Elements of Music Finish Start Tempo and Dynamics Timbre Harmony Form Rhythm Melody Start

Elements of Music Finish Start Tempo and Dynamics Timbre Harmony Form Rhythm Melody Start

HAVE FUN! Welcome to The Game! 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! HAVE FUN! Click here to go back and get started.

Melody Which 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 with moments of silence.

Melody 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

Melody What is the name of the staff when you combine the treble and bass clef staves together? Grand Staff Total Staff

Melody Which of the following is the C Major Scale? C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C

Melody A Sharp in front of a note means you do what to the pitch? Raises it a half step Lowers it a half step

Now move on to the next step. Great work! Now move on to the next step. Go to harmony

Harmony Two or more notes played at the same time is called what? Chord Key Signature

Harmony What is a chord that has three notes and the notes are the interval of a third apart? Triad Octave Scale

Harmony Keys are divided into two big groups – they are… Major and Minor Perfect and Minor Major and Perfect

Harmony Which note of a triad gives it its name? The root (bottom note) Fifth (top note) Third (middle note)

Harmony Which of these is true of an arpeggio? The notes are played individually The notes include sharps or flats There are 4 notes

Now move on to the next step. Great work! Now move on to the next step. Go to Tempo and Dynamics.

Tempo and Dynamics What is the definition of tempo? The speed of a piece of music How loud or soft a piece of music is

Tempo and Dynamics What dynamic marking means “very loud”? FF PP

Tempo and Dynamics What term means to gradually slow down? Ritardando Accelerando

Tempo and Dynamics Which word below means to gradually get louder? Crescendo Forte Accelerando

Which of the following would be the fastest tempo marking? Tempo and Dynamics Adagio Which of the following would be the fastest tempo marking? Moderato Allegro Piano

Now move on to the next step. Great work! Now move on to the next step. Go to form.

Form What is the definition of form? Verse and Chorus Speed of Music Specific sound for instrument or voice Blueprint of a piece of music

Form Which of these is NOT an actual form? Binary Form Singular Form Ternary Form

Form The radio version of Binary Form is: A, B Verse, chorus Beginning, End

Form ABACA is a common layout for what form? Polyphony Rondo Theme and Variation

Form How many movements does a symphony have? 3 4

Now move on to the next step. Great work! Now move on to the next step. Go to Rhythm.

Rhythm In a time signature, what does the TOP number tell us? What kind of note gets ONE beat How many beats are there in each measure

Rhythm What kind of a note is worth 4 beats In 4/4 time? Quarter Note Half Note C Whole Note

Rhythm When 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

Rhythm How many beats are there in a measure of 6/8? Eight Six C Fourteen

Rhythm Which of the following would add up to 5 total beats? 4 eighth notes 4 sixteenth notes 3 quarter nootes A 2 eighth notes 3 quarter notes 4 sixteenth notes C 3 eighth notes 2 quarter notes 4 sixteenth notes

Rhythm What 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

Now move on to the next step. Great work! Now move on to the next step. Go to After the Timbre.

Timbre What section of instruments does the oboe belong to? Percussion Woodwind Brass

Timbre What voice part in a chorus is the highest sounding? Tenor Alto Soprano

Timbre Which of the following is a non-pitched percussion instrument? Timpani Temple Blocks Xylophone

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

Timbre The trumpet belongs to which family? string brass woodwind

Great work! Now move on to the Finish

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