Composing and Creating: Explore Music Composition for Year 1

Question 1

Which of these is not a style of music?

Accepted Answer

Pizza

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Pop

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Classical

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Electronic

Question 2

What part of music tells us if it's fast or slow?

Accepted Answer

Tempo

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Loudness

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Highness or lowness of sound

Question 3

How do tempo, dynamics, and timbre help us create different feelings and atmospheres in music?

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Tempo controls the speed, dynamics control the volume, and timbre controls the sound quality.

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Tempo controls the volume, dynamics control the speed, and timbre controls the sound quality.

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Tempo controls the sound quality, dynamics control the speed, and timbre controls the volume.

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Tempo and dynamics control the speed and volume, but timbre does not affect the sound quality.

Question 4

What do you use to make music?

Accepted Answer

A musical instrument

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A book

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A car

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A tree

Question 5

To make your music sound exciting, what should you use?

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Fast tempo and loud volume

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Slow tempo and soft volume

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Medium tempo and medium volume

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Slow tempo and loud volume

Question 6

You have a collection of musical instruments. How can you use different instruments together to make a happy sound?

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Use a mix of loud and quiet instruments.

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Use only loud instruments, like drums.

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Use only quiet instruments, like flutes.

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Use only instruments that make high-pitched sounds.

Question 7

What part of music can you use to create your own melody?

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Pitch

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Volume

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Speed

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Sound

Question 8

Which of these is not a musical element?

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Colour

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Pitch

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Timbre

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Volume

Question 9

When making a song, what can you change to make it sound higher or lower?

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The musical notes in the song

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How fast the song is

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How loud the song is

Question 10

What part of music helps make it sound like it's moving?

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The beat and rhythm

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The highness or lowness of the notes

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How loud or soft it is

Question 11

What makes a sound high or low?

Accepted Answer

The pitch of the sound

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How fast the sound is

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How loud the sound is

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The rhythm of the sound

Question 12

Before writing down a melody, what's the first thing we should do?

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Sing or hum the melody

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Play notes on a keyboard

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Listen to other songs

Question 13

Which of these is NOT an element of music?

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Color

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Pitch

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Rhythm

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Tempo

Question 14

Which of these is NOT an element of music?

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The colour of the notes

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The beat

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The pitch

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The tempo

Question 15

Which of these is NOT a part of music?

Accepted Answer

Color of notes

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Tempo (speed)

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Pitch (high or low)

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Volume (loud or soft)

Question 16

Which of these is NOT a sound we hear in music?

Accepted Answer

The color of a musical note

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High or low sounds

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Long or short sounds

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Loud or quiet sounds

Question 17

What part of music can make it sound higher or lower?

Accepted Answer

Pitch

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Speed

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Loudness

Question 18

What word describes if a sound is high or low?

Accepted Answer

Pitch

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Volume

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Duration

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Rhythm

Question 19

Which of these is a basic way to play notes at different times?

Accepted Answer

Ta-ta-ta-ta

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Do-re-mi-fa

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C-D-E-F-G

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Twinkle, twinkle, little star

Question 20

What is the musical symbol that tells us how long to make a sound?

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Rest

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Note

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Clef

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Bar

Question 21

Which of these is an instrument you hit to make sound?

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Drum

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Violin

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Guitar

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Piano

Question 22

What word describes the way the music moves in time?

Accepted Answer

Rhythm

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Meter

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Tempo

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Harmony

Question 23

What is the scale that has the notes C, D, E, F, G, A, and B?

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Major scale

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Minor scale

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Pentatonic scale

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Chromatic scale

Question 24

What do we call a group of musical notes played at the same time?

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Chord

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Melody

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Rhythm

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Beat

Question 25

Which of these is NOT a type of musical instrument?

Accepted Answer

Pencil

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Piano

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Guitar

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Violin

Question 26

What is the name of the symbol that tells us how long to hold a note for?

Accepted Answer

Rest

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Clef

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Notehead

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Stem

Question 27

What is the name of the line that musical notes are written on?

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Staff

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Bar line

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Clef

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Measure

Question 28

What is the name of the pattern of beats in music?

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Rhythm

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Tempo

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Meter

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Dynamics

Question 29

Which of these is a way to change the volume of music?

Accepted Answer

Dynamics

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Tempo

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Meter

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Pitch

Question 30

What is the name of the symbol that marks the end of a musical piece?

Accepted Answer

Double bar line

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Clef

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Rest

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Notehead

Question 31

Which of these instruments is played by blowing air into it?

Accepted Answer

笛子 (Flute)

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Guitar

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Drum

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Piano

Question 32

What is the word for the highness or lowness of a musical sound?

Accepted Answer

Pitch

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Harmony

Question 33

Which of these is not something you can hear in music?

Accepted Answer

Colour (The actual colour of the music)

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Tempo (How fast or slow the music is)

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Volume (How loud or soft the music is)

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Texture (How many different sounds are playing at once)

Question 34

What is a group of notes played together called?

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Chord

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Scale

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Arpeggio

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Trill

Question 35

Which of these musical symbols tells you to stop playing for a moment?

Accepted Answer

Fermata

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Staccato

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Crescendo

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Diminuendo

Question 36

What is a small group of singers called?

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Ensemble

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Choir

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Orchestra

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Band

Question 37

Which of these is a kind of music that you can write down?

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Symphony

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Painting

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Poem

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Dance

Question 38

Who leads a musical group like an orchestra?

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Conductor

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Composer

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Performer

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Audience

Question 39

What is a special event where musicians play music for people to listen to?

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Concert

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Lecture

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Film

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Play

Question 40

Where do musicians often play music for people?

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Concert hall

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Museum

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Library

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School

Question 41

Which of these is a musical note?

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A

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1

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House

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Dog

Question 42

What is the name of a group of musical notes played together?

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Chord

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Scale

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Tune

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Beat

Question 43

Which of these instruments makes sound by shaking it?

Accepted Answer

Maracas

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Piano

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Flute

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Drum

Question 44

What is the name of the lines and spaces on which we write musical notes?

Accepted Answer

Staff

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Music stand

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Clef

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Ledger line

Question 45

Which of these musical symbols means we should stop singing or playing for a while?

Accepted Answer

Rest

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Note

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Dot

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Sharp

Question 46

What is the name of the symbol that shows us how many beats are in a musical phrase?

Accepted Answer

Time signature

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Clef

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Key signature

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Bar line

Question 47

Which of these musical patterns goes up and down, up and down?

Accepted Answer

Scale

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Arpeggio

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Harmony

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Rhythm

Question 48

What is the name of the five lines where musical notes are written?

Accepted Answer

Staff

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Clef

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Bar

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Ledger Line

Question 49

Which of the following is NOT a musical instrument?

Accepted Answer

Book

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Piano

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Guitar

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Drums

Question 50

What symbol shows how long a note should be played?

Accepted Answer

Note Value

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Rest

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Clef

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Bar Line

Question 51

What musical element describes how fast or slow a song is played?

Accepted Answer

Tempo

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Pitch

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Rhythm

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Dynamics

Question 52

What symbol in music tells us to take a break?

Accepted Answer

Rest

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Note

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Clef

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Bar Line

Question 53

Which of these sounds lasts for the most time?

Accepted Answer

Long sound

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Short sound

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Very short sound

Question 54

What is the name for when we play several musical notes at the same time?

Accepted Answer

Chord

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Melody

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Rhythm

Question 55

What do we call the line that divides the musical staff?

Accepted Answer

Bar line

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Clef

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Ledger line

Question 56

Which musical instrument makes a sound when you blow air into it?

Accepted Answer

Flute

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Piano

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Violin

Question 57

What is the musical symbol that tells us to stop playing?

Accepted Answer

Rest

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Coda

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Fermata

Question 58

Which of these elements of music makes us feel like we're moving?

Accepted Answer

Rhythm

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Melody

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Harmony

Question 59

What is the name of the type of music that uses electric guitars and drums?

Accepted Answer

Rock music

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Classical music

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Pop music

Question 60

Who wrote the famous piece of music called "The Four Seasons"?

Accepted Answer

Antonio Vivaldi

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Ludwig van Beethoven

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Question 61

What is the musical symbol that means to play the note really loudly?

Accepted Answer

Forte

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Crescendo

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Diminuendo

Question 62

Which instrument is a member of the woodwind family?

Accepted Answer

Flute

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Trumpet

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Violin

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Drums

Question 63

What symbol shows us to play a note softly?

Accepted Answer

Piano

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Crescendo

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Diminuendo

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Forte

Question 64

Which musical note is higher in pitch: C or G?

Accepted Answer

G

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C