Worksheets7 Elements of Music
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Pulse is
the heartbeat of the music
high and low sounds of the music
long and short sounds of the music
loud and soft sounds of the music
Are beat and rhythm the same thing?
Yes
No
Look at this time signature - How many beats are in each measure?
1
2
3
4
Allegro means...
moderate speed
fast and lively
slow
very slow
Look at this time signature - How many beats are in each measure?
8
9
3
4
What is the difference between simple time and compound time?
The beats in simple time are not divided
The compound time has more complex rhythms
No difference
The beats in simple time are divided into two parts, and in compound time into three parts
Andante means...
Very fast
Walking pace
Very slow
Moderate speed
What is the Italian terminology for very fast tempo?
Allegro
Andante
Presto
Adagio
Look at this time signature - Is it a simple or compound time?
Simple time
Compound time
What two words can be used to describe Tempo?
Loud or soft
Long or short
Smooth or detached
Fast or slow
After listening carefully to the excerpt, say if the melody is conjunct or disjunct.
Conjunct
Disjunct
After listening carefully to the excerpt, say if the melody is conjunct or disjunct.
Conjunct
Disjunct
After listening carefully to the excerpt, say if the melody is conjunct or disjunct.
Conjunct
Disjunct
After listening carefully to the excerpt, say if the melody is conjunct or disjunct.
Conjunct
Disjunct
What is a disjunct melody?
Stepwise and easy to sing
Large leaps and difficult to sing
What is harmony?
The sound of two different instruments
The sound of two or more notes heard simultaneously
A short melodic phrase repeated throughout a composition
A short repeated rhythmic pattern
What is consonant harmony?
Combination of two or more pitches that are not harmoniously pleasing
Combination of two or more pitches that are harmoniously pleasing
After listening carefully to the excerpt, say if the harmony is consonance or dissonance.
Consonance
Dissonance
After listening carefully to the excerpt, say if the harmony is consonance or dissonance.
Consonance
Dissonance
After listening carefully to the excerpt, say if the harmony is consonance or dissonance.
Consonance
Dissonance
What is timbre?
The duration of the sound
The colour of the sound
The volume of the sound
The pitch of the sound
After listening carefully to the excerpt, identify the instrument.
Flute
French Horn
Marimba
Cello
After listening carefully to the excerpt, identify the instrument.
Double Bass
Trombone
Timpani
Clarinet
After listening carefully to the excerpt, identify the instrument.
Trumpet
Oboe
Violin
Drums
After listening carefully to the excerpt, identify the instrument.
Clarinet
Viola
Tuba
Xylophone
Which element of music uses the terms soft and loud?
Texture
Timbre
Dynamics
Form
Look at the picture and identify the dynamic.
Mezzo Piano
Piano
Mezzo Forte
Forte
Look at the picture and identify the dynamic.
Mezzo Piano
Piano
Forte
Mezzo Forte
In dynamics, the crescendo is
when the sound is loud
when the sound gradually increases in loudness
when the sound is soft
when the sound gradually reduces in loudness
In dynamics, the piano is
a musical instrument
a soft sound
a loud sound
a instruments' family
What is the musical name for the form that always returns to A in between each music section?
AABA
Theme and Variation
Rondo
Sonata
A musical form in two related sections, each section is usually repeated.
Binary
Theme and Variation
Ternary
Rondo
Ternary Form
a type of composition in three sections (exposition, development, and recapitulation)
a three-part musical form where the first section (A) is repeated after the second section (B) ends
musical form in two related sections, both of which are usually repeated.
musical technique consisting of changing the music melodically, harmonically, or contrapuntally
A short, musical idea. Like a sentence in English.
Structure
Section
Form
Phrase
What do you call a few phrases put together? Like a paragraph in English.
Section
Measure
Bar
Staff
Texture is
How loud or soft the music is played
The number of layers in the music and the relationship between the layers
The main idea is a single line of notes
Combinations of long and short notes and rests
Monophonic Texture is
A texture with a single layer; one melodic line
A texture with a melody and harmony
A texture with many melodic lines playing at the same time
How fast or slow the music is played
Homophonic texture is
Two or more instruments or voices playing or singing the same pitches
A texture with many melodic lines playing at the same time
A texture with a melody and harmony
A texture with a single layer; one melodic line
Polyphonic texture is
A texture with a single layer; one melodic line
A texture with many melodic lines playing at the same time
Two or more instruments or voices playing or singing the same pitches
A texture with a melody and harmony
Which musical texture is used in this song?
Heterophonic
Polyphonic
Monophonic
Homophonic
