WorksheetsOCR Music Mega Vocab: Yr 10 Elements Key words
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
What does "Articulation" refer to in music?
The volume of a piece of music
How the music is played or how the notes are shaped
The length and timing of the notes
A repeating rhythmic or melodic idea
Which term describes notes that don't belong in a chord and usually sound dissonant or clashing?
Consonant
Diatonic
Chromatic
Legato
What is the meaning of "Crescendo" in music?
Getting quieter
Getting louder
Staying the same volume
Playing softly
What does "Forte" or "F" indicate in music dynamics?
Very quiet
Quiet
Loud
Very loud
What is a "Motif" in music?
A long, complex musical piece
A short musical idea or melodic theme
A type of rhythm
A type of harmony
What does "Legato" mean in terms of playing notes?
Notes that are played short and detached
Notes that are played smoothly and joined together
Notes that are played loudly
Notes that are played with a pause
What is "Ostinato" in music?
A single unaccompanied line
A repeating rhythmic or melodic idea
A change in key
A type of harmony
What does "Pianissimo" or "PP" mean in music dynamics?
Very loud
Loud
Quiet
Very quiet
What is "Polyphonic" texture in music?
A single unaccompanied line
A melody and accompaniment texture
A texture with many melodies that interweave
A repeating rhythmic idea
What does "Staccato" mean in music?
Long, connected notes
Short, detached notes
Notes that are played loudly
Notes that are played softly
What does the term "Structure" refer to in music?
The speed of the music
The order of different sections in a piece
The number of beats in a bar
The exact same thing at the same pitch
What is "Syncopation" in music?
Playing or singing the same thing at the same pitch
How fast or slow the music is
Rhythms or melodies that play off beat or across the beat
How the musical layers work together
What does "Tempo" describe in music?
The order of different sections in a piece
How fast or slow the music is
The number of beats in a bar
Major or Minor
What does "Texture" refer to in music?
How the musical layers work together
The speed of the music
The exact same thing at the same pitch
The number of beats in a bar
What is a "Time Signature" in music?
The order of different sections in a piece
How fast or slow the music is
How many beats are in a bar
Major or Minor
What does "Tonality" refer to in music?
Major or Minor
The speed of the music
The order of different sections in a piece
How the musical layers work together
What does "Unison" mean in music?
Rhythms or melodies that play off beat
Playing or singing the exact same thing at the same pitch
How fast or slow the music is
The number of beats in a bar
What does the term "Consonant" refer to in music?
Notes that sound clashing
Notes that fit together nicely
Notes that are very loud
Notes that change key
What is the meaning of "Diatonic" in music?
Notes that belong to the key of the piece
Notes that are very quiet
Notes that are adjacent
Notes that are unaccompanied
What does "Diminuendo" mean?
Getting louder
Getting quieter
Changing key
Playing faster
What are "Dissonant" notes?
Notes that fit together nicely
Notes that sound clashing
Notes that are very loud
Notes that are unaccompanied
What does "Dynamics" refer to in music?
The speed of the music
The volume of a piece of music
The key of the music
The rhythm of the music
What does "Fortissimo" or "FF" mean?
Very quiet
Very loud
Very fast
Very slow
What is "Harmony" in music?
The speed of the music
The chords and how they relate to each other
The volume of the music
The rhythm of the music
What does "Homophonic" texture mean?
A single unaccompanied line
A melody and accompaniment texture
A very loud sound
A very quiet sound
What are "Leaps" or "Disjunct" in music?
Melody notes that are adjacent
Melody notes that are not next to each other
Melody notes that are very loud
Melody notes that are very quiet
What is a "Major" key or chord usually associated with?
Sadness
Happiness
Quietness
Loudness
What is a "Minor" key or chord usually associated with?
Happiness
Sadness
Quietness
Loudness
What is "Modulation" in music?
Changing the volume
Changing the key
Changing the speed
Changing the rhythm
What does "Monophonic" texture consist of?
A single unaccompanied line
Multiple melodies
A very loud sound
A very quiet sound
What is "Pitch" in music?
The speed of the music
How high or low the notes are
The volume of the music
The rhythm of the music
What does "Rhythm" refer to in music?
The volume of the music
The length and timing of the notes
The key of the music
The speed of the music
What does it mean if a melody is stepwise, or conjunct?
The notes of the melody clash
The notes are next to each other
The notes are far apart
The melody has a wide range
What does it mean if a melody is scalic?
It contains lots of leaps
It has off beat rhythms
It moves up and down by a step
It is mainly ascending
