Elements of Music

Question 1

This element is the sections of the song and the order they come in.

Answer 1

Form

Question 1

This element is how a song is put together from beginning to end.

Answer 1

Form

Question 1

The two things a melody needs are:

Answer 1

Rhythm (long and short notes) and Pitch (high and low notes)

Question 2

Name an instrument in the woodwind family.

Answer 2

Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Saxophone, Recorder, etc.

Question 2

Name an instrument in the percussion family.

Answer 2

Snare drum, Bass drum, timpani, chimes, etc.

Question 4

What is the highest voice type?

Answer 4

Soprano

Question 7

Name an instrument in the brass family.

Answer 7

Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Baritone, Horn, etc.

Question 7

The music word for how fast or slow the beat of the song is.

Answer 7

Tempo

Question 8

This element is created by more than one note at a time.

Answer 8

Harmony

Question 9

What family does the tambourine belong to?

Answer 9

Percussion

Question 10

What family does the viola belong to?

Answer 10

Strings

Question 11

Put these in the correct order for a normal form of a song: Bridge, Chorus, Chorus, Chorus, Verse, Verse

Answer 11

Verse Chorus Verse Chorus Bridge Chorus

Question 12

This is the steady pulse in a song.

Answer 12

Beat

Question 13

What are the four instrument families?

Answer 13

Brass, Woodwinds, Percussion, Strings

Question 13

Name 2 ways a composer could change a theme when composing a theme and variations.

Answer 13

Higher/lower, louder/quieter, faster/slower, change timbre, etc.

Question 14

When a composer takes a theme and repeats it changing it slightly each time, it’s called:

Answer 14

Theme and Variations

Question 15

This element is the background music in a song.

Answer 15

Harmony

Question 17

This element describes the unique and specific sound of each voice or instrument.

Answer 17

Timbre

Question 18

This element is the long and short notes in a song.

Answer 18

Rhythm

Question 19

This is a pattern that repeats over and over while everything else around it changes.

Answer 19

Ostinato

Question 19

What is the lowest voice type?

Answer 19

Bass

Question 20

Put the four voice types in order from highest to lowest

Answer 20

Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass

Question 21

What family does the trombone belong to?

Answer 21

Brass

Question 22

This element is all the other music besides the melody.

Answer 22

Harmony

Question 23

What are the four voice types?

Answer 23

Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass

Question 24

This element is the main tune in a song.

Answer 24

Melody

Question 26

This element needs rhythm (long and short notes) and pitch (high and low notes).

Answer 26

Melody

Question 28

This element is how you recognize voices and instruments by their sound.

Answer 28

Timbre

Question 29

What family does the oboe belong to?

Answer 29

Woodwinds

Question 30

Name an instrument in the string family.

Answer 30

Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Piano, Harp, etc.

Question 31

This element tells us the beat and tempo (speed) of the song.

Answer 31

Rhythm

Question 32

This element includes the changes in volume (loud and quiet) in a song

Answer 32

Dynamics

Question 33

The music word for quiet or soft

Answer 33

Piano

Question 34

The music word for loud

Answer 34

Forte

Question 35

What does Crescendo mean?

Answer 35

Gradually get louder

Question 36

What does Decrescendo or Diminuendo mean?

Answer 36

Gradually get quieter