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Elements of Music

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The speed of the beat is a definition for

a)

pulse

b)

beat

c)

steady

d)

tempo

2.

What is tempo?

a)

How fast or slow the music should be

b)

How loud or soft the music should be

c)

How intense the music should be

d)

How high or low the music should be

3.

The best definition of Tempo is

a)

How fast or how slow the music goes. The speed of music

b)

How loud or how soft the music is performed. The volume of the sound.

4.

Rhythm is

a)

the steady pulse of music

b)

long and short sounds

c)

beat

5.
Rhythm is the duration of notes, how ________ or how _______ the notes are.
a)
loud, soft
b)
fast, slow
c)
long, short
d)
high, low
6.
The “beat” is what you tap your foot or bob you head to when you hear music.
a)
true
b)
false
7.
Melody is...
a)
the arrangement of musical sounds in time
b)
the main musical idea or tune
c)
the speed of the pulse
d)
the loudness or quietness of music
8.
To follow one pitch with the same pitch in a melody is a...
a)
Step
b)
Skip
c)
Leap
d)
Repeat
9.
To move from one note to the very next note higher or lower is moving by...
a)
Skip
b)
Step
c)

Leap

d)
Repeat
10.

What are the ways melody can move?

a)

Leap, Jump, Hop

b)

Step, Leap, Sideways

c)

Step, Skip, Leap, Repeat

d)

Over and over again

11.

Melody is also known as ______.

a)

the pitch

b)

the tune

c)

the duration

d)

the interval

12.

Which two words describe Rhythm?

a)

long/short

b)

loud/soft

c)

high/low

d)

wide/narrow

13.

True or False: Melodies can be described as main theme of the tune of the song.

a)

True​

b)

False

14.

_____________ is when two or more pitches are combines at the same time

a)

Melody

b)

Harmony

c)

Dynamics

d)

Augmentation

15.

In your own words, explain how harmony is different than melody.

4 lines
16.

In a _________, there is only one pitch at a time.

a)

Melody

b)

Harmony

c)

Pitch

d)

Augmentation

17.

How is texture described in music?

a)

large or small

b)

thick or thin

c)

loud or soft

d)

fast or slow

18.

Adding voices or instruments by starting one after the other makes the sound of music become ___________.

a)

thinner

b)

thicker

19.

If there is one line of music playing we describe this as

a)

staff

b)

monophonic

c)

homophonic

d)

polyphonic

20.

Monophonic Texture is...

a)

A texture with a melody and harmony

b)

How fast or slow the music is played

c)

A texture with many melodic lines playing at the same time

d)

A texture with a single layer; one melodic line

21.

Harmony is...

a)

Two or more pitches played at the same time that support the melody

b)

Two or more voices or instruments playing the same pitches at the same time

c)

The main idea made up of a single line of notes

d)

A texture with a single layer; one melodic line

22.

Which element of music uses the terms fast and slow?

a)

Dynamics

b)

Tempo

c)

Pitch

d)

Duration

23.

In ___________________ there are many melodies weaving together

a)

Monophonic texture

b)

Homophonic texture

c)

Polyphonic texture

d)

Melody & accompaniment texture

24.

In a _____________________________ there is one melody, and harmony beneath it

a)

Polyphonic texture

b)

Homophonic texture

c)

Monophonic texture

d)

Unison

25.

_______________ is written for only one voice or part.

a)

Polyphonic texture

b)

Homophonic texture

c)

Monophonic texture

d)

Melody & accompaniment texture

26.

A singer with a keyboard player doing accompaniment is which texture?

a)

Heterophonic

b)

Homophonic

c)

Counterpoint

27.

Which texture has a clear melody line supported by chords?

a)

Homophony

b)

Heterophony

c)

Polyphony

d)

Countermelody

28.

Music with two or more melodies weaving together is called.

a)

polyphonic

b)

homophonic

c)

monophonic

d)

heterophonic

29.

Music with one melody and harmonic accompaniment is.

a)

polyphonic

b)

homophonic

c)

homophonic

d)

heterophonic

30.

Music with one melody and no harmonic accompaniment is called?

a)

polyphonic

b)

monophonic

c)

homophonic

d)

heterophonic

31.

An example of monophonic music is __________singing.

a)

round

b)

unison

c)

canon

d)

partner

32.

An example of homophony is.

a)

a melody and countermelody

b)

a melody and descant

c)

a solo singer

d)

a singer accompanied by a piano

33.

What is the definition of timbre?

a)

The unique quality of sound that an instrument makes.

b)

How loud or soft an instrument can play.

c)

How high or low an instrument can play.

d)

How fast or slow an instrument can play.

34.

True or False... The timbre of a voice or an instrument is what makes it sound unique.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

True or False... Timbre describes the loudness of a sound.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

True or False... Timbre is the tone or quality of a sound.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

TIMBRE means _________.

a)

Sound Quality of an instrument or voice.

b)

Pitch of an instrument or voice.

c)

Volume of an instrument or voice.

d)

Speed of an instrument or voice.

38.

What is timbre?

a)

The description of the quality of a sound

b)

How high or low a sound is

c)

How fast the sound is

39.

What do we call the way music is organized into sections?

a)

Notes

b)

Form

c)

Oranges

40.

When naming the sections of a musical form, do you label each part with numbers or letters?

a)

numbers

b)

letters

41.

Which one of the answers is NOT a form?

a)

12345

b)

AABA

c)

ABA

42.

What Form is represented by the pattern of shapes you see here?

a)

AABA

b)

ABA

c)

ABACA

43.

What Form does the shape pattern represent?

a)

ABA

b)

ABACA

c)

ABABA

44.

If there are two DIFFERENT sections of music, what letters would you use?

a)

AB

b)

AA

c)

A

45.

A Musical Piece with the form ABC has how many DIFFERENT sections?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

2

46.

Identify the Form of this picture pattern.

a)

AAA

b)

ABA

c)

ABB

d)

ABC

47.

What is form?

a)

Lots of paperwork

b)

The organization of a piece of music

c)

The way you hold an instrument

d)

The force of sounds

48.

Dynamics tell you how ___________ the music is.

a)

Low or High

b)

Loud or Soft

c)

Fast or Slow

49.
Which of the following is the best example of a change in "timbre?"
a)
A drummer repeats a rhythm while gradually getting louder.
b)
A clarinet plays a brief melody, then a trumpet repeats it.
c)
Five violin players remain silent during a flute solo.
50.

what is the meaning of dynamics

a)

how soft or loud you sing or play

b)

how loud or soft you hear

c)

how LOUD you sing

d)

how soft you sing

51.

What does the word "dynamic" mean?

a)

Volume

b)

Speed

52.

Dynamics refers to...

a)

the loudness or beat of music

b)

the loudness or shortless of music

c)

the loudness or softness of music

d)

the loudness or loch Ness

53.

Composers use dynamic terms to...

a)

to tell musicians how loud or soft to play

b)

to tell musicicians how fast or slow to play

c)

to tell musicians how nice to play

d)

to tell musicians how to play guitar

54.

What are the two main groups of dynamics?

a)

loud

b)

soft

c)

furry

d)

hovering

55.

Volume in music is called

a)

dynamics

b)

dinosaurs

c)

amplifiers

d)

fortissimo

56.

Which element of music uses the terms loud and soft?

a)

Timbre

b)

Duration

c)

Pitch

d)

Dynamics

57.

Which element of music uses the terms fast and slow?

a)

Dynamics

b)

Tempo

c)

Pitch

d)

Duration

58.

Which element of music refers to the sound quality of an instrument or voice?

a)

Texture

b)

Articulation

c)

Timbre

d)

Tempo

59.

Which element in music uses the terms thick and thin?

a)

Dynamics

b)

Tempo

c)

Texture

d)

Tonality

60.

The elements of music are the

a)

building blocks of music

b)

library of songs

c)

defining qualities of choir music

d)

only used in band