Sound Wave Science
Tempo, Timbre, Dynamics
Pitch & Rhythm
Notation & Meter
Melody, Harmony, Form
Music & Your Body
100
What do sound waves need to be created?
a. vibrations
b. echoes
c. music
a. vibrations
100
Tempo is measured in BPM. What is BPM?
a. bats per match
b. beats per music
c. beats per minute
c. beats per minute
100
Rhythm is counted using the...
a. steady beat
b. volume level
c. pitch
a. steady beat
100
What is this?
a. staff
b. time signature
c. marking
a. staff
100
When you sing along to the main part of a song, you are singing the...
a. harmony
b. form
c. melody
c. melody
100
Thin skin folds in your throat that vibrate to produce sound
a. vocal cords
b. trachea
c. tongue
a. vocal cords
200
Liquids, solids, and gases are ________ that sound waves travel through.
a. water
b. surfaces
c. mediums
c. mediums
200
What describes the volume of music?
a. dynamics
b. tempo
c. timbre
a. dynamics
200
How many beats does a quarter note get?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 4
a. 1
200
Notes are placed higher or lower on the staff to represent:
a. rhythm
b. pitch
c. time signature
b. pitch
200
Two or more notes complementing the melody are...
a. harmony
b. form
c. melody
a. harmony
200
Sound waves travel through the ear canal and strike the __________.
a. auditory nerve
b. cochlea
c. ear drum
c. ear drum
300
Which type of sound waves are smooth and patterned?
a. tone waves
b. tidal waves
c. noise waves
a. tone waves
300
The unique sound instruments have is called:
a. dynamics
b. tempo
c. timbre
c. timbre
300
What types of notes are these?
a. eighth notes
b. half notes
c. sixteenth notes
a. eighth notes
300
Barlines separate the staff into sections called:
a. measures
b. small staffs
c. time signatures
a. measures
300
The most common chord with 3 notes is called a...
a. diad
b. triad
c. triple threat
b. triad
300
The cochlea turns vibrations into _______ using tiny hairs
a. echoes
b. electrical signals
c. sound waves
b. electrical signals
400
The height and volume of a sound wave is:
a. frequency
b. amplitude
c. vibration
b. amplitude
400
What does this dynamic symbol mean?
a. piano (quiet)
b. forte (loud)
c. forte (quiet)
b. forte (loud)
400
What is the melodic direction of these pitches?
a. going up
b. staying the same
c. going down
b. staying the same
400
How many beats are in a measure in this time signature?
a. 1
b. 4
c. 8
b. 4
400
In form, the first theme in a song is called the ______ theme.
a. A
b. B
c. Top
a. A
400
What transfers electrical signals to the brain where they are interpreted as sound?
a. auditory nerve
b. ear drum
c. cochlea
a. auditory nerve
500
The speed and pitch of a sound wave is:
a. frequency
b. amplitude
c. vibration
a. frequency
500
What dynamic symbol means to gradually get quieter?
a. crescendo
b. decrescendo
c. allegro
b. decrescendo
500
What is an example of an instrument that CANNOT change pitch?
a. guitar
b. piano
c. drum
c. drum
500
How many quarter notes can fit in 1 measure in this time signature?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 7
a. 3
500
If a song has three different themes, how do you label those themes?
a. first, new different
b. 1, 2, 3
c. A, B, C
c. A, B, C
500
How do people with profound deafness experience and "feel" music?
a. echoes
b. vibrations
c. pictures
b. vibrations