Title: Finish
1Finish
Tempo and Dynamics
Timbre
Harmony
Form
Rhythm
Melody
Start
2Finish
Tempo and Dynamics
Timbre
Harmony
Form
Rhythm
Melody
Start
3This 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, youll be taken back to the
initial screen, and youll have to start over!
HAVE FUN!
Click here to go back and get started.
4Which of the following is the best definition for
Melody?
The main tune/theme of a piece of music.
A combination of short and long notes combined w
ith moments of silence.
5What 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
6What is the name of the staff when you combine
the treble and bass clef staves together?
Grand Staff
Total Staff
7Which of the following is the C Major Scale?
C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C
C,D,E,F,G
8A Sharp in front of a note means you do what to
the pitch?
Raises it a half step
Lowers it a half step
9Go to harmony
10Two or more notes played at the same time is
called what?
Notes
Chord
Key Signature
11What is a chord that has three notes and the
notes are the interval of a third apart?
Triad
Octave
Scale
12Keys are divided into two big groups they are
Major and Minor
Perfect and Minor
Major and Perfect
13Which note of a triad gives it its name?
The root (bottom note)
Fifth (top note)
Third (middle note)
14Which of these is true of an arpeggio?
The notes are played individually
The notes include sharps or flats
There are 4 notes
15Go to Tempo and Dynamics.
16What is the definition of tempo?
The speed of a piece of music
How loud or soft a piece of music is
17What dynamic marking means very loud?
FF
PP
18What term means to gradually slow down?
Ritardando
Accelerando
19Which word below means to gradually get louder?
Crescendo
Forte
Accelerando
20Adagio
Moderato
Which of the following would be the fastest tempo
marking?
Allegro
Piano
21Go to form.
22What is the definition of form?
Verse and Chorus
Speed of Music
Specific sound for instrument or voice
Blueprint of a piece of music
23Which of these is NOT an actual form?
Binary Form
Singular Form
Ternary Form
24The radio version of Binary Form is
A, B
Verse, chorus
Beginning, End
25ABACA is a common layout for what form?
Polyphony
Rondo
Theme and Variation
26How many movements does a symphony have?
3
4
27Go to Rhythm.
28In a time signature, what does the TOP number
tell us?
A
B
How many beats are there in each measure
What kind of note gets ONE beat
29What kind of a note is worth 4 beats
In 4/4 time?
A
B
Quarter Note
Half Note
C
Whole Note
30When you add a dot to the end of a
note, what does that do to the length
of the note?
B
A
It changes nothing
Takes half of the value of the note away
C
Adds half of the value of the note to the length
to make it longer
31How many beats are there in a measure of 6/8?
B
Eight
A
Six
C
Fourteen
32Which of the following would add up to
5 total beats?
B
4 eighth notes 4 sixteenth notes 3 quarter noote
s
A
2 eighth notes 3 quarter notes 4 sixteenth notes
C
3 eighth notes 2 quarter notes 4 sixteenth notes
33What time signature would have 3 beats in a
measure with a HALF note worth one beat?
A
D
3/4
4/3
E
B
3/8
2/3
F
C
3/1
3/2
34Go to After the Timbre.
35What section of instruments does the oboe belong
to?
Percussion
Woodwind
Brass
36What voice part in a chorus is the highest
sounding?
Tenor
Soprano
Alto
37Which of the following is a non-pitched
percussion instrument?
Timpani
Temple Blocks
Xylophone
38This woodwind instrument is made of metal, uses a
single reed, and is used in jazz music.
Clarinet
Saxophone
Flute
39The trumpet belongs to which family?
string
brass
woodwind
40Finish
41You have finished the Elements of Music
Multiple Choice Quiz.
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