1st Years Quiz!

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1st Year Music Knowledge Quiz

Test your understanding of music fundamentals with our engaging quiz designed specifically for 1st year students! This quiz covers a range of topics from musical terminology to famous composers, providing an excellent opportunity to review key concepts.

Multiple-choice format
Study various musical elements
Fun and interactive learning experience

15 Questions4 MinutesCreated by PlayingPiano42

What does staccato mean?

Hold notes longer

Short and bouncy notes

Semiquaver notes

Play slower

What is the opposite of playing staccato?

Spiccato

Legato

Ostinato

Andante

What nationality was Saint-Saens?

Mexican

English

Spanish

French

What did you use to make your fanfares?

Triads

Legato

Articulation

Violins

What's the word to describe a bit of music that is repeated in a loop?

Legato

Verse-chorus

Ostinato

Canon

What's the name for where music is passed around and begins at different times?

Ostinato

Canon

ABA structure

Rhythm

Which word means a pattern of notes? (e.g. In drumming)

Melody

Rhythm

Frog

Tune

Which of the following is NOT a feature of West African Music?

Call and response

Polyrhythm

Backbeat

Syncopation

A melody can move by step or by...?

Chord

Magic

Leap

Step

A quaver is worth half of a...

Minim

Semiquaver

Crotchet

Semibreve

A sharp symbol makes a note....

A semitone higher in pitch

No different

A semitone lower in pitch

Staccato

A flat symbol makes a note...

A semitone lower in pitch

No different

A semitone higher in pitch

Legato

Chromatic means....

Plays notes in semitones

Play notes nicely

Play notes in triads

Play notes quietly

Flats, sharps, and....?

Fish

Naturals

Notes

Classical music

What is Ms Standing's favourite snack?

Pringles

Smarties

Cheesestrings

Turnips

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