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Elements of music - Desh

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these words can we use to describe the texture?

a)

Fast and Slow

b)

Loud and soft

c)

Thick and Thin

d)

High and Low

2.

Which of these Italian words mean very loud?

a)

Forte

b)

Fortissimo

c)

Crescendo

d)

Piano

3.

Which of these Italian words mean Softly?

a)

forte

b)

fortissimo

c)

crescendo

d)

piano

4.

The piece of music a verse and a chorus. What am I describing?

a)

Tempo

b)

Structure

c)

Dynamics

d)

Texture

5.

Which element of music uses the terms loud and soft?

a)

Timbre

b)

Duration

c)

Pitch

d)

Dynamics

6.

Which element of music uses the terms fast and slow?

a)

Dynamics

b)

Tempo

c)

Pitch

d)

Duration

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.

What is a recurring steady pulse in music called?

a)

Beat

b)

Dynamics

c)

Melody

d)

Rhythm

9.

The degrees of volume in a piece of music is called what?

a)

Melody

b)

Tempo

c)

Dynamics

d)

Rhythm

10.

The musical style is called what?

a)

Form

b)

Genre

c)

Tone Color/Timbre

d)

Tempo

11.

Notes played along with the melody are called what?

a)

Melody

b)

Rhythm

c)

Dynamics

d)

Harmony

12.

The main idea of a song is called what?

a)

Harmony

b)

Melody

c)

Rhythm

d)

Dynamics

13.

The person who writes the music is called?

a)

Author

b)

Composer

c)

Director

d)

Principal

14.
What does decrescendo mean?
a)
To gradually become softer
b)
To sing without music
c)
To sing with accompaniment
d)
To gradually become louder
15.
MONOPHONIC TEXTURE means ......
a)
Single melody with accompaniment
b)
Single-note texture
c)
Two or more melodic lines having equal importance 
d)
A fugue
16.
"Conjunct" & "Disjunct" are associated with which element?
a)
Pitch
b)
Melody
c)
Harmony
d)
Texture
17.

________ are musical sentences.

a)

Beats

b)

Phrases

c)

Tempo

d)

Pitch

e)

Contour

18.

When you can't get a beat or melody out of your head - that is called:

a)

ear-worm

b)

glow-worm

c)

ear-bug

d)

musical nuisance

e)

stop the madness

19.

One musical line (just a singer with no instruments) is called:

a)

monophony

b)

homophonic

c)

polyphonic

d)

timbre

e)

melody

20.

Which of these is NOT an element of music?

a)

Rhythm

b)

Pitch

c)

Tempo

d)

Orchestra