WorksheetsUnit 2 - Pitch and Melody
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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1.
Pitch is a quality of sound that enables you to distinguish whether it is high or low. What does pitch primarily depend on?
a)
The size of the room.
b)
The loudness of the sound.
c)
The frequency of vibration of the sound-producing body.
d)
The duration of the sound.
2.
The size of the sound-producing body affects the pitch of a sound. Which of these is true?
a)
Larger bodies normally produce lower sounds.
b)
Smaller bodies produce the loudest sounds.
c)
The size of the body doesn't affect the pitch.
d)
Larger bodies produce the highest sounds.
3.
The musical staff is formed of 5 horizontal parallel lines. What are placed on these lines and spaces?
a)
Lyrics of the song.
b)
Musical notes and signs.
c)
Instrument names.
d)
Composer's instructions.
4.
The English system of note naming uses letters. What range of letters is used?
a)
A to Z.
b)
A to G.
c)
C to H.
d)
G to N.
5.
What are ledger-lines used for in musical notation?
a)
To indicate the tempo.
b)
To signify a pause.
c)
To show the volume.
d)
To place notes that are too high or too low for the staff.
6.
The G-clef or treble clef indicates a specific note on the staff. Which note does it specify?
a)
A (La).
b)
C (Do).
c)
D (Re).
d)
G (Sol).
7.
A scale in music is a series of notes placed in an orderly manner on the staff. How can scales be oriented?
a)
Only ascending.
b)
Only descending.
c)
Either ascending or descending.
d)
Neither ascending nor descending.
8.
What is the term for the distance in tone between two different notes sounded one after another?
a)
Rhythm.
b)
Melodic interval.
c)
Chord.
d)
Scale.
9.
Ultrasounds are sound waves with a frequency greater than 20,000 Hz. In which field are they NOT typically used?
a)
Navigation.
b)
Medicine.
c)
Music composition.
d)
Marine mapping.
10.
What is the duration of a quaver note in most time signatures?
a)
Equal to a crotchet note.
b)
Half of a crotchet note.
c)
Twice that of a crotchet note.
d)
One quarter of a crotchet note.
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