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Music: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Composition (Basics) (Questions)

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Dynamics and timbre are two examples of the basics of composition. This unit is specifically focused around the practical basics of composition. Thus this Music quiz is more a compilation of specific terms noted for learning by the middle school syllabus.

See how dynamic you are and give it a whirl to test your knowledge!

Pitch is .......

[ ]	a way of describing how high or low a note sounds
[ ]	indicative of speed
[ ]	representative of dynamic volume
[ ]	All of the above

Curved lines are written over groups of notes to show .......

[ ]	note value
[ ]	pause marks
[ ]	phrasing in the musical passage
[ ]	All of the above

What is a 'note cluster'?

[ ]	A type of cereal musicians eat!
[ ]	A played group of notes which are very close together
[ ]	A really fast passage of music
[ ]	None of the above

What is meant by duration?

[ ]	A type of dance from Italy
[ ]	A type of song from France
[ ]	The durability of an instrument
[ ]	The length of a note

A pulse is more commonly referred to as the .......

[ ]	beat
[ ]	key change
[ ]	time signature
[ ]	volume

What is a tempo?

[ ]	The key signature
[ ]	The pace or general speed of a composition
[ ]	The time signature
[ ]	All of the above

Timbre is best described as .......

[ ]	a way of determining different types of sounds
[ ]	a type of wood
[ ]	a type of recording method using a cassette tape
[ ]	None of the above

What is meant by a 'polyphonic' texture?

[ ]	A type of music that sounds like a phone ringing
[ ]	Where a tune is backed by several underlying harmonies
[ ]	A piece having two or more tunes sounding the same time
[ ]	None of the above

What is meant by the term 'dynamics'?

[ ]	How loud or quiet the music is meant to be
[ ]	How fast or slow the music should be
[ ]	How long the piece should last in minutes
[ ]	None of the above

10.

Which of these is the softest dynamic marking?

[ ]	f
[ ]	ff
[ ]	mf
[ ]	p

Music: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Composition (Basics) (Answers)

Pitch is .......

[x]	a way of describing how high or low a note sounds
[ ]	indicative of speed
[ ]	representative of dynamic volume
[ ]	All of the above

Notes on a piece of music indicate the pitch to play as well as how long to play the note for

Curved lines are written over groups of notes to show .......

[ ]	note value
[ ]	pause marks
[x]	phrasing in the musical passage
[ ]	All of the above

Don't get this mixed up with musical ties where a note is held for a longer period of time!

What is a 'note cluster'?

[ ]	A type of cereal musicians eat!
[x]	A played group of notes which are very close together
[ ]	A really fast passage of music
[ ]	None of the above

You can hear this in a lot of chordal piano/organ music