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The Elements of Music - revision

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which element of music uses the terms loud and soft?

a)

Timbre

b)

Duration

c)

Pitch

d)

Dynamics

2.

Define forte.

a)

Loud

b)

Soft

c)

Gradually getting louder

d)

Gradually getting softer

3.

Define piano.

a)

Loud

b)

Soft

c)

Gradually getting louder

d)

Gradually getting softer

4.

Which element of music uses the terms fast and slow?

a)

Dynamics

b)

Tempo

c)

Pitch

d)

Duration

5.

Define Adagio.

a)

Slow

b)

Walking Pace

c)

Fast

d)

Very fast

6.

Define Allegro.

a)

Slow

b)

Walking Pace

c)

Fast

d)

Very fast

7.

Which element of music refers to the sound quality of an instrument or voice?

a)

Texture

b)

Articulation

c)

Timbre

d)

Tempo

8.

Which element of music uses the term high and low?

a)

Pitch

b)

Texture

c)

Dynamics

d)

Duration

9.

What does texture refer to?

a)

How loud or soft a song is

b)

The number of individual musical lines (melodies) and the relationships these lines have to one another

c)

The number of dynamics that are used within the song

d)

How many Italian terms can be found within the music

10.

What form does this picture represent?

a)

Binary

b)

Strophic

c)

Ternary

d)

Song Form

11.

The following words would be used to describe what element? - thin, thick, sparse, heavy, rich, light

(a)  

12.

Define Timbre

a)

what music sounds like

b)

the relative treatment of instrumentation in music

c)

the relative colour of sound sources

d)

the characteristic quality of sound sources

e)

the instruments used within music

13.

Which concepts are directly related to Timbre? (select all that apply)

a)

consonance and dissonance

b)

instrumentation

c)

sequencing & track layering

d)

substantial use of describing words (adjectives)

e)

countermelodies

14.

Which concepts are directly related to Structure? (select all that apply)

a)

repetition

b)

variety & contrast

c)

development

d)

the layout (order) of a piece of music

e)

unification

15.

Select the true statements.

a)

Dynamics are how loud or quiet the volume is in music

b)

Dynamics are how long or short the notes are in music

c)

Articulations determine the length of a note's sound and the shape of its attack and decay.

d)

Articulations determine the density of sound

e)

Dynamics and Articulation are each their own individual Element of Music