WorksheetsYear 9 Music revision practice quiz
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
Which definition best matches Melody in music vocabulary?
An order or pattern of chords
The tune
The type of key or scale used
Layers; how many things are going on
Conjunct (stepwise) motion in a melody is best described as:
Moving by step
Moving by leaps across several notes
Staying on one repeated pitch
Switching between major and minor
What is the pitch distance of eight notes, such as C–C?
Semitone
Tone
Octave
Cadence
A tone equals which pitch distance?
An order of chords
A half note step
A pitch distance of two semitones
Moving from V to I
What is a semitone?
A pitch distance of two tones
The fifth step of the scale
A repeated rhythmic pattern
A half note step
Tonality refers to:
The type of key or scale
How notes are put together
A short rhythmic pattern at a phrase end
Triad chords built on I, IV, or V
Minor tonality typically sounds:
Finished cadence
Sad or dark
Bright or happy
Question-and-answer phrases
Harmony is defined as:
A repeated pattern
The main tune
How notes are put together
A texture with a main tune and parts
What is a drone in music?
Triad built on the fifth
All parts together doing the same thing
Moving from V to I
A pitch held steadily while a tune plays above
A perfect cadence is described as:
Ending on chord V, sounds unfinished
Moving from chords V–I, sounds finished
Repeating a short pattern
Using only primary chords
On which degrees of the scale are primary chords built on? Select multiple correct answers
Fourth
First
Fifth
Second
Which is the odd one out?
Subdominant
Dominant
Tonic
Ostinato
In the key of C, which notes make up the tonic chord?
G B D
F A C
C E G
A C E
In the key of C which of the following is the subdominant?
C E G
F A C
G B D
A C E
The 12-bar Blues is:
A texture with a main tune and chords
A short, complex pattern at the end of a phrase
Making up music on the spot
A well-known 12-bar chord sequence using only primary chords
Improvisation means:
Repeating a pattern called an ostinato
Composing over weeks
Making up music on the spot
Singing all parts together
An ostinato is:
A cadence finishing on I
A repeated pattern
A texture with a main tune and parts
A question-and-answer phrase
In a song, the verse is the section where:
All parts do the same thing
The words are the same
The words are different every time
Only primary chords are used
Texture in music is best defined as:
The tune
Layers; how many things are going on
The fifth scale degree
An order of chords
Melody and Accompaniment refers to:
Question-and-answer phrases with harmony
All parts together doing the same thing
A repeated pattern under a drone
A texture with a main tune and chords or parts that go with it
Unison means:
All the parts are together doing the same thing
Only chords I, IV, V are used
A cadence moving V–I
A verse with changing words
Which term describes the speed of the beat in music?
Rhythm
Dynamics
Tempo
Accent
In popular music, which term refers to emphasising beats 2 and 4?
Syncopation
Backbeat
Ostinato
Polyrhythm
Which definition best matches rhythm?
Getting louder over time
A repeating melody only
Patterns of different length notes
Short, detached notes
What is an ostinato?
Off-beat rhythmic patterns
A repeating rhythm or melody
A bass line with notes only on beat 1
How notes are played
Polyrhythm is best described as:
Short, detached articulation
Emphasising beats 1 and 3 only
A single rhythm repeated steadily
Different rhythmic patterns played together
Which term means off-beat rhythmic patterns?
Accent
Syncopation
Legato
Arco
Dynamics in music refers to:
Loud and soft
The speed of the beat
How notes are joined
Playing with a bow
Articulation refers to:
Getting quieter
How notes are played
A repeating rhythm
Emphasising beats 2 and 4
Which term indicates that a note is emphasised—louder than the notes before or after it?
Staccato
Legato
Accent
Crescendo
On string instruments, which instruction means to play with the bow?
Arco
Pizzicato
Staccato
Forte
Crescendo means:
Getting quieter
Getting louder
Short and detached
Smoothly joined
Diminuendo means:
Getting louder
Emphasising off-beats
Getting quieter
Plucked strings
Which dynamic marking indicates loud?
Crescendo (<)
Piano (p)
Diminuendo (>)
Forte (f)
Which term means smoothly joined notes?
Accent
Staccato
Legato
Backbeat
In notation, piano (p) tells the performer to play:
With emphasis
Quiet
Loud
Faster
Pizzicato on strings instructs players to:
Play off-beat accents
Use the bow
Pluck the string
Join notes smoothly
