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The elements of music

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 80secs

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Class
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1.

BEAT refers to:

a)

how you play a drum

b)

the underlying pulse of the music

c)

a methodology for teaching music

d)

winning a music competition

2.

TEMPO is the technical word for

a)

accuracy

b)

how an instrument is played

c)

speed

d)

the end section of a violin, where the tuning pegs are

3.

RHYTHM is defined as

a)

the volume of the music

b)

patterns of sounds and silences

c)

groove

d)

words that sound the same

4.

METRE in music means

a)

the length of the instrument

b)

the length of a piece of music

c)

the groupings of beats into multiples of two or three

d)

how much energy is required to play each instrument

5.

PITCH is defined as

a)

the relative highness or lowness of sounds

b)

where the orchestra plays during a live performance

c)

the blurb at the beginning of program notes

d)

the volume of sound

6.

DYNAMICS is the technical term for

a)

patterns of sounds and silences

b)

musical notes

c)

performance nerves

d)

volume

7.

TONE COLOUR refers to

a)

the quality of the sound produced

b)

the specific colour of an instrument

c)

how long the music lasts

d)

the ability to perceive different pitches

8.

STRUCTURE is

a)

how an instrument is made

b)

the name of the performance stage

c)

the way in which a piece of music is constructed

d)

the organisational hierarchy of a musical institution