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Concepts of Music

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Loud and Soft describe
a)
Pitch
b)
Dynamics
c)
Rhythm
d)
Tone Colour
2.

Quality/characteristic of Sound describes

a)
Pitch
b)
Dynamics
c)
Rhythm
d)
Tone Colour
3.

Note Value is terminology describing

a)
Structure
b)
Dynamics
c)
Pitch
d)
Rhythm
4.

Range fits in which category?

a)

Melody

b)
Dynamics
c)

Harmony

d)

Tonality

5.
Homophonic is terminology describing
a)
Structure
b)
Texture
c)
Dynamics
d)
Rhythm
6.
Allegro is terminology describing
a)
Structure
b)
Texture
c)
Dynamics
d)

Tempo

7.
Piano is terminology describing
a)
Structure
b)
Texture
c)
Dynamics
d)
Rhythm
8.

Heterophony is terminology describing

a)
Structure
b)
Texture
c)
Dynamics
d)
Rhythm
9.
Thin is terminology describing
a)
Structure
b)

Density

c)

Texture

d)
Rhythm
10.

Strophic is terminology describing

a)
Structure
b)
Texture
c)
Dynamics
d)
Rhythm
11.
Register is terminology describing
a)
Pitch
b)
Tone Colour
c)
Texture
d)

Rhythm

12.
Brassy is terminology describing
a)
Pitch
b)
Tone Colour
c)
Texture
d)
Instrumentation
13.
Rondo Form is terminology describing
a)
Dynamics
b)
Tone Colour
c)
Texture
d)
Structure
14.
Polyphonic is terminology describing
a)
Pitch
b)
Tone Colour
c)
Texture
d)
Instrumentation
15.
Crescendo is terminology describing
a)
Dynamics
b)
Tone Colour
c)
Texture
d)
Structure
16.
Forte is terminology describing
a)
Dynamics
b)
Tone Colour
c)
Texture
d)
Structure
17.
Time signature is terminology describing
a)
Rhythm
b)
Tone Colour
c)
Texture
d)
Structure
18.

Contour is terminology describing

a)
Rhythm
b)
Dynamics
c)

Melody

d)
Structure
19.
Sam is asked to play a melody at Allegro. He will have to
a)
Play the music fast
b)
Play the music in a duet
c)
Play the introduction first
d)
Play the music slowly
20.
When the texture of a piece of music thickens, what else happens at the same time?
a)
The music gets fast
b)
The music gets slower
c)
The music gets louder
d)
The music gets softer
21.

To repeat a rhythm consecutively is

a)
An Ostinato
b)

A Phrase

c)
A Hook
d)
A Pitch
22.
What describes contrast of Pitch
a)
A High Melody repeated
b)
A High Melody repeated in another instrument
c)
A High Melody repeated at the same Dynamic
d)
All of the above
23.
What describes contrast of Dynamics
a)
An A section with a soft dynamic
b)
An A section with a loud dynamic
c)
An A section with a soft dynamic repeated with a loud dynamic
d)
A B section at moderato
24.
The Tone Colour of a melody played pizzicato would be
a)
Light
b)
Dark
c)
Brassy
d)
Harsh
25.
John is playing a violin accompanied by Ben on piano. The texture is
a)
Colotomic
b)
Polyphonic
c)
Homophonic
d)
Monophonic
26.
David is the Piccolo player is his local orchestra. The Pitch of his part would usually be in which register?
a)
High
b)
Low
c)
Medium
d)
Really Low
27.
Andante describes
a)
Dynamics
b)
Pitch
c)

Electronic Sounds

d)

Tempo

28.
3 words that describe Dynamics
a)
Loud, Fast, Harsh
b)
High, Low, Medium
c)
High, Allegro, Register
d)
Loud, Soft, Crescendo
29.

What is the term used to describe melodic decoration?

(a)  

30.

Rapid alteration between two notes is known as a...

(a)  

31.

Legato is a term that describes which aspect of music?

a)

Texture

b)

Dynamics

c)

Tempo

d)

Articulation

32.

The texture type in which the layers are intertwined and mixed is known as...

(a)  

33.

A World instrument that uses a membrane is called a...

(a)  

34.

Mezzo Forte indicates

a)

A very loud dynamic

b)

A moderately loud dynamic

c)

A soft dynamic

d)

A very soft dynamic

35.

A World instrument that uses strings for sound production is called a...

(a)  

36.

The term 'Crescendo' is associated with

a)

A decrease in volume

b)

A constant volume

c)

An increase in volume

d)

A sudden change in volume

37.

A World instrument that is characterised by vibration of the entire instrument is called a...

(a)  

38.

A World instrument that is blown into is called a...

(a)  

39.

The texture type in which there is a melodic layer and a harmonic layer is known as...

(a)  

40.

The texture type that means only one line of music is heard at a time is known as...

(a)  

41.

The form with these sections in this order ABA is known as...

(a)  

42.

The form with these sections in this order AB is known as...

(a)  

43.

The form with these sections in this order ABACA is known as...

(a)  

44.

The form theme and variation is...

a)

A ternary form

b)

There is a theme and variations of the theme

c)

There is a subject, a development, then a recapitulation

d)

A fancy name for a ostinato

45.

Strophic Form is when you have...

a)

Verses, Chorus', and Bridges

b)

Only Verses

c)

Only Chorus'

d)

ABACA

46.

The term given to the action of sliding from one note to another is...

(a)  

47.

The term given to play short and detached notes is...

(a)  

48.

The term given to the act of playing smoothly is...

(a)  

49.

What is the term used to describe the act of playing two notes at the same time on the violin?

a)

Double Stopping

b)

Chords

c)

Harmony

d)

Tremolo

50.

A type of harmonic accompaniment where the notes of the chord are playing simultaneously...

(a)  

51.

A type of harmonic accompaniment inherent to Classical music that describes the harmony of the piece...

(a)  

52.

A term used to refer to a change of key...

(a)  

53.

Which of these two terms describes pleasing/non pleasing harmony?

a)

Consonant/Dissonance

b)

Tempo/Rhythm

c)

Definite/Indefinite

d)

Steps/Leaps

54.

What is the term describing the shaking of a note...

(a)  

55.

What is the term used to instruct orchestral stringed instruments to pluck instead of bow...

(a)  

56.

The term used to describe a note played strongly with emphasis

a)

Staccato

b)

Accent

c)

Forte

d)

Sub. Forte

57.

The term used to describe a note held for it's full value

(a)  

58.

What category does this time signature fit into 12/8?

a)

Simple Duple

b)

Compound Quadruple

c)

Simple Quadruple

d)

Compound Triple

59.

The term used to describe shape of the melody...

(a)  

60.

The term used to stylistically indicate how to express the general style of the piece (specific expressive details)

(a)  

61.

The term for a 'crushed note'...

a)

Slur

b)

Appoggiatura

c)

Acciaccatura

d)

Staccato

62.

The term for a 'leaning note'...

a)

Ornamentation

b)

Acciaccatura

c)

Appoggiatura

d)

Articulation

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