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Music Terms - Daniel

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does dynamics refer to?

a)

changes in volume

b)

the thickness of a guitar string

c)

how fast you play

d)

tempo

2.

The melody of a song is

a)

how the bass and drums interact

b)

the tune the singer sings

c)

the bass notes of the chord progression

d)

the main part of the harmony

3.

What is a chord?

a)

One string strummed by itself

b)

Multiple notes strummed at the same time

c)

Playing with your fingers instead of a pick

4.
The order of the guitar strings from lowest to highest is:
a)
EBGDAE
b)
EADGBE
c)
CDEFGABC
d)
EGBDF
5.
The six vertical lines of the chord grid represent the six __________.
a)
Strings
b)
Frets
c)
Tuning Pegs
d)
Fingers
6.
The horizontal lines of the chord grid represent the  __________.
a)
Strings
b)
Frets
c)
Tuning Pegs
d)
Fingers
7.

Varying the soft and loud parts of a song is called

a)

muting

b)

swells

c)

dynamics

d)

cupping

8.

A instrument that plays pre-programmed sounds.

a)

piano

b)

organ

c)

synthesizer

d)

slide guitar

9.

a song with no words

a)

airplay

b)

backing track

c)

instrumental

10.

not recorded

a)

catchy

b)

concert

c)

live

11.

one song from a collection

a)

number one

b)

soundtrack

c)

single

12.

a collection of songs

a)

top ten

b)

concert

c)

album

13.

the words of a song

a)

tune

b)

melody

c)

lyrics

14.

Which part of the song structure usually just happens once?

a)

B section

b)

Bridge

c)

Tag

d)

Vamp

15.

MAJOR chords generally sound

a)

loud

b)

green

c)

sad

d)

happy

16.

Timbre refers to

a)

how loud or soft something is

b)

how fast or slow something is played

c)

the character of an instrument's sound

d)

how high a note is on the neck

17.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Sharp

b)

Flat

c)

Natural

18.

Which of these is a flat sign?

a)
b)
19.

What is a RIFF?

a)

the loudest part of a song

b)

a part completely separate from the verse and chorus

c)

a rhythmic part that is repeated throughout a song

d)

a short solo

20.

What is a LICK?

a)

when you play the guitar with your tongue

b)

a short series of notes played once or only a few times in a song

c)

a device for raising the guitar's pitch

d)

a repeating rhythm part in a song's verse

21.

What is VIBRATO ?

a)

a slight variation in pitch that makes a note more musical

b)

something used by guitarists and vocalists

c)

bending a note in and out of tune rapidly

d)

all of these

22.

What is PITCH?

a)

how high or low a note sounds

b)

how loud a note is

c)

how fast a song goes

d)

what Justin Verlander does

23.

A scale is

a)

an instrument for tuning

b)

a group of notes arranged around a target note

c)

the notes of a chord

d)

playing all the notes in order

24.

When an artist plays his/her version of another artist's song, that's called a(n)

a)

instrumental

b)

sample

c)

cover

d)

stereo

25.

All instruments play the same 12 notes.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

26.

What Chord Is This?

a)

F#m

b)

F

c)

Em

d)

C

27.
What chord is this?
a)
C
b)
D7
c)
G7
d)
Em
28.

The word "scale" means

a)

rope

b)

sequence

c)

order

d)

ladder

29.

If you see a 0 on your TAB, what do you do?

a)

Play all the strings at once

b)

Play that string open (without pushing on any frets)

c)

Play on the 10th fret

30.

To help you find the frets quicker, most guitar have dots on the fretboard. But on which frets?

a)

The odd numbers (3, 5, 7, 9)

b)

The even numbers (2, 4, 6, 8)

31.

If you see two numbers on top of each other vertically, what do you do?

a)

Play one string directly after the other

b)

Play only the strings with no numbers on

c)

Play both strings at the same time

32.

What do you play here?

a)

4 single notes followed by 2 strums of a G chord

b)

two pull offs followed by a G chord

c)

all downstrokes

d)

an arpeggio and then two G chords

33.

Match the Tab chord to the correct chord diagram.

a)
b)
c)
d)
34.

Draw a picture of you playing a guitar.