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Quiz 1: What is Music?

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which term best describes the tone color or tone quality of a sound?

a)
Volume
b)
Harmony
c)
Pitch
d)
Timbre
2.

What is the correct term for the grouping of beats into measures?

a)
Cadence
b)
Tempo
c)
Meter
d)
Rhythm
3.

What term is used when the weak beat of a song gets the emphasis?

a)
Syncopation
b)
Melody
c)
Harmony
d)
Rhythm
4.

True or False: A major chord in music is usually associated with sad/serious tunes.

a)
False
b)
True
5.

What type of chord is usually associated with sad/serious tunes?

a)
Major
b)
Diminished
c)
Augmented
d)
Minor
6.

What definition best describes the term "legato melody"?

a)
A legato melody is a musical phrase that is played or sung with a staccato articulation.
b)
A legato melody is a musical phrase that is played or sung with a fast tempo.
c)
A legato melody is a musical phrase that is played or sung with a harsh and aggressive tone.
d)
A legato melody is a musical phrase that is played or sung smoothly and connected without any breaks between the notes.
7.

Staccato melodies are melodies that are played ______________ or bluntly.

a)

Sharply

b)
gracefully
c)
harmoniously
d)
smoothly
8.

Mortimer and Bella Goth are teaching their daughter, Cassandra. Mortimer is noticing that Cassandra is practicing with a metronome to keep the speed of the song constant. What term is used to describe the speed of the song?

a)
Rhythm
b)
Pitch
c)
Harmony
d)
Tempo
9.

Grant and Blaine are making a song for Spotify while their music producer, David Guetta, tells them that their melody is great, but they need to add more layers to the song. Which term best describes the layers of music?

a)
Texture
b)
Tempo
c)
Harmony
d)
Volume
10.

Hannah is helping her friend with music homework. Her friend is unsure what a “beat” is. Which term below is the correct definition of “beat”?

a)
A beat is a type of food dish.
b)

A steady pulse you feel in a song.

c)
A beat is a type of musical instrument.
d)
A beat is a type of dance move.
11.

Jesse and James are hearing something sing very high in frequency and very low in frequency. Which term best describe the highness or lowness in frequency/sound?

a)

Pitch

b)
Sharp and Flat
c)
Frequency and Octave
d)
Treble and Tenor
12.

Music is (a)   put into sound and time.

13.

What type of melody has a sense of direction to it?

a)

Scalar Melody

b)
Harmonic melody
c)

Directional melody

d)

Melodies with Jumps

14.

What type of melody has notes that don't belong in the home key or musical scale?

a)

Melodies with jumps

b)

Staccato Melodies

c)

Harmonic Melody

d)

Chromatic melodies

15.

Jesse and James are humming a melody together. They notice the type of melody they are humming has jumps in them. What type of melody best fits the description?

a)

Legato Melodies

b)

Scalar/Stepwise Melodies

c)

Melodies with Jumps

d)

Staccato Melodies

16.

Click and Drag:

Label the remaining categories for time and sound.