WorksheetsElements of Music
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 31mins
The speed of the beat is a definition for
pulse
beat
steady
tempo
What is tempo?
How fast or slow the music should be
How loud or soft the music should be
How intense the music should be
How high or low the music should be
The best definition of Tempo is
How fast or how slow the music goes. The speed of music
How loud or how soft the music is performed. The volume of the sound.
Rhythm is
the steady pulse of music
long and short sounds
beat
Leap
What are the ways melody can move?
Leap, Jump, Hop
Step, Leap, Sideways
Step, Skip, Leap, Repeat
Over and over again
Melody is also known as ______.
the pitch
the tune
the duration
the interval
Which two words describe Rhythm?
long/short
loud/soft
high/low
wide/narrow
True or False: Melodies can be described as main theme of the tune of the song.
True
False
_____________ is when two or more pitches are combines at the same time
Melody
Harmony
Dynamics
Augmentation
In your own words, explain how harmony is different than melody.
In a _________, there is only one pitch at a time.
Melody
Harmony
Pitch
Augmentation
How is texture described in music?
large or small
thick or thin
loud or soft
fast or slow
Adding voices or instruments by starting one after the other makes the sound of music become ___________.
thinner
thicker
If there is one line of music playing we describe this as
staff
monophonic
homophonic
polyphonic
Monophonic Texture is...
A texture with a melody and harmony
How fast or slow the music is played
A texture with many melodic lines playing at the same time
A texture with a single layer; one melodic line
Harmony is...
Two or more pitches played at the same time that support the melody
Two or more voices or instruments playing the same pitches at the same time
The main idea made up of a single line of notes
A texture with a single layer; one melodic line
Which element of music uses the terms fast and slow?
Dynamics
Tempo
Pitch
Duration
In ___________________ there are many melodies weaving together
Monophonic texture
Homophonic texture
Polyphonic texture
Melody & accompaniment texture
In a _____________________________ there is one melody, and harmony beneath it
Polyphonic texture
Homophonic texture
Monophonic texture
Unison
_______________ is written for only one voice or part.
Polyphonic texture
Homophonic texture
Monophonic texture
Melody & accompaniment texture
A singer with a keyboard player doing accompaniment is which texture?
Heterophonic
Homophonic
Counterpoint
Which texture has a clear melody line supported by chords?
Homophony
Heterophony
Polyphony
Countermelody
Music with two or more melodies weaving together is called.
polyphonic
homophonic
monophonic
heterophonic
Music with one melody and harmonic accompaniment is.
polyphonic
homophonic
homophonic
heterophonic
Music with one melody and no harmonic accompaniment is called?
polyphonic
monophonic
homophonic
heterophonic
An example of monophonic music is __________singing.
round
unison
canon
partner
An example of homophony is.
a melody and countermelody
a melody and descant
a solo singer
a singer accompanied by a piano
What is the definition of timbre?
The unique quality of sound that an instrument makes.
How loud or soft an instrument can play.
How high or low an instrument can play.
How fast or slow an instrument can play.
True or False... The timbre of a voice or an instrument is what makes it sound unique.
True
False
True or False... Timbre describes the loudness of a sound.
True
False
True or False... Timbre is the tone or quality of a sound.
True
False
TIMBRE means _________.
Sound Quality of an instrument or voice.
Pitch of an instrument or voice.
Volume of an instrument or voice.
Speed of an instrument or voice.
What is timbre?
The description of the quality of a sound
How high or low a sound is
How fast the sound is
What do we call the way music is organized into sections?
Notes
Form
Oranges
When naming the sections of a musical form, do you label each part with numbers or letters?
numbers
letters
Which one of the answers is NOT a form?
12345
AABA
ABA
What Form is represented by the pattern of shapes you see here?
AABA
ABA
ABACA
What Form does the shape pattern represent?
ABA
ABACA
ABABA
If there are two DIFFERENT sections of music, what letters would you use?
AB
AA
A
A Musical Piece with the form ABC has how many DIFFERENT sections?
3
5
2
Identify the Form of this picture pattern.
AAA
ABA
ABB
ABC
What is form?
Lots of paperwork
The organization of a piece of music
The way you hold an instrument
The force of sounds
Dynamics tell you how ___________ the music is.
Low or High
Loud or Soft
Fast or Slow
what is the meaning of dynamics
how soft or loud you sing or play
how loud or soft you hear
how LOUD you sing
how soft you sing
What does the word "dynamic" mean?
Volume
Speed
Dynamics refers to...
the loudness or beat of music
the loudness or shortless of music
the loudness or softness of music
the loudness or loch Ness
Composers use dynamic terms to...
to tell musicians how loud or soft to play
to tell musicicians how fast or slow to play
to tell musicians how nice to play
to tell musicians how to play guitar
What are the two main groups of dynamics?
loud
soft
furry
hovering
Volume in music is called
dynamics
dinosaurs
amplifiers
fortissimo
Which element of music uses the terms loud and soft?
Timbre
Duration
Pitch
Dynamics
Which element of music uses the terms fast and slow?
Dynamics
Tempo
Pitch
Duration
Which element of music refers to the sound quality of an instrument or voice?
Texture
Articulation
Timbre
Tempo
Which element in music uses the terms thick and thin?
Dynamics
Tempo
Texture
Tonality
The elements of music are the
building blocks of music
library of songs
defining qualities of choir music
only used in band
