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Tempo and
Dynamics

Timbre
Harmony Form

Melody
Rhythm

Start
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Tempo and
Dynamics

Timbre
Harmony Form

Melody
Rhythm

Start
This 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, you’ll be taken back to the
initial screen, and you’ll have to start over!

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Which of the following is the best definition
for Melody?

A combination of short
The main tune/theme of
and long notes combined
a piece of music.
with moments of silence.
What 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
What is the name of the staff when you
combine the treble and bass clef staves
together?

Grand Staff Total Staff

Which of the following is the C Major Scale?

C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C C,D,E,F,G
A Sharp in front of a note means you do what
to the pitch?

Raises it a half step Lowers it a half step

Go to harmony
Two or more notes played at the same time
is called what?

Notes Chord

Key Signature
What is a chord that has three notes and
the notes are the interval of a third apart?

Triad Octave

Scale
Keys are divided into two big groups –
they are…

Major and Perfect and

Minor Minor

Major and
Perfect
Which note of a triad gives it its name?

The root Fifth

(bottom note) (top note)

Third
(middle note)
Which of these is true of an arpeggio?

The notes are

The notes include
played
sharps or flats
individually

There are 4 notes

 Go to
Tempo and
Dynamics.
What is the definition of tempo?

The speed of How loud or soft a

a piece of music piece of music is
What dynamic marking means “very loud”?

FF PP
What term means to gradually slow down?

Ritardando Accelerando
Which word below means to gradually
get louder?

Forte Crescendo

Accelerando
 Which of the
following would be
the fastest tempo
Adagio marking? Moderato

Allegro Piano
Go to
form.
 What is the definition of form?

Specific sound
Verse and Chorus Speed of Music for instrument
or voice

Blueprint of a piece
of music
 Which of these is NOT an actual
form?

Binary Form Singular Form Ternary Form

 The radio version of Binary Form is:

A, B Verse, chorus Beginning, End

 ABACA is a common layout for
what form?

Theme and
Polyphony Rondo
Variation
How many movements does a
symphony have?

3 4
 Go to
Rhythm.
In a time signature, what does the TOP
number tell us?
A B
What kind of note How many beats are
gets ONE beat there in each measure
 What kind of a note is worth 4 beats
In 4/4 time?

A B
Half Note Quarter Note

C
Whole Note
 When you add a dot to the end of a
note, what does that do to the length
of the note?
A B
Takes half of the It changes nothing
value of the note
away
C
Adds half of the value of
the note to the length to
make it longer
 How many beats are there in a measure
of 6/8?
B
A Eight
Six

C
Fourteen
 Which of the following would add up to
5 total beats?
B
4 eighth notes
A
2 eighth notes 4 sixteenth notes
3 quarter notes 3 quarter nootes
4 sixteenth notes C
3 eighth notes
2 quarter notes
4 sixteenth notes
 What time signature would have 3
beats in a measure with a HALF note
worth one beat?

A D
3/4 4/3

B E
3/8 2/3

C F
3/1 3/2
Go to After the
Timbre.
 What section of instruments does
the oboe belong to?

Percussion Woodwind Brass

 What voice part in a chorus is the
highest sounding?

Tenor Alto Soprano

 Which of the following is a non-
pitched percussion instrument?

Timpani Temple Blocks Xylophone

 This woodwind instrument is made
of metal, uses a single reed, and is
used in jazz music.

Clarinet Saxophone Flute

 The trumpet belongs to which
family?

string brass woodwind

Finish
You have finished the “Elements of
Music” Multiple Choice Quiz.
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