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