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WorksheetsYear 7 Music Vocabulary
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the term for a small tool (also called a pick) used to pluck or strum the strings?
Plectrum
Capo
Bridge
Tuner
What are the metal strips on a ukulele’s neck that help you find notes called?
Nut
Bridge
Fret
Tuner
What is a way of writing music for ukulele using numbers to show where to press on the strings, instead of traditional notes?
Tab (Tablature)
Chord chart
Sheet music
Staff notation
What is a style or type of music, like rock, reggae, country, or classical called?
Riff
Genre
Melody
Tempo
What is the term for a fast and lively speed in music?
Presto
Adagio
Largo
Allegro
What is a walking pace or medium speed in music called?
Andante
Allegro
Presto
Largo
What is music where one main tune is supported by chords or accompaniment called?
Homophonic texture
Polyphonic texture
Monophonic texture
Heterophonic texture
What is a group of people playing or singing music together called?
Ensemble
Solo
Audience
Conductor
What is music performed by one person on their own called?
Ensemble
Duet
Solo
Quartet
What is the term for the way a melody moves up and down?
Melodic shape
Harmonic rhythm
Tonal center
Dynamic range
What is a melody that goes up in pitch called?
Ascending
Descending
Monotone
Staccato
What is a melody that goes down in pitch called?
Descending
Ascending
Staccato
Legato
What is a short musical idea, like a musical sentence called?
Chord
Scale
Phrase
Verse
What is the term for playing smoothly?
Legato
Staccato
Marcato
Tenuto
What is the term for playing with short, detached notes?
Staccato
Legato
Forte
Crescendo
What is music written on five lines and four spaces, showing pitch and rhythm called?
Staff Notation
Tablature
Chord Chart
Lead Sheet
What is a symbol at the start of music that shows how many beats are in each bar called?
Time signature
Clef
Key signature
Tempo marking
What are sharps and flats at the start of the music that show the key of the music called?
Key signature
Time signature
Clef
Tempo marking
What is a note that lasts for one beat called?
Crotchet
Minim
Quaver
Semibreve
What is the symbol used in staff notation for higher-pitched instruments and melodies?
Treble Clef
Bass Clef
Alto Clef
Tenor Clef
What do you call the different layers making up the music?
Texture
Melody
Rhythm
Tempo
A rhythmic feature where the emphasis is on the off-beats is called what?
Syncopation
Ostinato
Crescendo
Legato
What is the term for the second and fourth beats in a bar, often emphasized in Reggae?
Backbeat
Downbeat
Syncopation
Offbeat
What is the ending section of the song, which fades out in 'Three Little Birds', called?
Outro
Bridge
Verse
Chorus
What is the part of the song where the story or message is told (e.g., the lyrics in each section)?
Verse
Chorus
Bridge
Intro
What are short patterns used to transition between sections called?
Instrumental Fills
Cadences
Motifs
Ostinatos
A short, repeated melodic or rhythmic pattern, such as the guitar introduction, is called what?
Riff
Chord
Scale
Bridge
A catchy musical phrase or lyric, like 'Don't worry about a thing', is known as what?
Hook
Verse
Bridge
Chorus
Who is the most famous Reggae musician, known for spreading the genre worldwide?
Bob Marley
Elvis Presley
Freddie Mercury
Michael Jackson
What is ostinato
A type of texture
A melodic shape
A repeated pattern
A short riff
