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

What word is used to describe gradually getting faster

Answer 3

Accelerando

Question 4

What word is used to describe gradually getting slower

Answer 4

Rallentando

Question 5

What words are slower paces (slowest to fastest order)

Answer 5

Lento, Largo, Adiago and Andante

Question 6

What words are used to describe faster paces (slow to fast order)

Answer 6

Allegro, Vivace and Presto

Question 7

What are dynamics?

Answer 7

Dynamics describes the volume of music

Question 8

What word is used to describe getting louder?

Answer 8

Crescendo

Question 9

What word is used to describe getting quieter?

Answer 9

Diminuendo

Question 10

What words are used to describe louder volumes (quietest to loudest order)

Answer 10

Mezzoforte, Forte and fortissimo

Question 11

What words describe quieter volumes (quietest to loudest order)

Answer 11

Pianissimo, Piano and Mezzopiano

Question 12

What is duration?

Answer 12

The length of each note (measured in beats)

Question 13

What duration is a semibreve?

Answer 13

4 beats

Question 14

What duration is a minim

Answer 14

2 beats

Question 15

What duration is a crotchet?

Answer 15

1 beat

Question 16

What duration is a quaver

Answer 16

Half a beat (1/2)

Question 17

What duration is a semiquaver?

Answer 17

Quarter beat (1/4)

Question 18

What duration is a demisemiquaver

Answer 18

Eighth of a beat (1/8)

Question 19

What is articulation?

Answer 19

Its the way a particular note is performed

Question 20

What word is used to describe a smoothly performed note?

Answer 20

Legato

Question 21

What word is used to describe a detached performed note?

Answer 21

Staccato

Question 22

What is texture?

Answer 22

Texture describes how melodies, rhythms and harmonies are layered in a piece

Question 23

What word is used to describe one melody, no harmonies and maybe a rhythmic accompaniment

Answer 23

Monophonic

Question 24

What word is used to describe 2+ melodies in a piece of music?

Answer 24

Polyphonic

Question 25

What word is used ro describe more than one independent melody

Answer 25

Homophonic

Question 26

What is timbre?

Answer 26

Timbre is the sound / instruments heard in a piece of music

Question 27

What is tonality?

Answer 27

Tonality is the character or key centre of a piece of music

Question 28

What type of key is commonly used in ‘happy’ music

Answer 28

Major keys

Question 29

What type of key is used in ‘sad’ music

Answer 29

Minor keys