Fundamental Elements of Music 01

1. Which element of music best describes how 'high' or 'low' notes sound?

   • Pitch
   • Rhythm
   • Texture
   • Timbre

2. In terms of duration, which is longest of these notes?

   • Dotted quaver
   • Minim
   • Semi-breve
   • Semi-quaver

3. What is the purpose of dynamics in a piece of music?

   • To express how loud or quiet the music should be played
   • To illustrate a key signature
   • To represent a change of speed
   • To show a change of time signature

4. What does 'andante' mean?

   • At a moderate/'walking' pace
   • Gradually getting faster
   • Very fast
   • Very slow

5. What best describes the effect of a 'ritardando'?

   • A gradual increase of volume
   • A sudden pause
   • Changing of key signature
   • Gradually getting slower

6. Which of these instruments has a 'bright' timbre?

   • Bassoon
   • Cello
   • Double bass
   • Piccolo

7. What is a 'homophonic' texture?

   • A single and unaccompanied voice
   • Multiple voices varying a main melody simultaneously
   • The overlapping of several melodic voices in a piece
   • Where one voice stands out on top of a backing harmony

8. What does the marking 'mezzo forte' (mf) mean?

   • Moderately loud
   • Moderately quiet
   • Very loud
   • Very quiet

9. Binary form is made up of how many sections?

   • One (A) - a single section often repeated
   • Two (AB)
   • Three (ABA)
   • Five (ABACD)

10. A minim is made up of how many quaver beats?

    • Three
    • Four
    • Six
    • Eight

Quiz written by Thomas Daish