Musical Elements
Which of the following elements of music refers to how long or short a sound is?
a) Texture
b) Rhythm
c) Dynamics
d) Form
b) Rhythm
Instrument category where the instruments produce sound electronically or through electrical means
Electrophone
Binary form songs are split into _____ sections, an A and a B.
2
A whole note is worth how many beats in 4/4?
4 beats
Celia Cruz and Tito Puente were famous artists in what genre of music?
a) Rock and Roll
b) Film Music
c) Latin American Music
d) Bluegrass
c) Latin American Music
The series of pitches that make up a tune is also known as...
a) Rhythm
b) Dynamics
c) Melody
d) Harmony
c) Melody
Which of the following is an instrument that falls under the aerophone category and is played in orchestral and jazz settings?
a) Claves
b) iPad
c) Trumpet
d) Drum
c) Trumpet
Ternary form songs are split into ____ sections, an A section then to the B section with a return to the A section.
3
A note that is worth 1 beat is called...
quarter note
What three types of chords make up a 12-bar blues structure?
a) I, IV, V
b) I, II, III
c) V, VI, VII
d) I, V, X
a) I, IV, V
Timbre means...
a) The overall sound of music
b) How high or low someone is singing
c) The unique sound quality of an instrument or sound
d) The order and arrangement of the parts of the music
c) The unique sound quality of an instrument or sound
Instrument category where the instruments produce sound by the vibration of the body of the instrument itself
Idiophone
Which of the following is an example of a binary form song?
a) Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
b) Clair de Lune
c) ABCs
d) Rocky Mountain
d) Rocky Mountain
Draw a treble clef.
Answers may very.
Elvis Presley is the King of...
Rock and Roll
Which of these grouping of terms refers to dynamics?
a) Andante, Largo, Adagio
b) Perucssion, Brass, Strings
c) Staccato, Legato, Tenuto
d) Piano, Forte, Mezzo Forte, Mezzo Piano
d) Piano, Forte, Mezzo Forte, Mezzo Piano
An instrument that falls under the idiophone category that is most commonly associated with Latin American music; a pair of wooden stick used to make a hollow sound when struck together
Claves
Which of the following is an example of a ternary form song?
a) This Old Man
b) ABCs
c) Shake it off
d) We Will Rock You
b) ABCs
A pair of eighth notes is worth ____ together: ____ sounds, but ____ beat.
2 sounds, 1 beat
Which of the following is NOT an example of a traditional/historical work song category?
a) Sea Shanties
b) Fast Food Work Songs
c) Agriculture
d) Railroad
b) Fast Food Worker Songs
The texture in the Titanic theme can be described as...
a) Very dense with lots of instruments
b) Binary form because it's A and then B
c) Has a lot of harmony
d) Sparse/thin because it starts with just a single flute/recorder melody
d) Sparse/thin because it starts with just a single flute/recorder melody
Instrument category where the instruments produce sound by vibrating strings
Chordophone
What form is Twinkle Twinkle Little Star?
Ternary
List the lines and spaces mnemonic for treble clef.
Every, Good, Boy, Does, Fine (LINES)
F, A, C, E (SPACES)
What does the Blues Lyrics Pattern address?
a) Talking about a romantic stories
b) Ask a question/posing a problem and answering the question/giving a solution
c) A fight or conflict
d) A nursery rhyme story
b) Ask a question/posing a problem and answering the question/giving a solution