Elements of Music
This element describes how loud or soft the music is
dynamics
How many beats does a crotchet get?
1 beat
Which country is the djembe drum from?
West Africa
How many strings does a ukulele have?
4
Which traditional Indigenous Australian instrument is a long wooden tube that produces a drone when blown into?
Didgeridoo
This element of music tells us the speed of the beat.
Tempo
What is the top number in a time signature used for?
Tells how many beats are in each bar
Which tradition features large barrel drums called taiko?
Japan
Which chord uses only one finger and is often the first taught?
A minor
What word describes the distinctive sound quality of an instrument, such as the bright tone of a maraca or the resonant drone of a didgeridoo?
Timbre
This element refers to the layers of sound and how they blend, such as thick or thin.
Texture
Which note gets half a beat?
Quaver
What is a Songline in Indigenous Australian culture?
A musical map that passes on cultural knowledge and stories
On a chord diagram, what do the horizontal lines represent?
Frets
Which Latin percussion instrument is a pair of small wooden drums played with the hands, often used in salsa music?
Conga
This element describes the tone quality of an instrument or voice, often explained using words like bright, warm, or harsh.
Timbre
What time signature has has a waltz feel?
3/4
Which Latin rhythm style features the habanera pattern?
Cuban or Latin music
What do the dots represent on a chord diagram?
Where to place your finger.
Which Indigenous Australian percussion instrument is made from a hollowed-out branch or log and played by striking it with sticks to create rhythmic patterns?
Clapsticks
This term refers to how a piece of music is organised, such as verse–chorus form or binary/ternary form.
Strucutre
If a bar in 4/4 contains a minim, a crotchet, and two quavers, is the bar complete?
Yes, it adds up to 4 beats
What is the name for two or more contrasting rhythms played at the same time, often found in African music?
Polyrhythm
Which G major finger shape uses three fingers forming a triangle on the fretboard?
G major chord
Which West African drum, made from a single piece of carved wood with a goat-skin head, produces sound using a vibrating membrane?
Djembe