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BA Bands - 7th/8th Grade Music Terminology 1

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What best describes melody? 
a)
A sequence of single notes that is musically satisfying
b)
Two notes sung at the same time
c)
The effects applied to an instrument
d)
Pattern of regular or irregular pulses
2.
What best describes harmony? 
a)
When two or more vocalist sing different notes at the same time
b)
The pattern of notes within a vocal line 
c)
Multiple pitches played or sung at the same time
d)
Two different pitches or notes played simultaneously 
3.
How is tempo often measured within music? 
a)
BPM (beats per minute)
b)
QPM (quavers per minute)
c)
MPH (miles per hour)
d)
BDKPM (bass drum kick per minute)
4.

Which one does not best describe rhythm?

a)

Pattern of regular or irregular beats

b)

The flow of vocal or instrumental musical delivery

c)

Movement of recurring beats or accents

d)

Something every human being has innately

5.
Which best describes timbre?
a)
The character or quality of a musical sound
b)
Catchy part to a song 
c)
The flow of vocal or instrumentation delivery
d)
How you define a sound
6.
What is dynamics within Music? 
a)
Alterations in the volume of a piece of music
b)
The change of structure within a song
c)
The tone of instruments and overall song
d)
Movement within tempo of a piece
7.
What is the degree of volume in music?
a)
Divisi
b)
Crescendo
c)
Decresendo
d)
Dynamics
8.
Piano
a)
loud
b)
soft
9.
mezzopiano
a)
very soft
b)
moderately soft
10.
mezzoforte
a)
moderately loud
b)
very loud
11.
forte
a)
loud then soft
b)
loud
12.
crescendo
a)
to gradually get louder
b)
to gradually get softer
13.
decrescendo
a)
to gradually get softer
b)
to gradually get louder
14.
What clef is this?
a)
Bass clef
b)
Treble clef
c)
Whole note
d)
Not a clef
15.
What clef is this?
a)
Bass clef
b)
Treble clef
c)
Whole note
d)
Not a clef
16.
Crescendo means to...
a)
Gradually get softer
b)
Gradually get louder
c)
Be silent
d)
Be super loud
17.
________ is the speed of a song.
a)
Timbre
b)
Pitch
c)
Dynamics
d)
Tempo
18.
How many beats are in each measure when the time signature is 3/4?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
6
d)
42
19.
How man beats are there in a measure with a 4/4 time signature?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
900
20.
How long does a quarter rest last?
a)
4 beats
b)
2 beats
c)
1 beat
d)
3 beats
21.
How many beats does this rest get?
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
22.
What is this an image of?
a)
Note
b)
Staff
c)
Measure
d)
Barline
23.
What type of rest is this?
a)
Half
b)
Quarter
c)
Whole
d)
Eighth
24.
Tempo is the speed of a song
a)
True
b)
False
25.
What dynamic has the symbol F?
a)
Piano
b)
Mezzo Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
26.
What does piano mean in terms of dynamics?
a)
Loud
b)
Very Loud
c)
Soft
d)
Medium soft
27.
What does mezzo stand for?
a)
Very
b)
Medium
c)
Issimo
d)
Soft
28.
What type of rest is this?
a)
Quarter
b)
Half
c)
Eighth
d)
Whole
29.
What are these notes called?
a)
Sixteenth
b)
Eighth
c)
Quarter
d)
Whole
30.
What dynamic marking is this called?
a)
Decrescendo
b)
Accent
c)
Crescendo
d)
Forte
31.
The top number of the time signature tells us...
a)
how many dots there are
b)
what gets the beat
c)
how many beats per measure
d)
nothing
32.

WHAT NOTE IS THIS?

a)

quarter note

b)

half note

c)

whole note

d)

space note

33.

WHAT NOTE IS THIS?

a)

quarter note

b)

half note

c)

whole note

d)

space note

34.

WHAT SYMBOL ARE THESE?

a)

BASS CLEF

b)

TREBLE CLEF

c)

STAFF

d)

TIME SIGNATURE

35.

The beat relates to which word below?

a)

pulse

b)

pattern

c)

simple

d)

none of these

36.
a)

1/2 beat

b)

1 beat

c)

2 beats

d)

3 beats

37.
a)

1/2 beat

b)

1 beat

c)

2 beats

d)

4 beats

38.
a)

1/2 beat

b)

1 beat

c)

2 beats

d)

3 beats

39.
a)

1/2 beat

b)

1 beat

c)

2 beats

d)

3 beats

40.
a)

1/2 beat

b)

1 beat

c)

2 beats

d)

4 beats

41.

What does "Andante" mean

a)

Moving along (walking speed)

b)

Very slow

c)

Gradually louder

d)

Food that is not too soft

42.

What does "Accelerando" mean?

a)

Gradually Softer

b)

Moderately

c)

Gradually Faster

d)

Very Slow

43.

What does "Adagio" mean?

a)

Slow

b)

Lively and Fast

c)

Moving along (walking speed)

d)

Gradually slower

44.

What does "Allegro" mean?

a)

The name of Beethoven's St. Bernard Puppy

b)

Quickly, cheerfully

c)

Lively, fast

d)

Slow

45.

What does "Largo" mean?

a)

Very slow

b)

Gradually slower

c)

Lively and fast

d)

A small but pricey Italian bistro in Newport, Vermont

46.

Moderato

a)

Moderate tempo

b)

Lively and fast

c)

Quickly, cheerfully

d)

Someone who is neither too warm nor too cold

47.

What does "Ritardando" mean?

a)

Quickly, cheerfully

b)

Gradually slower

c)

Gradually louder

d)

Moving along (walking speed)

48.

Vivace

a)

Lively and fast

b)

Gradually slower

c)

Moderately

d)

Nickname of Vivian Sebastien Bach

49.

What is a tempo?

a)

walking tempo

b)

fast lively tempo

c)

moderate tempo

d)

returning to the beginning tempo

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