Composing and Improvising: Learn Music Composition and Improvisation

Question 1

When you are making up music, what do you need to use a lot of?

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Imagination

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Practice

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Memory

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Rules

Question 2

When creating your own song, which combination of musical elements is most important to include?

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Tune, rhythm, and lyrics

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Tune only

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Lyrics only

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Rhythm only

Question 3

How can changing the speed (tempo) and beat (rhythm) of a song affect how the listener feels?

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Tempo and rhythm can create different moods and feelings in the listener.

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Tempo and rhythm don't change how the listener feels.

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Tempo and rhythm are only important for how the song sounds, not how it makes the listener feel.

Question 4

In music, there are special words that tell us how loudly or softly to play. These words are called musical dynamics. Which two musical dynamics are used to create different feelings in music?

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Forte and piano

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Allegro and andante

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Major and minor

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Staccato and legato

Question 5

How can technology help us when we compose and improvise music?

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It gives us more sounds to use.

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It lets us record our ideas and change them later.

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It can write music for us.

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We don't need to learn music theory if we use it.

Question 6

Musical notation is a special language that musicians use to write down music. What information does musical notation provide to other musicians about how to play a song?

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Musical notation uses symbols to show the pitch, duration, and volume of sounds.

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Musical notation can only be used to write sad songs.

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Musicians don't need musical notation to communicate with each other.

Question 7

What term describes the way a piece of music sounds?

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Musical Texture

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Musical Pitch

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Musical Tempo

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Musical Dynamics

Question 8

When composing a melody, what other musical element do we need to consider to make our composition sound complete?

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Harmony

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Rhythm

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Dynamics

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Timbre

Question 9

When improving a musical composition, which of these is NOT a helpful step?

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Refusing to make any changes to your original idea.

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Listening to your composition and making changes to improve it.

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Getting feedback from others and considering their suggestions.

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Trying out different versions of the composition to find the best one.

Question 10

Which of these is NOT a typical feature of rock music?

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Soft melodies

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Loud guitars

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Heavy drums

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Fast tempo

Question 11

When making up a song, what's the difference between writing it down first and making it up as you go along?

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One is planned, while the other is improvised.

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One uses only melody, while the other uses only rhythm.

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One is always louder than the other.

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One is only for adults, while the other is only for children.

Question 12

What musical element controls the volume of a sound?

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Dynamics

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Pitch

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Timbre

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Rhythm

Question 13

Which of these is NOT a fundamental element of music?

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Color

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Pitch

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Volume

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Duration

Question 14

What musical element describes how high or low a sound is?

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Pitch

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Duration

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Volume

Question 15

Which of these is NOT a part of a musical performance?

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Color

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Melody

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Rhythm

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Dynamics

Question 16

What is the term for making up music without planning or rehearsing?

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Improvising

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Composing

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Arranging

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Transposing

Question 17

What does the musical term 'piano' mean?

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Soft

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Loud

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Medium

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Very loud

Question 18

Which of these is a famous classical composer?

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Beethoven

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Ed Sheeran

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Taylor Swift

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Adele

Question 19

What does the term 'staccato' mean in music?

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Abruptly separated

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Smoothly connected

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Very fast

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Very slow

Question 20

Creating music without planning is called:

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Improvisation

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Composition

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Arrangement

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Orchestration

Question 21

What is the main difference between a major and a minor scale?

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The arrangement of the notes

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The number of notes

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The starting note

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The ending note

Question 22

Which device measures the speed of music?

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Metronome

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Tuner

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Pitch pipe

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Clef

Question 23

What do you call putting musical ideas together without planning?

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Improvising

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Composing

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Arranging

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Transcribing

Question 24

In music, what shows you how long notes should be?

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Time signature

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Note

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Rest

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Clef

Question 25

Which scale uses only the white keys on a piano?

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Major scale

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Minor scale

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Pentatonic scale

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Blues scale

Question 26

Which does NOT belong in the percussion family?

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Violin

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Drum

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Tambourine

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Xylophone

Question 27

Which of these helps show how a song makes you feel?

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Dynamics

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Melody

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Harmony

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Timbre

Question 28

What do we call making up music on the spot?

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Improvising

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Composing

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Arranging

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Performing

Question 29

Which of these is NOT a way to create music?

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Eating food

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Singing

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Playing an instrument

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Using a computer

Question 30

Who leads the musicians in an orchestra?

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The conductor

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The first violinist

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The composer

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The audience

Question 31

Which type of music has loud guitars and drums?

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Rock

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Classical

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Jazz

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Pop

Question 32

How do we make music sound louder and louder?

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Crescendo

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Decrescendo

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Forte

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Piano

Question 33

When making music, which of these is NOT something you should think about?

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What color your music will be

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The rhythm of your music

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How the different notes sound together

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How high or low your music sounds

Question 34

What do we call it when you make up music as you go along?

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Improvising

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Composing

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Performing

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Arranging

Question 35

What's the difference between a melody and a harmony?

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A melody is one line of music, while a harmony is two or more lines of music played together.

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A harmony is one line of music, while a melody is two or more lines of music played together.

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A melody is played by one instrument, while a harmony is played by two or more instruments.

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There is no difference between a melody and a harmony.

Question 36

Which of these is NOT a sign of good music?

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It's very loud

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It sounds nice

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It has a clear structure

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It's different from other music

Question 37

What's the difference between a beat and a rhythm?

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A beat is one pulse of music, while a rhythm is a series of beats.

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A rhythm is one pulse of music, while a beat is a series of rhythms.

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A beat is played by a percussion instrument, while a rhythm is played by a melodic instrument.

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There is no difference between a beat and a rhythm.

Question 38

What term describes making up music on the spot, without planning?

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Improvising

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Arranging

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Composing

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Performing

Question 39

Which of these instruments makes sound when you hit it?

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Drum

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Piano

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Violin

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Flute

Question 40

What's the name of the symbol on a music sheet that shows where a new part of the music starts?

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Bar line

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Clef

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Note

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Time signature

Question 41

Which of these types of music has a simple, catchy melody that often repeats?

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Folksong

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Symphony

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Opera

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Cantata

Question 42

What is the word for how high or low a sound is?

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Pitch

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Tempo

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Volume

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Rhythm

Question 43

What is the name for a group of musical notes played at the same time?

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Chord

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Melody

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Harmony

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Rhythm

Question 44

Which of these is a feature of Baroque music?

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Having many different musical instruments playing at the same time

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Using melodies that are easy to sing

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Playing at a slow pace

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Using simple harmonies

Question 45

What is improvisation in music?

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Creating music spontaneously without prior preparation

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Playing music that is already written down

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Changing the music as you play it

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Copying the work of others

Question 46

Why do we use repetition in music?

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To make the music more memorable

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To add variety to the music

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To make the music easier to play

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To make the music more complex

Question 47

Which of these is NOT a category of musical instruments?

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Vocal

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String

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Percussion

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Wind

Question 48

What symbol in music tells you to pause?

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Rest

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Comma

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Dot

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Slur

Question 49

Which tool is used to measure the speed of music?

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Metronome

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Tuner

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Pitch pipe

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Clef

Question 50

What is the name of the American musical style that was born in the early 20th century and is known for its improvisation and syncopated rhythm?

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Jazz

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Classical

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Romantic

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Folk

Question 51

Which of the following is NOT a part of music?

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Colour

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Harmony

Question 52

What do we call it when we make up music on the spot?

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Improvising

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Composing

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Arranging

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Transcribing

Question 53

Which of these musical instruments is hit to make a sound?

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Drum

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Violin

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Piano

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Guitar

Question 54

What is another word for the 'rhyming, repeating part' of a song?

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Chorus

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Verse

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Bridge

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Outro

Question 55

Which of these musical signs shows us the shortest sound?

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quaver

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crotchet

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minim

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semibreve

Question 56

Who is responsible for writing the music that we play?

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Composer

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Conductor

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Arranger

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Performer

Question 57

What is the name of the group of singers that sing together?

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Chorus

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Orchestra

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Band

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Ensemble

Question 58

What musical symbol tells us that the music has ended?

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Double bar

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Tonic

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Cadence

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Fermata

Question 59

What tells us how high or low a sound is?

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Pitch

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Rhythm

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Volume

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Tempo

Question 60

Which symbol shows us how many beats are in a bar of music?

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Time signature

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Clef

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Note

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Staff

Question 61

What do we call making up music as we go along?

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Improvising

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Composing

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Arranging

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Performing

Question 62

Which of these instruments is not a percussion instrument?

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Piano

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Drum

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Cymbal

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Triangle

Question 63

What is the musical alphabet called?

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A-G

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C-B

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D-A

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E-C

Question 64

Which type of musical form has verses and choruses?

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Verse-chorus

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Rondo

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Sonata

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Fugue