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WorksheetsMusic Vocabulary Final
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 46mins
What is the main idea or theme of a musical piece called?
Rhythm
Melody
Tone
Balance
Which term describes a steady pulse, like a heartbeat of the song?
Rhythm
Intonation
Beat
Articulation
What is the pattern of notes and note values in music known as?
Melody
Rhythm/Counting
Tone
Slur
Which term refers to the quality of sound in music?
Intonation
Balance
Tone/Timbre
Articulation
What does intonation/pitch refer to in music?
Playing in tune
Playing loudly
Playing quickly
Playing softly
What is the term for being able to hear the main melody first and all other parts equally?
Articulation
Balance
Slur
Rhythm
How do you describe the way you play the notes or tongue the note?
Slur
Melody
Articulation
Tone
What is a curved line connecting two or more different notes/pitches called?
Beat
Slur
Rhythm
Intonation
What does "staccato" mean in music?
To play smooth and connected
To play light and detached
To play very loudly
To play with a lot of emotion
How should "legato" notes be played?
Choppy and disconnected
Smooth and connected
Very loudly
With a strong accent
What is the purpose of an "accent" in music?
To play the note slightly softer
To play the note slightly louder
To play the note faster
To play the note slower
What does "dynamics" refer to in music?
The speed of the song
The volume of the song
The style of the song
The rhythm of the song
Which tempo marking indicates a medium, walking speed?
Andante
Allegro
Moderato
Presto
What does "phrasing" in music refer to?
The way you shape your mouth
A musical sentence or complete musical thought
The number of beats in a measure
The layers of different sounds
What is "embouchure" in music?
The way you shape your mouth
The number of notes played together
The musical markings used
The key signature of a piece
What does "musicianship" involve?
Playing notes without expression
Playing with musical markings and expressing yourself
Counting beats in a measure
Shaping your mouth correctly
What is "texture" in music?
The way you finger certain notes
The layers of different sounds
The number of beats in a measure
The shape of your mouth
What are "accidentals" in music?
Notes that are always in the key signature
Flats, sharps, or naturals not in the key signature
The number of beats in a measure
The way you shape your mouth
What does a "sharp" do to a note?
Lowers pitch one half step
Raises pitch one half step
Cancels a flat or sharp
Changes the time signature
What does a "flat" do to a note?
Raises pitch one half step
Lowers pitch one half step
Cancels a flat or sharp
Changes the key signature
What is the purpose of a "key signature"?
To tell you how many beats are in a measure
To tell you how to finger certain notes
To shape your mouth correctly
To express yourself musically
What does a "time signature" indicate?
The way you shape your mouth
The number of beats in a measure and which note gets the beat
The layers of different sounds
The musical markings used
What does "D.C. Al Fine" instruct a musician to do?
Go back to the beginning of the song and play until the FINE.
Go back to the "S" sign and play until the FINE.
Go back to the beginning of the song and take the Coda.
Go back to the "S" sign and take the Coda.
What is the meaning of "D.C. Al Coda" in music?
Go back to the "S" sign and play until the FINE.
Go back to the beginning of the song and take the Coda at the end.
Go back to the "S" sign and take the Coda at the end.
Go back to the beginning of the song and play until the FINE.
What does "D.S. Al Fine" instruct a musician to do?
Go back to the beginning of the song and play until the FINE.
Go back to the "S" sign and take the Coda at the end.
Go back to the "S" sign and play until the FINE.
Go back to the beginning of the song and take the Coda.
What is the instruction given by "D.S. Al Coda"?
Go back to the beginning of the song and play until the FINE.
Go back to the "S" sign and take the Coda at the end.
Go back to the beginning of the song and take the Coda.
Go back to the "S" sign and play until the FINE.
Draw a Treble Clef
Draw a Bass Clef
What are the sharp, flat, or natural signs placed at the beginning of a staff called?
key signature
clef
time signature
measure
What is the symbol placed at the beginning of the staff that indicates which notes belong to which lines and spaces?
scale
measure
melody
clef
What is a musical unit, often a component of a melody called? [similar to a single line within a poem or sentence within a paragraph]
measure
melody
phrase
clef
What is the term also known as a "bar "that signifies the smallest metrical divisions of a composition? [contains a fixed number of beats, marked off by vertical lines on the staff]
phrase
key signature
time signature
measure
The picture provided is an example of a ____________________ .
measure
melody
key signature
time signature
Mezzo forte means
very loudly
very softly
moderately loudly
softly
Mezzo piano means
very loudly
moderately softly
softly
very softly
Presto is
very slow
very fast
magically
like a rabbit
What is the difference between lento and largo?
Lento is slow and largo is fast
Lento is fast and largo is slow
Lento is broad and largo is slow
Lento is slow and largo is broad
What term means to gradually get faster?
presto
accelerando
ritardando
crescendo
What term means to gradually play more softly?
pianissimo
ritardando
decrescendo
poco a poco
Which term means slow and stately, "at ease"?
allegro
vivace
lento
adagio
Which term means lively and fast?
vivace
presto
allegro
piano
Which term means fast, quickly, and bright?
presto
vivace
allegro
crescendo
What dynamic level is this?
piano (soft)
mezzo-forte (medium loud)
forte (loud)
pianissimo (very soft)
Pianissimo
Piano
Forte
Pianoissimo
Music is written on a (a) consisting of 5 lines and 4 spaces.
What is an "easy" definition of music?
Something that sounds good
Sounds that are organized in time
Sounds that make people feel good.
There is no easy definition of music
What is this called?
Repeat
Measure
Half Note
Time Signature
What do you do when you see this?
Skip it
Just play it as usual
Repeat it
Play it louder
What musical symbol is this?
Whole rest
Quarter rest
Half rest
Eighth rest
Which of the symbols below is half note?
Which of the symbols below is half rest?
Which of the symbols below is the sharp?
What is the combination of long and short sounds and silences?
Beat
Rhythm
Tempo
Dynamics
MELODY is the combination of
rhythm and beat
pitch and harmony
rhythm and pitch
beat and timbre
TIMBRE is
what makes your heart beat
the unique sound of a voice or instrument
what they say when chopping down a tree
another word for melody
Percussion instruments are played by
blowing, bowing, or plucking
bowing, plucking or strumming
striking, shaking, or scraping
sipping, slurping, or gulping
The STAFF is made up of
6 lines and 8 spaces
3 lines and 7 spaces
12 lines and 11 spaces
5 lines and 4 spaces
A quarter note stands for one beat of sound, and a quarter rest stands for
three beats of sound
two beats of silence
one beat of silence
four beats of sound
