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Elements of Music

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is patterns of long and short sounds and rests within the beat.

a)

Rhythm

b)

Harmony

c)

Melody

d)

Timbre

2.

This is the unique sound of an instrument or voice.

a)

Pitch

b)

Timbre/Tone Color

c)

Duration

d)

Form

3.

This word refers to the volume of the music (loud/soft).

a)

Rhythm

b)

Texture

c)

Tempo

d)

Dynamics

4.

This refers to the "shape" of the melody.

a)

Measure

b)

Phrase

c)

Melodic Contour

d)

Harmony

5.

This is the steady and constant pulse in the music- like your heart pumping.

a)

Rhythm

b)

Beat

c)

Melody

d)

Harmony

6.

Which Element means the "tune" of the music, a pattern of notes played one at a time?

a)

Melody

b)

Articulation

c)

Dynamics

d)

Texture

7.

Which Element means 'The Layers' of sound that you can hear? It can be simple or complex.

a)

Melody

b)

Articulation

c)

Dynamics

d)

Texture

8.

If the music has just one layer- a melody alone, what texture is that?

a)

monophonic

b)

homophonic

c)

polyphonic

d)

heterophonic

9.

Harmony is...

a)

notes played very loud.

b)

notes played very fast.

c)

2 or more notes played at the same time.

d)

the beat of the song.

10.

Form refers to...

a)

the speed of a song.

b)

the volume of a song.

c)

the words of a song.

d)

how music is organized in sections.

11.

The type of chord that has exactly three notes is called a...

a)

Triad

b)

Trident

c)

Triangle

12.

What are these notes called?

a)

Quarter notes

b)

Eighth notes

c)

Half notes

d)

Whole notes

13.

This is the highness or lowness of a sound.

a)

Rhythm

b)

Dynamics

c)

Pitch

d)

Harmony

14.

How many beats is a whole note worth?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

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