Elements Of Music

Question 1

What is pitch

Answer 1

How high or low a sound is

Question 2

What is tempo

Answer 2

The speed or pace of music

Question 3

Getting faster

Answer 3

Accelerando
(Like accelerate)

Question 4

Getting slower

Answer 4

Rallentando

Question 5

Slowly

Answer 5

Lento

Question 6

Slow and stately

Answer 6

Largo

Question 7

Leisurely

Answer 7

Adagio

Question 8

Walking pace

Answer 8

Andante

Question 9

Fast

Answer 9

Allegro

Question 10

Lively

Answer 10

Vivace

Question 11

Very quickly

Answer 11

Presto

Question 12

What is dynamics

Answer 12

The volume of the music

Question 13

Getting louder

Answer 13

Crescendo <

Question 14

Getting quieter

Answer 14

Diminuendo
(Like dimming a light). >

Question 15

Very loud

Answer 15

Fortissimo
(Fort=strong) ff

Question 16

Loud

Answer 16

Forte. F

Question 17

Moderately loud

Answer 17

Mezzoforte. Mf

Question 18

Moderately soft

Answer 18

Mezzopiano. Mp

Question 19

Soft

Answer 19

Piano. P

Question 20

Very soft

Answer 20

Pianissimo. PP

Question 21

What is duration

Answer 21

The length of each note

Question 22

4 beats

Answer 22

Semibreve

Question 23

2 beats

Answer 23

Minim

Question 24

1 beat

Answer 24

Crotchet

Question 25

1/2 beat

Answer 25

Quaver

Question 26

1/4 beat

Answer 26

Semiquaver

Question 27

1/8 beat

Answer 27

Demisemiquaver

Question 28

What is articulation

Answer 28

The way a particular note is performed

Question 29

Smoothly

Answer 29

Legato

Question 30

Detached

Answer 30

Staccato

Question 31

What is texture

Answer 31

Describes how melodies, rhythms or harmonies are layered in a piece.

Question 32

Monophonic

Answer 32

Contains 1 melody with no harmonies , although there may be a rhythmic accompaniment

Question 33

Polyphonic

Answer 33

Contains 2 or more melodies playing at the same time

Question 34

Homophonic

Answer 34

Where there is more than one independent melody playing at the same time

Question 35

What is timbre

Answer 35

Describes the sounds and/or instruments heard in a piece of music.

Question 36

Why might instruments sound different to each other

Answer 36

Because they are made of different materials

Question 37

What is tonality

Answer 37

The character of key centre of a piece of music

Question 38

Major

Answer 38

Happy

Question 39

Minor

Answer 39

Sad

Question 40

Ostinato

Answer 40

A pattern that repeats

Question 41

What is thick texture

Answer 41

If there are many layers of melodies, rhythms or harmonies playing at once it is called a thick texture.

Question 42

What is thin texture

Answer 42

If there are only a few layers of melodies, rhythms or harmonies playing at once it is called a thin texture.