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Elements of Music

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is a recurring steady pulse in music called?

a)

Steady Beat

b)

Dynamics

c)

Melody

d)

Rhythm

2.

What is rhythm?

a)

Beats

b)

A pattern of sounds

and silences within a

beat

c)

sounds in a measure

d)

beats and rests in a song

3.

Which element of music uses the terms fast and slow?

a)

Dynamics

b)

Tempo

c)

Pitch

d)

Duration

4.

Define Andante.

a)

Slow

b)

Walking pace

c)

Running pace

d)

Fast

5.

Which element of music uses the terms loud and soft?

a)

Timbre

b)

Duration

c)

Pitch

d)

Dynamics

6.

Define forte.

a)

Loud

b)

Soft

c)

Gradually getting louder

d)

Gradually getting softer

7.

Which element of music uses the terms thick and thin?

a)

Dynamics

b)

Tempo

c)

Texture

d)

Tonality

8.

The following terms relate to which element of music: CRESCENDO, FORTE, MEZZO FORTE, SFORZANDO, PIANO?

a)

Tempo

b)

Dynamics

c)

Melody

d)

Harmony

9.

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

a)

Texture

b)

Articulation

c)

Timbre

d)

Tempo

10.

Rhythm is...

a)

the speed of the pulse.

b)

the arrangement of musical sounds in time.

c)

the character or colour of musical sound.

d)

the simultaneous use of pitches or chords.

11.

An electric guitar sounds different than an acoustic guitar because they are made differently. This describes which element?

a)

Texture

b)

Form

c)

Harmony

d)

Timbre

12.

What does decrescendo mean?

a)

To gradually become softer

b)

To sing without music

c)

To sing with accompaniment

d)

To gradually become louder

13.

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

14.

What does grave mean?

a)

Very Slow

b)

Medium/Walking speed

c)

Fast

d)

Very Fast

15.

If I describe a piece of music as being fortissimo, what am I describing?

a)

Tempo

b)

Texture

c)

Dynamics?

d)

Structure.

16.

The main tune and theme of a piece of music is called the...

a)

rhythm

b)

harmony

c)

timbre

d)

melody

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.

The layers of sound in a song are referred to as...

a)

dynamics

b)

texture

c)

melody

d)

rhythm

19.

The following terms relate to what element of music: PRESTO, ALLEGRO, ANDANTE, LARGO, ADAGIO?

a)

Tempo

b)

Harmony

c)

Rhythm

d)

Melody

20.

The arrangement of musical sections is the...

a)

structure or form

b)

dynamics

c)

chorus

d)

tonality