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OCR Music Mega Vocab: Yr 10 Elements Key words

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does "Articulation" refer to in music?

a)

The volume of a piece of music

b)

How the music is played or how the notes are shaped

c)

The length and timing of the notes

d)

A repeating rhythmic or melodic idea

2.

Which term describes notes that don't belong in a chord and usually sound dissonant or clashing?

a)

Consonant

b)

Diatonic

c)

Chromatic

d)

Legato

3.

What is the meaning of "Crescendo" in music?

a)

Getting quieter

b)

Getting louder

c)

Staying the same volume

d)

Playing softly

4.

What does "Forte" or "F" indicate in music dynamics?

a)

Very quiet

b)

Quiet

c)

Loud

d)

Very loud

5.

What is a "Motif" in music?

a)

A long, complex musical piece

b)

A short musical idea or melodic theme

c)

A type of rhythm

d)

A type of harmony

6.

What does "Legato" mean in terms of playing notes?

a)

Notes that are played short and detached

b)

Notes that are played smoothly and joined together

c)

Notes that are played loudly

d)

Notes that are played with a pause

7.

What is "Ostinato" in music?

a)

A single unaccompanied line

b)

A repeating rhythmic or melodic idea

c)

A change in key

d)

A type of harmony

8.

What does "Pianissimo" or "PP" mean in music dynamics?

a)

Very loud

b)

Loud

c)

Quiet

d)

Very quiet

9.

What is "Polyphonic" texture in music?

a)

A single unaccompanied line

b)

A melody and accompaniment texture

c)

A texture with many melodies that interweave

d)

A repeating rhythmic idea

10.

What does "Staccato" mean in music?

a)

Long, connected notes

b)

Short, detached notes

c)

Notes that are played loudly

d)

Notes that are played softly

11.

What does the term "Structure" refer to in music?

a)

The speed of the music

b)

The order of different sections in a piece

c)

The number of beats in a bar

d)

The exact same thing at the same pitch

12.

What is "Syncopation" in music?

a)

Playing or singing the same thing at the same pitch

b)

How fast or slow the music is

c)

Rhythms or melodies that play off beat or across the beat

d)

How the musical layers work together

13.

What does "Tempo" describe in music?

a)

The order of different sections in a piece

b)

How fast or slow the music is

c)

The number of beats in a bar

d)

Major or Minor

14.

What does "Texture" refer to in music?

a)

How the musical layers work together

b)

The speed of the music

c)

The exact same thing at the same pitch

d)

The number of beats in a bar

15.

What is a "Time Signature" in music?

a)

The order of different sections in a piece

b)

How fast or slow the music is

c)

How many beats are in a bar

d)

Major or Minor

16.

What does "Tonality" refer to in music?

a)

Major or Minor

b)

The speed of the music

c)

The order of different sections in a piece

d)

How the musical layers work together

17.

What does "Unison" mean in music?

a)

Rhythms or melodies that play off beat

b)

Playing or singing the exact same thing at the same pitch

c)

How fast or slow the music is

d)

The number of beats in a bar

18.

What does the term "Consonant" refer to in music?

a)

Notes that sound clashing

b)

Notes that fit together nicely

c)

Notes that are very loud

d)

Notes that change key

19.

What is the meaning of "Diatonic" in music?

a)

Notes that belong to the key of the piece

b)

Notes that are very quiet

c)

Notes that are adjacent

d)

Notes that are unaccompanied

20.

What does "Diminuendo" mean?

a)

Getting louder

b)

Getting quieter

c)

Changing key

d)

Playing faster

21.

What are "Dissonant" notes?

a)

Notes that fit together nicely

b)

Notes that sound clashing

c)

Notes that are very loud

d)

Notes that are unaccompanied

22.

What does "Dynamics" refer to in music?

a)

The speed of the music

b)

The volume of a piece of music

c)

The key of the music

d)

The rhythm of the music

23.

What does "Fortissimo" or "FF" mean?

a)

Very quiet

b)

Very loud

c)

Very fast

d)

Very slow

24.

What is "Harmony" in music?

a)

The speed of the music

b)

The chords and how they relate to each other

c)

The volume of the music

d)

The rhythm of the music

25.

What does "Homophonic" texture mean?

a)

A single unaccompanied line

b)

A melody and accompaniment texture

c)

A very loud sound

d)

A very quiet sound

26.

What are "Leaps" or "Disjunct" in music?

a)

Melody notes that are adjacent

b)

Melody notes that are not next to each other

c)

Melody notes that are very loud

d)

Melody notes that are very quiet

27.

What is a "Major" key or chord usually associated with?

a)

Sadness

b)

Happiness

c)

Quietness

d)

Loudness

28.

What is a "Minor" key or chord usually associated with?

a)

Happiness

b)

Sadness

c)

Quietness

d)

Loudness

29.

What is "Modulation" in music?

a)

Changing the volume

b)

Changing the key

c)

Changing the speed

d)

Changing the rhythm

30.

What does "Monophonic" texture consist of?

a)

A single unaccompanied line

b)

Multiple melodies

c)

A very loud sound

d)

A very quiet sound

31.

What is "Pitch" in music?

a)

The speed of the music

b)

How high or low the notes are

c)

The volume of the music

d)

The rhythm of the music

32.

What does "Rhythm" refer to in music?

a)

The volume of the music

b)

The length and timing of the notes

c)

The key of the music

d)

The speed of the music

33.

What does it mean if a melody is stepwise, or conjunct?

a)

The notes of the melody clash

b)

The notes are next to each other

c)

The notes are far apart

d)

The melody has a wide range

34.

What does it mean if a melody is scalic?

a)

It contains lots of leaps

b)

It has off beat rhythms

c)

It moves up and down by a step

d)

It is mainly ascending