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Harmony
Tempo and
Dynamics
Form
Rhythm
Timbre
Melody
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Music. Click on the first box. Read through the information on the screen, and click on the BEST of the choices. Be careful, though. If you choose the wrong answer, you’ll be taken back to the initial screen, and you’ll have to start over!
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Which of the following is the best definition for Melody?
The main tune/theme of a piece of music.
A combination of short and long notes combined with moments of silence.
What are the 5 lines of the treble clef staff going up from the bottom line?
What is the name of the staff when you combine the treble and bass clef staves
Which of the following is the C Major Scale?
A Sharp in front of a note means you do what to the pitch?
Two or more notes played at the same time is called what?
What is a chord that has three notes and the notes are the interval of a third apart?
Keys are divided into two big groups – they are…
Which note of a triad gives it its name?
Which of these is true of an arpeggio?
The notes are played individually
The notes include sharps or flats
What is the definition of tempo?
How loud or soft a piece of music is
What dynamic marking means “very loud”?
What term means to gradually slow down?
Which word below means to gradually get louder?
Which of the following would be the fastest tempo marking?
What is the definition of form?
Verse and Chorus Speed of Music
Specific sound for instrument or voice
Which of these is NOT an actual form?
The radio version of Binary Form is:
ABACA is a common layout for what form?
How many movements does a symphony have?
In a time signature, what does the TOP number tell us?
What kind of note gets ONE beat
How many beats are there in each measure
What kind of a note is worth 4 beats
In 4/4 time?
When you add a dot to the end of a note, what does that do to the length of the note?
Takes half of the value of the note away
Adds half of the value of the note to the length to make it longer
How many beats are there in a measure of 6/8?
Which of the following would add up to
5 total beats?
What time signature would have 3 beats in a measure with a HALF note worth one beat?
What section of instruments does the oboe belong to?
What voice part in a chorus is the highest sounding?
Which of the following is a nonpitched percussion instrument?
This woodwind instrument is made of metal, uses a single reed, and is used in jazz music.
The trumpet belongs to which family?
You have finished the “Elements of
Music” Multiple Choice Quiz.
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