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Music Terminology: Pitch, Frequency, Dynamics, Crescendo

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

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Class
Date
1.

Pitch

a)

The relative highness or lowness of a musical note expressed in music by a letter name from A to G

b)

Pitch is the speed at which music is played

c)

Pitch is the type of musical instrument being used in a composition.

d)

Pitch refers to the loudness or softness of a musical note. A high pitch means the sound is loud, while a low pitch means the sound is quiet.

2.

Frequency

a)

The speed at which a pitch measured in cycles per second.

b)

Frequency in music refers to how loud or soft a sound is.

c)

Frequency describes how long a musical note lasts.

d)

Frequency is a type of musical genre that focuses on repeating sound patterns to create hypnotic effects.

3.

Dynamics

a)

The loudness or softness of a specific portion of music

b)

Dynamics refers to how fast or slow a piece of music is played

c)

Dynamics is the order of notes in a melody and how they are arranged to form musical phrases

d)

Dynamics is the type of musical instruments used in a piece and how they are combined to create texture

4.

Crescendo

a)

get louder

b)

get softer

c)

get slower

d)

get faster

5.

decrescendo

a)

to get softer

b)

to get louder

c)

to get faster

d)

to get slower

6.

Harmonics

a)

vibration of an instruments that occur over a fraction of its length

b)

Harmonics refer to the tempo of a musical piece how fast or slow the notes are played.

c)

Harmonics are the chords used in a song and the way they are strummed on a guitar

d)

Harmonics are the lyrics of a song and how they relate to the melody

7.

Tone color/Timbre

a)

The unique sound of a perticular instrument caused by the harmonics

b)

Tone color is the volume of a sound

c)

Tone color refers to how accurate a singer’s pitch is while performing a song.

d)

Timbre is the emotional meaning behind a piece of music or lyrics

8.

Duration

a)

The length of a sound measured in beats

b)

Duration is how loud or soft a note is played in a piece of music

c)

Duration is the number of instruments playing at the same time in a piece

d)

Duration describes the tone color of a sound and how unique it is compared to other instruments

9.

Rhyhm

a)

The organization of musical beats

b)

how high or low a note sounds in a piece of music

c)

the type of instrument used and the tone color it produces

d)

the emotional mood or feeling created by a song

10.

Beat

a)

the underlying pulse of music

b)

Beat is how high or low a note sounds in a melody

c)

Beat is the overall length of a piece of music from start to finish

d)

Beat is the combination of instruments used in a song

11.

Accent

a)

A beat that is stressed

b)

Stressed is when a musician feels nervous before a performance

c)

type of musical key that creates tension or suspense in a piece

d)

the pitch of the note is slightly raised to stand out more

12.

syncopation

a)

an accented beat that is not normally accented

b)

the process of tuning musical instruments before a concert

c)

music is played in harmony, with different notes sounding pleasant together

d)

style of jazz that uses a lot of brass instruments and walking bass line

13.

Meter

a)

The specific way beats are grouped by two, three, four

b)

the speed of the music and how quickly it’s played

c)

the emotional message of a piece, shaped by the lyrics and instrumentation

d)

how high or low the notes are in a melody

14.

tempo

a)

the speed at which music is played measured in beats per minutes

b)

how high or low a note sounds in a song

c)

the pattern of strong and weak beats in music

d)

how loud or soft the music is played during a performance

15.

metronome

a)

a device that produces an audible beat to help musicians keep a steady tempo

b)

musical term for playing a melody slowly and with feeling

c)

musical instrument that plays rhythms automatically during a concert

d)

scale used to measure the range of pitches in a song

16.

interval

a)

the distance between two notes

b)

short pause or break in the music between two phrases

c)

speed at which a song is played, measured in beats per minute

d)

emotional feeling created by the harmony of a song

17.

Half step

a)

The smallest distance between two notes

b)

the time between two beats in a song

c)

type of rest that lasts half the duration of a whole rest

d)

when two musicians play notes at the same time, creating harmony

18.

scale

a)

a collection of fixed pitches

b)

the speed at which a song is played

c)

the device used to keep time while practicing

d)

group of instruments playing together in a band

19.

melody

a)

a series of notes characterized by a vocal singable quality

b)

the pattern of loud and soft notes throughout a song

c)

the speed or tempo of a piece of music

d)

the background sounds and harmony in a song

20.

pianissimo

a)

pp

b)

very soft

c)

mp

d)

loud

21.

piano

a)

p

b)

soft

c)

mf

d)

ff

22.

mezzo piano

a)

mp

b)

moderately soft

c)

mf

d)

very loud

23.

mezzo forte

a)

mf

b)

moderately loud

c)

soft

d)

p

24.

forte

a)

f

b)

loud

c)

soft

d)

very soft

25.

fortissimo

a)

ff

b)

very loud

c)

mp

d)

p