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Year 7 Music Vocabulary

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for a small tool (also called a pick) used to pluck or strum the strings?

a)

Plectrum

b)

Capo

c)

Bridge

d)

Tuner

2.

What are the metal strips on a ukulele’s neck that help you find notes called?

a)

Nut

b)

Bridge

c)

Fret

d)

Tuner

3.

What is a way of writing music for ukulele using numbers to show where to press on the strings, instead of traditional notes?

a)

Tab (Tablature)

b)

Chord chart

c)

Sheet music

d)

Staff notation

4.

What is a style or type of music, like rock, reggae, country, or classical called?

a)

Riff

b)

Genre

c)

Melody

d)

Tempo

5.

What is the term for a fast and lively speed in music?

a)

Presto

b)

Adagio

c)

Largo

d)

Allegro

6.

What is a walking pace or medium speed in music called?

a)

Andante

b)

Allegro

c)

Presto

d)

Largo

7.

What is music where one main tune is supported by chords or accompaniment called?

a)

Homophonic texture

b)

Polyphonic texture

c)

Monophonic texture

d)

Heterophonic texture

8.

What is a group of people playing or singing music together called?

a)

Ensemble

b)

Solo

c)

Audience

d)

Conductor

9.

What is music performed by one person on their own called?

a)

Ensemble

b)

Duet

c)

Solo

d)

Quartet

10.

What is the term for the way a melody moves up and down?

a)

Melodic shape

b)

Harmonic rhythm

c)

Tonal center

d)

Dynamic range

11.

What is a melody that goes up in pitch called?

a)

Ascending

b)

Descending

c)

Monotone

d)

Staccato

12.

What is a melody that goes down in pitch called?

a)

Descending

b)

Ascending

c)

Staccato

d)

Legato

13.

What is a short musical idea, like a musical sentence called?

a)

Chord

b)

Scale

c)

Phrase

d)

Verse

14.

What is the term for playing smoothly?

a)

Legato

b)

Staccato

c)

Marcato

d)

Tenuto

15.

What is the term for playing with short, detached notes?

a)

Staccato

b)

Legato

c)

Forte

d)

Crescendo

16.

What is music written on five lines and four spaces, showing pitch and rhythm called?

a)

Staff Notation

b)

Tablature

c)

Chord Chart

d)

Lead Sheet

17.

What is a symbol at the start of music that shows how many beats are in each bar called?

a)

Time signature

b)

Clef

c)

Key signature

d)

Tempo marking

18.

What are sharps and flats at the start of the music that show the key of the music called?

a)

Key signature

b)

Time signature

c)

Clef

d)

Tempo marking

19.

What is a note that lasts for one beat called?

a)

Crotchet

b)

Minim

c)

Quaver

d)

Semibreve

20.

What is the symbol used in staff notation for higher-pitched instruments and melodies?

a)

Treble Clef

b)

Bass Clef

c)

Alto Clef

d)

Tenor Clef

21.

What do you call the different layers making up the music?

a)

Texture

b)

Melody

c)

Rhythm

d)

Tempo

22.

A rhythmic feature where the emphasis is on the off-beats is called what?

a)

Syncopation

b)

Ostinato

c)

Crescendo

d)

Legato

23.

What is the term for the second and fourth beats in a bar, often emphasized in Reggae?

a)

Backbeat

b)

Downbeat

c)

Syncopation

d)

Offbeat

24.

What is the ending section of the song, which fades out in 'Three Little Birds', called?

a)

Outro

b)

Bridge

c)

Verse

d)

Chorus

25.

What is the part of the song where the story or message is told (e.g., the lyrics in each section)?

a)

Verse

b)

Chorus

c)

Bridge

d)

Intro

26.

What are short patterns used to transition between sections called?

a)

Instrumental Fills

b)

Cadences

c)

Motifs

d)

Ostinatos

27.

A short, repeated melodic or rhythmic pattern, such as the guitar introduction, is called what?

a)

Riff

b)

Chord

c)

Scale

d)

Bridge

28.

A catchy musical phrase or lyric, like 'Don't worry about a thing', is known as what?

a)

Hook

b)

Verse

c)

Bridge

d)

Chorus

29.

Who is the most famous Reggae musician, known for spreading the genre worldwide?

a)

Bob Marley

b)

Elvis Presley

c)

Freddie Mercury

d)

Michael Jackson

30.

What is ostinato

a)

A type of texture

b)

A melodic shape

c)

A repeated pattern

d)

A short riff