Identifying Musical Elements: Interactive Quizzes for Year 3 Music Students

Question 1

How can you make your singing sound louder and softer?

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Change the volume of your voice.

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Sing loudly all the time.

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Keep your voice at the same volume throughout the song.

Question 2

When a piece of music has a high pitch, it sounds:

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Bright and sharp

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Dark and low

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Fast and energetic

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Slow and soothing

Question 3

When music gradually gets louder, it is described as:

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Crescendo

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Decrescendo

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Forte

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Piano

Question 4

The string section of an orchestra usually makes a:

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Bowed sound

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Percussive sound

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Windy sound

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Plucked sound

Question 5

What does NOT describe the speed of the music?

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How loud or quiet the music is

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The speed of the music

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Whether the music has a steady beat

Question 6

What do we call the special sound that makes each instrument unique?

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Timbre

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Pitch

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Duration

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Dynamics

Question 7

What do we call it when several musical notes are played together?

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Chord

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Melodic

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Harmonic

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Rhythmic

Question 8

A sound with a high frequency will have a:

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High pitch

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Long wavelength

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Short wavelength

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Low pitch

Question 9

Which instrument produces a sound with a distinctive, low timbre?

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Cello

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Violin

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Piano

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Flute

Question 10

Music that gets gradually louder is described as:

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Crescendo

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Diminuendo

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Forte

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Piano

Question 11

What describes the loudness or softness of a sound?

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Volume

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Pitch

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Duration

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Tempo

Question 12

What describes the special sound or quality of a musical instrument?

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Timbre

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Pitch

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Dynamics

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Tempo

Question 13

In a piece of music, the speed slowly increases. Which musical term describes this?

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Accelerando

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Rallentando

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Crescendo

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Diminuendo

Question 14

Which symbol means to play very softly now?

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pp

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ff

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mf

Question 15

Which musical element tells how fast or slow a piece of music sounds?

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Tempo

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Pitch

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Duration

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Dynamics

Question 16

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

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Pitch

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Duration

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Timbre

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Dynamics

Question 17

Which of these words describes the loudness or softness of music?

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Dynamics

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Tempo

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Duration

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Timbre

Question 18

What musical element refers to how long a note is played?

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Duration

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Pitch

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Timbre

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Tempo

Question 19

What do we call the highness or lowness of a sound?

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Pitch

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Length

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Speed

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Volume

Question 20

What is the word for how fast or slow a piece of music is?

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Tempo

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Pitch

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Volume

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Tone

Question 21

Which musical feature tells us how loud or soft to play?

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Dynamics

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Tempo

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Pitch

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Duration

Question 22

What makes the sound of a violin different from the sound of a piano?

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Timbre

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Pitch

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Volume

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Tempo

Question 23

Which musical element tells us how loud or soft a sound is?

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Dynamics

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Pitch

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Duration

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Timbre

Question 24

Which instrument is known for its high-pitched, thin sound?

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Violin

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Contrabass

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Clarinet

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Tuba

Question 25

What is the name for the speed at which a musical piece is played?

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Tempo

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Harmony

Question 26

Which of these is NOT a woodwind instrument?

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Violin

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Flute

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Oboe

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Clarinet

Question 27

What term describes the shape of a melody?

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Contour

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Cadence

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Interval

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Rhythm

Question 28

What are staccato notes like?

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Short and separated

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Long and connected

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Very loud

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Very soft

Question 29

What do we call the element of music that tells us how high or low a sound is?

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Pitch

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Duration

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Tempo

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Dynamics

Question 30

What is the term for how fast or slow a piece of music is played?

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Tempo

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Dynamics

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Pitch

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Duration

Question 31

What word describes how loud or soft a sound is?

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Dynamics

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Tempo

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Pitch

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Duration

Question 32

Which instrument usually has the highest pitch?

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Violin

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Cello

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Piano

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Double bass

Question 33

Which of the following is a percussion instrument?

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Drum

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Piano

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Guitar

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Violin

Question 34

What musical element tells us how loud or soft the music is?

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Dynamics

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Tempo

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Pitch

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Timbre

Question 35

What does the musical term 'staccato' mean?

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Notes played short and separated

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Notes played very softly

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Notes played very loudly

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Notes played continuously and smoothly

Question 36

Which instrument produces the highest-pitched sound?

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Piccolo

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Violin

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Bassoon

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Clarinet

Question 37

What is the musical element that describes the speed of the music?

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Tempo

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Pitch

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Timbre

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Dynamics

Question 38

Which of these is an example of a complete piece of music?

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Symphony

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Chord

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Scale

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Interval

Question 39

What is the musical symbol used at the end of a piece of music called?

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Double bar line

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Trill

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Fermata

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Coda

Question 40

What musical device is used to create a sense of excitement or anticipation?

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Crescendo

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Staccato

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Glissando

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Diminuendo

Question 41

Which type of note lasts the shortest in this group: quarter note, half note, eighth note, whole note?

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The eighth note

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The half note

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The quarter note

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The whole note

Question 42

Which musical element describes the loudness or softness of the music?

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Dynamics

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Pitch

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Tempo

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Duration

Question 43

Which of these describes the speed of the music?

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Tempo

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Dynamics

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Pitch

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Duration

Question 44

Which of these is NOT a musical element?

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Volume

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Duration

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Pitch

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Tempo

Question 45

Which musical element is shown by the thick and thin lines on a music staff?

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Duration

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Pitch

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Tempo

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Dynamics