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Unit 1 - The Elements of Music Vocabulary

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How music moves in time

The duration of sounds and silences in time

a)

Rhythm

b)

Melody

c)

Harmony

d)

Tempo

2.

Fill in the blank: __________ - a regular, repeating pulse that underlies a musical pattern.

a)

Beat

b)

Melody

c)

Harmony

d)

Rhythm

3.

Fill in the blank: __________ - rhythmic patterns made up of grouping beats into measures or bars.

a)

Meter

b)

Tempo

c)

Harmony

d)

Melody

4.

Fill in the blank: __________ - the speed of a piece of music.

a)

Tempo

b)

Pitch

c)

Harmony

d)

Dynamics

5.

Fill in the blank: __________ - a tool used to measure the tempo of a piece of music.

a)

Metronome

b)

Tuner

c)

Pitch Pipe

d)

Hygrometer

6.

Fill in the blank: __________ - dividing the beat, most often silently, into smaller units.

a)

Subdivision

b)

Syncopation

c)

Accentuation

d)

Modulation

7.

Fill in the blank: __________ - meter that divides into two equal parts and then further subdivides into four.

a)

Simple Meter

b)

Compound Meter

c)

Complex Meter

d)

Irregular Meter

8.

Fill in the blank: __________ - meter that divides into three equal parts.

a)

Compound Meter

b)

Simple Meter

c)

Duple Meter

d)

Quadruple Meter

9.

Fill in the blank: __________ - groupings of two beats.

a)

Duple Meter

b)

Triple Meter

c)

Quadruple Meter

d)

Compound Meter

10.

Fill in the blank: __________ - groupings of three beats.

a)

Triple Meter

b)

Quadruple Meter

c)

Duple Meter

d)

Single Meter

11.

Fill in the blank: __________ - groupings of four beats.

a)

Quadruple Meter

b)

Triple Meter

c)

Duple Meter

d)

Single Meter

12.

Fill in the blank: __________ - indicates how many beats are in each measure and which type of note will receive one beat.

a)

Time Signature

b)

Key Signature

c)

Tempo

d)

Clef

13.

Fill in the blank: __________ - a note played for a quarter the duration of a whole note.

a)

Quarter Note

b)

Half Note

c)

Eighth Note

d)

Whole Note

14.

Fill in the blank: __________ - a note played for half the duration of a whole note and twice the duration of a quarter note.

a)

Half Note

b)

Whole Note

c)

Quarter Note

d)

Eighth Note

15.

Fill in the blank: __________ - a note played for twice the duration of a half note or four times the duration of a quarter note.

a)

Whole Note

b)

Half Note

c)

Quarter Note

d)

Eighth Note

16.

Fill in the blank: __________ - a note played for half the duration of a quarter note.

a)

Eighth Note

b)

Whole Note

c)

Sixteenth Note

d)

Half Note

17.

Fill in the blank: __________ - a note played for a quarter the duration of a quarter note.

a)

Sixteenth Note

b)

Eighth Note

c)

Whole Note

d)

Half Note

18.

Fill in the blank: __________ - a rest played for a quarter the duration of a whole rest.

a)

Quarter Rest

b)

Half Rest

c)

Eighth Rest

d)

Whole Rest

19.

__________ - a rest played for half the duration of a whole rest and twice the duration of a quarter rest.

a)

Half rest

b)

Whole rest

c)

Quarter rest

d)

Eighth rest

20.

__________ - a rest played for twice the duration of a half rest or four times the duration of a quarter rest.

a)

Whole rest

b)

Quarter rest

c)

Eighth rest

d)

Sixteenth rest

21.

__________ - a rest played for half the duration of a quarter rest.

a)

Eighth rest

b)

Sixteenth rest

c)

Whole rest

d)

Half rest

22.

__________ - a rest played for a quarter the duration of a quarter rest.

a)

Sixteenth rest

b)

Eighth rest

c)

Half rest

d)

Whole rest

23.

__________ - a standard unit of time within a piece of music which is designated by the time signature

a)

Beat

b)

Chord

c)

Note

d)

Scale

24.

__________ - vertical lines that show how music is divided into measures according to the time signature

a)

Bar lines

b)

Staff lines

c)

Ledger lines

d)

Clef lines

25.

__________ - vertical lines that represent the ending of a passage of music.

a)

Double bar lines

b)

Single bar lines

c)

Repeat signs

d)

Clefs

26.

__________ - dots and lines that represent a section of music to be played multiple times.

a)

Repeat signs

b)

Clef

c)

Time signature

d)

Key signature

27.

__________ - a succession of pitches in rhythm, usually perceived as the most memorable part of a song.

a)

Melody

b)

Harmony

c)

Rhythm

d)

Tempo

28.

__________ - the quality that makes it possible to judge sounds as “higher” or “lower” often measured by its frequency.

a)

Pitch

b)

Volume

c)

Tone

d)

Timbre

29.

__________ - the representation of a musical sound, often representing a specific pitch and/or rhythm.

a)

Note

b)

Chord

c)

Scale

d)

Harmony

30.

__________ - succession of pitches typically shown in ascending or descending order.

a)

Scale

b)

Chord

c)

Interval

d)

Harmony

31.

__________ - often sounding “happy,” can be represented in a chord, interval, or scale.

a)

Major

b)

Minor

c)

Diminished

d)

Augmented

32.

__________ - often sounding “sad,” can be represented in a chord, interval or scale.

a)

Minor

b)

Major

c)

Diminished

d)

Augmented

33.

__________ - often sounding “tense,” can be represented in a chord or interval.

a)

Diminished

b)

Augmented

c)

Major

d)

Minor

34.

__________ - often sounding “dark,” can be represented in a chord or interval.

a)

Minor

b)

Major

c)

Diminished

d)

Augmented

35.

__________ - the shape of a melody over time.

a)

Contour

b)

Harmony

c)

Rhythm

d)

Dynamics

36.

__________ - the difference in pitch between two notes in a musical scale.

a)

Interval

b)

Chord

c)

Melody

d)

Harmony

37.

__________ - the difference in pitch between any non-adjacent notes in a musical scale.

a)

Leap

b)

Step

c)

Interval

d)

Chord

38.

__________ - the smallest interval, distance between two adjacent keys on a keyboard.

a)

Semitone (half-step)

b)

Whole tone (whole step)

c)

Octave

d)

Chord

39.

__________ - distance between two pitches that are two half-steps apart.

a)

Whole tone

b)

Semitone

c)

Octave

d)

Perfect fifth

40.

__________ - clef that places G above middle C on the second-lowest line of the staff.

a)

Treble clef

b)

Bass clef

c)

Alto clef

d)

Tenor clef

41.

__________ - clef placing F below middle C on the second-highest line of the staff.

a)

Bass Clef

b)

Treble Clef

c)

Alto Clef

d)

Tenor Clef

42.

__________ - set of five horizontal lines and four spaces that each represent a different musical pitch.

a)

Staff

b)

Chord

c)

Scale

d)

Note

43.

__________ - the sound of two or more notes heard simultaneously.

a)

Harmony

b)

Melody

c)

Rhythm

d)

Tempo

44.

__________ - the distance between any two pitches.

a)

Interval

b)

Chord

c)

Scale

d)

Harmony

45.

__________ - any set of pitches that are sounded simultaneously.

a)

Chord

b)

Melody

c)

Scale

d)

Harmony

46.

__________ - notes that sound “good” or “stable” when played at the same time.

a)

Consonance

b)

Dissonance

c)

Harmony

d)

Melody

47.

__________ - notes that sound “bad” or “unstable” when played at the same time.

a)

Dissonance

b)

Harmony

c)

Consonance

d)

Melody

48.

__________ - when two or more musical parts that sound the same pitch are played at the same time.

a)

Unison

b)

Harmony

c)

Dissonance

d)

Counterpoint

49.

__________ - a piece or section of a piece played featuring a single performer, who may be playing completely alone or supported by an accompaniment.

a)

Solo

b)

Duet

c)

Trio

d)

Quartet

50.

__________ - the perceived sound quality of a musical note, sound, or tone.

a)

Timbre

b)

Pitch

c)

Volume

d)

Rhythm

51.

__________ - the musical parameter that determines how a single note is sounded, typically defines its beginning or end.

a)

Articulation

b)

Dynamics

c)

Tempo

d)

Pitch

52.

__________ - slight variation in pitch of a single note at rapid succession.

a)

Vibrato

b)

Staccato

c)

Legato

d)

Crescendo

53.

__________ - note of shortened duration, separated by a space before the note that may follow.

a)

Staccato

b)

Legato

c)

Fermata

d)

Crescendo

54.

__________ - notes with smooth flowing manner, without breaks between notes.

a)

Legato

b)

Staccato

c)

Marcato

d)

Tenuto

55.

__________ - playing notes without separation.

a)

Slur

b)

Staccato

c)

Legato

d)

Accent

56.

__________ - to glide from one pitch to another.

a)

Glissando

b)

Staccato

c)

Legato

d)

Vibrato

57.

__________ - an emphasis or stress on a particular note.

a)

Accent

b)

Pitch

c)

Tone

d)

Volume

58.

__________ - a pause on a specific note, often held longer than its natural duration.

a)

Fermata

b)

Staccato

c)

Legato

d)

Crescendo

59.

#5: ___________ - variation in loudness between notes or phrases, volume.

a)

Dynamics

b)

Tempo

c)

Harmony

d)

Melody

60.

___________ - very loud.

a)

fortissimo

b)

forte

c)

piano

d)

mezzo forte

61.

___________ - loud.

a)

forte

b)

piano

62.

___________ - medium loud.

a)

Mezzo forte

b)

Pianissimo

c)

Fortissimo

d)

Crescendo

63.

___________ - medium soft.

a)

Mezzo piano

b)

Forte

c)

Pianissimo

d)

Crescendo

64.

___________ - soft.

a)

piano

b)

forte

65.

___________ - very soft.

a)

pianissimo

b)

fortissimo

c)

forte

d)

piano

66.

___________ - to gradually become louder.

a)

crescendo

b)

diminuendo

c)

pianissimo

d)

fortissimo

67.

___________ - to gradually become softer.

a)

decrescendo

b)

crescendo

68.

how the tempo, melody and harmony combine in a musical composition to determine the overall quality of the sound in a piece

a)

Texture

b)

Form

69.

___________ - a melody, typically sung by a single singer or played by a single instrument player without accompanying harmony or chords.

a)

Monophony

b)

Polyphony

c)

Homophony

d)

Heterophony

70.

___________ - a type of texture characterized by the simultaneous variation of a single melodic line.

a)

Heterophony

b)

Homophony

c)

Polyphony

d)

Monophony

71.

What is the term for a texture in which a primary part is supported by one or more additional strands that provide the harmony?

a)

Homophony

b)

Polyphony

c)

Monophony

d)

Heterophony

72.

___________ - a type of musical texture consisting of two or more simultaneous lines of independent melody.

a)

Polyphony

b)

Harmony

c)

Monophony

d)

Homophony

73.

___________ - the relationship between two or more musical lines which are harmonically interdependent yet independent in rhythm and melodic contour.

a)

Counterpoint

b)

Harmony

c)

Melody

d)

Chord

74.

__________ - the structure of a musical composition or performance.

a)

form

b)

rhythm

c)

melody

d)

harmony

75.

__________ - a song that has two main parts, AB.

a)

Binary form

b)

Ternary form

c)

Rondo form

d)

Sonata form

76.

__________ - a three-part musical form consisting of an opening section, A, a following section, B, and then a repetition of the first section, A.

a)

Ternary form

b)

Binary form

c)

Rondo form

d)

Sonata form

77.

__________ - how the various parts of a song or piece are organized, typically using choruses and verses.

a)

form

b)

melody

c)

rhythm

d)

harmony

78.

__________ - the memorable part of a song that usually repeats at least twice in the song.

a)

What is a chorus?

b)

What is a verse?

c)

What is a bridge?

d)

What is an intro?

79.

__________ - a repeated section of a song that typically features a new set of lyrics each repetition, telling a story.

a)

verse

b)

chorus

c)

bridge

d)

intro

80.

__________ - a contrasting section in a song that prepares for the return of the original chorus.

a)

Bridge

b)

Verse

c)

Chorus

d)

Intro

81.

__________ - opening section of a song.

a)

Intro

b)

Chorus

c)

Bridge

d)

Verse

82.

__________ - closing section of a song.

a)

outro

b)

verse

c)

chorus

d)

bridge

83.

__________ - form of music in which one verse, passage, or structure is repeated over and over, AAA.

a)

Strophic form

b)

Sonata form

c)

Rondo form

d)

Binary form

84.

__________ - a musical form that contains a principal theme which alternates with one or more contrasting themes, ABACA.

a)

Rondo

b)

Sonata

c)

Fugue

d)

Minuet

85.

What is the musical form that has a main theme or melody followed by variations of the same material?

a)

Theme and Variations

b)

Sonata

c)

Fugue

d)

Rondo