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Music 7 Melody Quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 12mins

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1.

MELODY has to do primarily with...

a)

Pitch

b)

Rhythm

c)

Volume

d)

Instrumentation

2.

Melody is...

a)

A number of pitches sounded at once.

b)

A single pitch.

c)

A sequence of pitches.

d)

Nothing to do with pitch.

3.

The components of MELODY include...

a)

beat, duration, tempo

b)

instrumentation, tone quality

c)

contour, intervals, register

d)

lions, tigers, bears

4.

If a melody gets higher in pitch you could say that it has...

a)

an interval that increases.

b)

a contour that goes up.

c)

a rhythm that gets faster.

d)

an addition of more instruments.

5.

Describe the CONTOUR of this scale.

a)

Goes higher.

b)

Goes lower.

c)

Stays the same.

d)

Gets louder.

6.

An INTERVAL is...

a)

The difference in pitch between one note and the next.

b)

The difference in duration between one note and the next.

c)

The direction, up or down, of a melody.

d)

How high or low a melody is.

7.

"The melody of 'Beautiful Dream' starts off relatively high and then goes lower before going up again at the end of the phrase."


This describes what component of MELODY?

a)

Intervals

b)

Contour

c)

Range

d)

Tempo

8.

Describe the INTERVALS of this melody.

Hint: don't forget to go over the bar line.

a)

step down, step down, leap down

b)

step up, leap down, step down

c)

leap up, step down, leap down

d)

leap up, leap down, step down

9.

The INTERVALS of this melody are...

a)

Mostly steps (conjunct).

b)

Mostly leaps (disjunct)

c)

Bent on world domination.

10.

Describe the INTERVALS of this melody (in order).

a)

step down, leap down, step down

b)

step down, leap up, step down

c)

leap down, leap up, step down

d)

leap up, step down, leap up

11.

Describe the INTERVALS of this melody (in order).

a)

step up, step up, leap up

b)

step up, step up, step up

c)

step down, step down, leap up

d)

step up, step up, leap down

12.

A melody that is sung relatively high (compared to the average song or voice), is said to have a...

a)

high interval

b)

high contour

c)

high register

d)

high dynamic

13.

Many pop singers, like Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, etc. have a voice that is relatively high pitched for a man. Many of their songs have a noticeably...

a)

high register.

b)

high intervals.

c)

high volume.

d)

high rhythm.

14.

MELODY is...

(2 answers)

a)

the featured musical line of a piece.

b)

the main singing part of a song with words.

c)

the chords that back up a song.

d)

The bassline that accompanies a song.

e)

the speed of the beat of a piece.

15.

Name the pitch.

(Bass Clef)

a)

A

b)

F

c)

E

d)

C

16.

Name the pitch.

(Treble Clef)

a)

A

b)

F

c)

G

d)

C

17.

Name the pitch.

(Treble Clef)

a)

A

b)

F

c)

G

d)

C

18.

Name the pitch.

(Bass Clef)

a)

F

b)

B

c)

D

d)

C

19.

Name the pitch.

(Treble Clef)

a)

F

b)

A

c)

D

d)

C

20.

Name the pitch.

(Treble Clef)

a)

E

b)

F

c)

D

d)

G

21.

Name the pitch.

(Bass Clef)

a)

G

b)

A

c)

C

d)

F