Elements of Music
In music, a steady beat that keeps everything in time is called...
The pulse
The pitch
The bass
The drum
What is the correct definition of a "rhythm"?
A regular beat
An ostinato
A pattern of different length beats
A groovy beat
When we talk about how high or low a note is, we are talking about...
The dynamics
The tempo
The timbre
The pitch
Which language is most frequently used in music, instructing how the music should be played?
English
French
Italian
Hungarian
Dynamics are?
Loud & soft
High & low
Fast & slow
Tall & wide
The word "piano" is the musical term for "soft", and "forte" is the term for "loud".
True
False
When we refer to the TEMPO of a song, we are talking about...
How loud it is
How cool it is
How fast or slow it is
The genre of music
Which of the following instruments come from the STRINGS family?
Which of the following would be best suited to play a "royal fanfare"?
An oboe
An acoustic guitar
A didgeridoo
A trumpet
PITCHED instruments provide melody, and NON-PITCHED instruments provide rhythm.
True
False
There are 4 families of instruments: strings, brass, percussion, and woodwind. Which family do you play by hitting or shaking?
Strings
Brass
Percussion
Woodwind
What is this person doing?
Cooking
Conducting
Casting a magic spell
Dangling a puppet
A musical SCALE is a...
Really loud piece of music
Fast rhythm
Range of different instruments
Sequence of notes
The 4 families of instruments all sound different, because they each have a different ______________?
Timbre
Shape
Rhythmic style
Visual appeal
What does ALL music have in common?
Bass
Melody
It tells a story/sets a mood
Repeated rhythms
A very famous fast piece of classical music is called "Flight of the _______________".
Dragon
Orangutan
Bumblebee
Concorde
What is the exciting piece of classical music used to advertise Alton Towers called?
In The Hall of The Mountain King
In The Cell of The High Priest
In the Nest of The Yellow Parrot
In the Pool of The Gurning Badger
In music, SILENCE can be used to create which of the following?
Suspense
Anticipation
A sense of dread
All of them
When we talk about the TEXTURE of music, we are talking about the layers of ___________________, and the way they move together.
Instruments
Percussion
High notes
Beats
FORM refers to the structure of a piece of music. Which of these is an example of FORM?
Violin, viola, cello, double bass
Crescendo, diminuendo, crescendo
Intro, verse, chorus, verse, chorus
Higher, higher, lower, lower
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