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Basic Elements of Music/Pop Song

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

RHYTHM HAS ONLY TWO PARTS. THEY ARE:

a)

MELODY AND HARMONY

b)

IRREGULAR AND REGULAR

c)

CONSONANT OR DISSONANT

d)

BRIDGE AND CHORUS

2.

MELODY IS DEFINED AS SINGLE NOTES MOVING IN SUCCESSION. THE WORD SUCCESSION MEANS:

a)

MANY NOTES PLAYED AT THE SAME TIME

b)

ONE MOVING AFTER THE OTHER

c)

MOVING BY SKIP OR LEAP

d)

PLAYING LOUDLY!

3.

THE DIRECTION OR ROAD MAP A SONG FOLLOWS IS ALSO KNOWN AS:

(a)  

4.

What is the name of the instrument the man is blowing into?

a)

Oboe

b)

Bassoon

c)

Percussion

d)

Cello

5.

What family would these instruments fall in?

a)

Percussion

b)

Strings

c)

Woodwind

d)

Brass

e)

Keyboards

6.

HARMONY IS DEFINED AS

a)

TWO OR MORE NOTES BEING PLAYED AT THE SAME TIME

b)

ONE NOTE MOVING AT A TIME

c)

HOW LOUD OR SOFT MUSIC SHOULD BE PLAYED

d)

THE CHARACTERISTIC SOUND OF MUSIC

7.

The steady pulse of Music

a)

Beat

b)

Rhythm

c)

Pitch

d)

Alto

8.

Mezzo Forte, piano, and forte are all examples of

a)

Pitch

b)

Articulations

c)

Tempo

d)

Dynamics

9.

List the 5 main parts of the Basic Song Structure (Pop song formula). They not have to be in any specific order:

4 lines
10.

THE SPEED IN WHICH MUSIC IS PERFORMED___?

a)

Melody

b)

Rhythm

c)

Harmony

d)

Tempo

11.

The section that connects the beginning of a pop song to the end is known as

a)

The Bridge

b)

The Intro

c)

The Chorus

d)

"Hook" or Pre-chorus

12.

The 5 Families of the Orchestra are:

a)
  1. 1.Xylophone

  2. 2.Bassoon

  3. 3.Tuba

  4. 4.Piano

b)

1.Strings

  1. 2.Brass

  2. 3.Woodwinds

  3. 4.Percussion

    1. 5.Keyboards

c)

1. Irregular

2. Regular

3.Rhythm

4.Timbre

5.Symphony

d)

1.Syncopation

2.Tempo

3.Articulations

  1. 4.Accents

  2. 5.Dynamics

13.

VERSES HELP EXPLAIN THE ________ ?

a)

MESSAGE OF WHAT THE SONG IS ABOUT

b)

THE CATCHY, REPETITION PART OF THE SONG

14.

ARTICULATIONS ARE DEFINED AS_____?

a)

HOW A COMPOSER WANTS THE NOTE OR PITCH TO BE PLAYED

b)

THE VOLUME AT WHICH MUSIC IS PLAYED

c)

THE KEY OF A SONG

d)

THE RUN TIME OF A SONG

15.

THE CHARACTERISTIC SOUND IN MUSIC IS KNOWN AS THE___?

a)

Melody

b)

Rhythm

c)

Form

d)

Timbre