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A Classroom Music Quiz for review prior to our summative assessment on the Elements of Music
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Crescendo
tells you to:
get gradually softer
get gradually faster
get gradually slower
get gradually louder
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The steady recurring pulse in music is:
Rhythm
Duration
Tempo
Beat
3
What element of music describes the quality of sound that distinguishes it from another sound?
Duration
Volume
Timbre
Texture
4
The overall structure of a piece of music is it's :
Texture
Genre
Form
Timbre
5
The type of harmony where the added tones stay an equal distance from the melody notes is:
Arpeggio
Parallel
Chord
Drone
6
How many beats does a whole note get?
3
1
2
4
7
What is a staff?
The space between two bar lines
Tells how many beats in a measure
Four Lines and three spaces
Five lines and four spaces
8
A tempo word meaning "Fast:"
Moderato
Andante
Allegro
Adagio
9
The texture that uses more than one melody that are all equally important is:
Polyphonic
Monophonic
Homophonic
10
Patterns of sound and silence around a steady pulse is:
Duration
Beat
Rhythm
Tempo
11
Harmony is defined as:
Two or more notes sounded together
Two or more instruments playing the same note
Monophonic
12
Mezzo Forte means:
Medium Loud
Medium Soft
Soft
Loud
13
When a sound is "not pleasing," or harsh
Disjunct
Dissonant
Conjunct
Consonant
14
Which of these musical ideas is the
Element
of music that describes the length of a sound?
Tempo
Beat
Duration
Rhythm
15
Bagpipes are an example of what kind of harmony?
Parallel
Drone
Chord
Arpeggio
16
ABACA is a specific form called a:
Round
Ternary
Binary
Rondo
17
The clef that indicates lower notes is the
Tenor clef
Alto clef
Treble clef
Bass clef
18
How are musical timbres grouped?
Families
Gaggles
Libraries
Flocks
19
What language is used to describe dynamics?
French
English
Italian
Spanish
20
What instrument family makes sound by causing a column of air to vibrate, usually with a reed?
Strings
Brass
Woodwinds
Percussion
21
The dynamic "Piano" means:
Medium Loud
Soft
Loud
Medium Soft
22
Which instrument family is grouped into Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass?
Voice
Strings
Woodwinds
Percussion
23
A melody that is disjointed or jumpy is considered to be
Conjunct
Consonant
Disjunct
Dissonant
24
A
decrescendo
tells you to:
get gradually slower
get gradually louder
get gradually softer
get gradually faster
25
The clef indicating higher notes is the...
Treble clef
Tenor clef
Bass clef
Alto clef
26
The shape of a melodic line as determined by the pitches used is it's:
Melodic Advantage
Melodic Contour
Harmonic form
Tempo
27
Which of these terms is the slowest?
Allegro
Andante
Moderato
Adagio
28
The Texture used most often in today's pop music is:
Homophonic
Polyphonic
Monophonic
29
What do musicians use
Dynamics
for?
To describe the volume of a sound
To describe the texture of a sound
To describe the pitch of a sound
To order pizza from Dominos.
30
What is a musical
Phrase?
A musical formula
A musical question
A musical sentence
A musical equation
31
How are the lines on a staff numbered?
Top to bottom
Right to left
Left to right
Bottom to top
32
The element of music that describes the style of a piece is:
Genre
Form
Timbre
Texture
33
When a melody is smooth, moves stepwise and is easy to play or sing
Disjunct
Conjunct
Dissonant
Consonant
34
The Italian word that means to decrease the speed is:
Decrescendo
Ritardando
Crescendo
Accelerando
35
A pleasing sound to a combination of notes played together is:
Consonant
Conjunct
Disjunct
Dissonant
36
What instrument family produces sound by buzzing into a cupped shaped mouthpiece?
Woodwinds
Percussion
Strings
Brass
37
Pitch is defined as:
The loudness or softness of a sound
The thickness or thinness of a sound
The length of a sound
The highness or lowness of a sound
38
Organum is:
A medieval form of polyphony
A medieval form
A medieval form of melody
A medieval form of guitar
39
Harmony using chord tones played one at a time is:
Parallel
Arpeggio
Drone
Organum
40
What instrument family produces sound by striking, scraping or shaking?
Strings
Percussion
Woodwinds
Brass
41
How are notes labeled on a staff?
Colors
Numbers, 1-7
Roman Numerals, I- VII
Letters, A- G
42
The higher the note on the staff...
...the longer the duration.
...the higher the pitch.
...the louder the volume.
...the thicker the texture.
43
The Italian word that means "to increase speed" is:
Crescendo
Decrescendo
Accellerando
Ritardando
44
The tune; the main or most important part of a piece or song is the:
Melody
Timbre
Harmony
Genre
45
Volume is defined as:
The length of a sound
The highness or lowness of a sound
The thickness or thinness of a sound
The loudness or softness of a sound
46
This musical element describes how much music is going on at any given moment; thick or thin
Pitch
Volume
Timbre
Texture
47
The texture that uses one melody with harmony is:
Homophonic
Polyphonic
Monophonic
48
What family of instruments produces sound by causing a string to vibrate?
Strings
Brass
Percussion
Woodwinds
49
The texture that uses ONLY one melody:
Homophonic
Monophonic
Polyphonic
50
Harmony using one pitch played throughout a piece, supporting the melody is:
Parallel
Arpeggio
Chord
Drone
