Elements of Music
Instruments of the Orchestra
Eras in Music
Rhythm in Music
Notation in Music
100
Name three elements of music.
Pulse, tempo, dynamics, pitch, timbre, expression, rhythm and melody.
100
Name the 4 instrument families.
Strings, brass, woodwind and percussion.
100
Put these eras of music in the correct order — Modern, Classical, Baroque, Romantic, Renaissance.
Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern.
100
What is the name of this note?
A crotchet.
100
What is the name of this clef?
The treble clef.
200
What term refers to the volume of music?
Dynamics.
200
What string instrument is the symbol of Ireland?
The harp.
200
What instrument was most popular during the Classical era?
The piano.
200
How many beats are in each bar in this time signature?
3 crotchet beats per bar.
200
What is the name of this note?
A.
300
What is meant by allegro?
Fast.
300
What brass instrument uses a slide rather than valves?
The trombone.
300
Name a Romantic composer.
Tchaikovsky, Farrenc, Debussy, Schubert etc.
300
How many beats is a dotted minim worth?
3 beats.
300
What is the name of this note in the bass clef?
F.
400
What are the two tonalities?
Major and minor.
400
Give one example of a tuned and untuned percussion instrument.
Tuned: the timpani, the xylophone.
Untuned: the triangle, the cymbal.
400
Renaissance music was either sacred or secular — distinguish between the two.
Sacred music was music that was based on the Bible or other sacred texts and was performed during church services. Examples include masses and motets.
Secular music was non-religious and usually based on poetry or short stories. Examples include madrigals and chansons.
400
What is an ostinato?
A repeated musical pattern.
400
What are ledger lines?
Small lines used to show notes that are too high or too low to fit on the stave.
500
What is meant by texture?
Texture in music refers to the different layers a song or piece of music has (e.g. monophonic, homophonic and polyphonic).
500
What is a reed?
A reed is a small piece of bamboo inserted into the mouthpieces of all but one of the woodwind instruments (flute).
500
Ornamentation was a feature of Baroque music — what does it mean?
Ornamentation is the decoration of the melody by adding extra notes.
500
What does syncopation mean?
Emphasising unexpected/off-beats.
500
What do the symbols underneath the notes mean?
Staccato and legato.