

Which of the following would be considered "Musical Theater"?

a)

An Opera

b)

A play featuring music

c)

A musical comedy

d)

All of the Above

6.

A group of musicians, actors, or dancers who perform together

a)

sopranos

b)

brigade

c)

ensemble

d)

army

7.

Two or more different pitches being sounded at the same time.

a)

Harmony

b)

Melody

c)

Rhythm

d)

Unison

8.

Gradually getting faster

a)

Tempo

b)

Accelerando (accel.)

c)

Ritardando (rit.)

d)

Presto

9.

Gradually getting slower.

a)

Accelerando (accel.)

b)

Tempo

c)

Largo

d)

Ritardando (rit.)

10.

An instrument that does not need electricity to amplify sound.

a)

Acoustic

b)

Electric

c)

Digital

d)

Expensive

11.

A symbol that mean to play the note louder, so that it stands out from the others.

a)

Greater than

b)

Forte

c)

Accent

d)

Slur

12.

Notes performed with a smooth, connected sound.

a)

Staccato

b)

Connected

c)

Flowing

d)

Legato

13.
a)

quarter note

b)

half note

c)

dotted quarter note

d)

eighth note

14.

A dot placed above or below a note which means the notes should be played short and detached.

a)

legato

b)

polka dots

c)

stiff

d)

staccato

15.
a)

eighth note

b)

whole note

c)

quarter note

d)

5th note

16.
a)

whole rest

b)

half rest

c)

quarter rest

d)

eighth rest

17.
a)

32nd notes

b)

sixteenth notes

c)

eighth notes

d)

4th notes

18.

A symbol that lowers the pitch by one half step.

a)
b)
c)
19.

An instrument that uses a computer to create sound.

a)

acoustic

b)

electric

c)

digital

d)

fictional

20.

A symbol that raises the pitch by one half step.

a)
b)
c)
21.

A style of music developed by African Americans that is often about the heartaches of life.

a)

Blues

b)

Classical

c)

Rock

d)

Opera

22.

In 4-part harmony, the highest voice range; usually sung by a child or adult female.

a)

soprano

b)

alto

c)

tenor

d)

bass

23.

A curved line that connects two notes of the same pitch, indicating the sound is held for the length of both notes.

a)

bar line

b)

fermata

c)

time signature

d)

tie

24.

In 4-part harmony, the voice range that is just above bass; usually sung by an adult male.

a)

soprano

b)

alto

c)

tenor

d)

bass

25.

In 4-part harmony, the lowest voice range; sung by an adult male.

a)

sporano

b)

alto

c)

tenor

d)

bass