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Melody

Harmony

Tempo andDynamics

Form

Rhythm

Timbre

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Melody

Harmony

Tempo and Dynamics

Form

Rhythm

Timbre

This game will take you through the Elements of 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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and get started.

Which of the following is the best definition for Melody?

The main tune/theme of a piece of music.

A combination of shortand long notes combinedwith moments of silence.

What are the 5 lines of the treble clef staff going up from the bottom line?

G,B,D,F,A E,G,B,D,F

What is the name of the staff when you combine the treble and bass clef staves together?

Total StaffGrand Staff

Which of the following is the C Major Scale?

C,D,E,F,GC,D,E,F,G,A,B,C

A Sharp in front of a note means you do what to the pitch?

Lowers it a half stepRaises it a half step

Go to harmony

Two or more notes played at the same time is called what?

Notes Chord

Key Signature

What is a chord that has three notes and the notes are the interval of a third apart?

Triad

Scale

Octave

Keys are divided into two big groups – they are…

Major and Minor

Major andPerfect

Perfect andMinor

Which note of a triad gives it its name?

The root (bottom note)

Third(middle note)

Fifth(top note)

Which of these is true of an arpeggio?

The notes are played

individually

There are 4 notes

The notes includesharps or flats

Go toTempo andDynamics.

What is the definition of tempo?

The speed ofa piece of music

How loud or soft a piece of music is

What dynamic marking means “very loud”?

FF PP

What term means to gradually slow down?

Ritardando Accelerando

Forte Crescendo

Which word below means to gradually get louder?

Accelerando

Adagio

Allegro

Moderato

Piano

Which of the following would be

the fastest tempo marking?

Go toform.

What is the definition of form?

Verse and Chorus Speed of MusicSpecific soundfor instrument

or voice

Blueprint of a pieceof music

Which of these is NOT an actual form?

Binary Form Singular Form Ternary Form

The radio version of Binary Form is:

A, B Verse, chorus Beginning, End

ABACA is a common layout for what form?

Polyphony RondoTheme and Variation

How many movements does a symphony have?

3 4

Go toRhythm.

In a time signature, what does the TOP number tell us?

How many beats are there in each measure

What kind of note gets ONE beat

A B

What kind of a note is worth 4 beats In 4/4 time?

Half NoteA

Quarter NoteB

Whole NoteC

When you add a dot to the end of a note, what does that do to the lengthof the note?

Takes half of the value of the note away

AIt changes nothing

B

Adds half of the value of the note to the length to make it longer

C

How many beats are there in a measureof 6/8?

SixA Eight

B

FourteenC

Which of the following would add up to5 total beats?

2 eighth notes

3 quarter notes

4 sixteenth notes

A4 eighth notes

4 sixteenth notes

3 quarter nootes

B

3 eighth notes

2 quarter notes

4 sixteenth notes

C

What time signature would have 3 beats in a measure with a HALF note worth one beat?

3/4

3/8

3/1

4/3

2/3

3/2

A

F

E

D

C

B

Go to After theTimbre.

What section of instruments does the oboe belong to?

Percussion Woodwind Brass

What voice part in a chorus is the highest sounding?

Tenor SopranoAlto

Which of the following is a non-pitched percussion instrument?

Timpani Temple Blocks Xylophone

This woodwind instrument is made of metal, uses a single reed, and is used in jazz music.

Clarinet Saxophone Flute

The trumpet belongs to which family?

string brass woodwind

Finish

You have finished the “Elements of Music” Multiple Choice Quiz.

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