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Basic terms for music, with rhythm

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ordered flow of music through time is ___.

a)

Pitch

b)

Rhythm

c)

Music

d)

Melody

2.

Organized sound (and silence) through time is ___.

a)

Music

b)

Rhythm

c)

Pitch

d)

Melody

3.

How loud or quiet music is is called ___.

a)

Pitch

b)

Rhythm

c)

Dynamics

d)

Timbre

4.

The quality of sound, like what makes a trumpet sound different from a violin, is ___.

a)

Rhythm

b)

Pitch

c)

Dynamics

d)

Timbre

5.

The relative highness (flute) or lowness (bass) of a sound is ___.

a)

Pitch

b)

Rhythm

c)

Dynamics

d)

Timbre

6.

An interval between the first and last notes of a scale, eight notes apart, is called a(n) ___.

a)

Third

b)

Octave

c)

Pitch Range

d)

Meter

7.

To gradually get louder is a(n) ___.

a)

Decrescendo

b)

Accelerando

c)

Ritardando

d)

Crescendo

8.

To gradually slow down is a(n) ___.

a)

Decrescendo

b)

Accelerando

c)

Ritardando

d)

Crescendo

9.

Forte means to play or sing the music ___.

a)

Soft

b)

Fast

c)

Slow

d)

Loud

10.

A regular, recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time is its ___.

a)

Beat

b)

Rhythm

c)

Pitch

d)

Timbre

11.

Meter with three beats in each measure is ___.

a)

Duple meter

b)

Triple meter

c)

Quadruple meter

d)

A tricycle

12.

The tempo marking Adagio means to play or sing the music ___.

a)

Loud

b)

Quiet

c)

Slow

d)

Fast