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MUSIC ELEMENTS

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which element of music uses the terms loud and soft?

a)

Timbre

b)

Duration

c)

Pitch

d)

Dynamics

2.

Which element of music uses the terms fast and slow?

a)

Dynamics

b)

Tempo

c)

Pitch

d)

Duration

3.

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

a)

Texture

b)

Articulation

c)

Timbre

d)

Tempo

4.

Which element of music uses the term high and low?

a)

Pitch

b)

Texture

c)

Dynamics

d)

Duration

5.

Which element in music uses the terms thick and thin?

a)

Dynamics

b)

Tempo

c)

Texture

d)

Tonality

6.

What two words can be used to describe dynamics?

a)

Loud or soft

b)

Fast or slow

c)

High or low

d)

Think or thin

7.

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

8.

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

9.

What two words can be used to describe pitch?

a)

Fast or slow

b)

High or low

c)

Thick or thin

d)

Long or short

10.

What two words can be used to describe texture?

a)

Loud or soft

b)

Fast or slow

c)

Happy or sad

d)

Think or thin

11.

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

12.
How might someone describe the TEXTURE of a piece of music?
a)
The speed of the beat does not change - it stays steady.
b)
It starts with only strings until the harp solo comes in.
c)
There is variety in the number of musical lines - it changes between thick (the whole orchestra) and thin (just the harp).
13.
How might someone describe the DYNAMICS of a piece of music?
a)
The main tune is mostly patterns of ascending notes (they get higher).
b)
The speed of the beat does not change - it stays steady.
c)
When there is a repeated section of music, the musicians play it softer the second time through.
14.
How might someone describe the TEMPO of a piece of music?
a)
The speed of the beat does not change - it stays steady.
b)
The main tune is mostly patterns of ascending notes (they get higher).
c)
It starts with only strings until the harp solo comes in.
15.
Select the correct definition of TEMPO.
a)
The loudness or softness of the music
b)
How fast or slow the beat goes
16.
Select the correct definition of TIMBRE.
a)
How fast or slow the beat goes
b)
The musical sounds used (instruments), or what makes one sound different from another
17.
Select the correct definition of DYNAMICS.
a)
The pattern of pitches that make up the main tune of the music
b)
The loudness or softness of the music
18.
Who has a higher voice - Batman or Superwoman?
a)
Superwoman
b)
Batman