Compose Music: Interactive Quizzes for Year 1 Primary School Students

Question 1

Which note is higher, a high note or a low note?

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High note

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Low note

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They are the same

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I don't know

Question 2

How can you make a simple song?

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Start with a rhythm and add some notes

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Play whatever you like

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Only use high notes

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Only use low notes

Question 3

What do we call the symbols we use to write down music?

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Notes

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Letters

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Numbers

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Pictures

Question 4

Which of these makes music sound more interesting?

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Using different sounds

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Changing the volume

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Repeating the same thing over and over

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Playing faster and faster

Question 5

Which of these choices is an element of music?

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Rhythm

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Color

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Circle

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Size

Question 6

What do we call the sounds that go up and down in music?

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Melody

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Harmony

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Rhythm

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Tempo

Question 7

What do we call the feeling that music gives us?

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Mood

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Tempo

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Rhythm

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Harmony

Question 8

Which of these choices can make music sound louder or softer?

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Dynamics

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Tempo

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Rhythm

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Melody

Question 9

What is a musical element called that has to do with the fastness or slowness of the music?

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Tempo

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Pitch

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Rhythm

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Harmony

Question 10

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

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Pitch

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Tempo

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Rhythm

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Harmony

Question 11

What do we call a group of musical notes that sound good together?

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Harmony

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Chorus

Question 12

Which of these is NOT a musical instrument?

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Computer

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Piano

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Flute

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Drum

Question 13

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

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Stave

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Clef

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Ledger

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Bar

Question 14

Which time signature tells us that there are four beats in a bar and a crotchet gets one beat?

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4/4

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2/4

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3/4

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6/8

Question 15

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

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Double bar line

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Semibreve

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Coda

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Sharp

Question 16

When many musical notes are played together at the same time, what is this called?

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Harmony

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Tempo

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Melody

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Rhythm

Question 17

What is the name for a sign that tells us how fast or slow to play a piece of music?

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Time signature

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Clef

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Note

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Rest

Question 18

Who writes music?

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Composer

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Conductor

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Musician

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Singer

Question 19

What are the three main musical elements?

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Rhythm, melody, and harmony

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Pitch, volume, and tempo

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Texture, form, and dynamics

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Timbre, range, and register

Question 20

Which musical element describes the highness or lowness of a sound?

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Pitch

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Rhythm

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Tempo

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Volume

Question 21

What is the line or space on a musical staff that indicates the starting pitch of a song called?

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Clef

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Staff

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Bar line

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Note

Question 22

Which of these is NOT a type of musical instrument?

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Computer

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Piano

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Guitar

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Drum

Question 23

What is the term used to describe the speed of a musical piece?

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Tempo

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Harmony

Question 24

What is the symbol called that indicates a pause in the music?

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Rest

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Note

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Clef

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Bar line

Question 25

Which musical element describes 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 26

What makes this song sound fast or slow?

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Tempo

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Rhythm

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Harmony

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Melody

Question 27

When you play three notes together, what do you call them?

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Chord

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Scale

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Arpeggio

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Cadence

Question 28

Which of these is NOT a musical instrument?

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Computer

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Piano

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Guitar

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Tambourine

Question 29

What do the lines and spaces on this sheet of music tell you?

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Which notes to play

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How long to play each note

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How loud to play each note

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Which instrument to play

Question 30

Which of the following is NOT a musical element?

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Color

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Pitch

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Duration

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Dynamics

Question 31

What do we call a group of musical notes played together?

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Chord

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Scale

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Arpeggio

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Trill

Question 32

Which of these instruments belongs to the string family?

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Violin

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Piano

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Drum

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Flute

Question 33

Which of the following composers wrote the famous opera 'The Magic Flute'?

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Wolfgang Mozart

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Ludwig van Beethoven

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Johann Sebastian Bach

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Giuseppe Verdi

Question 34

Which of these musical genres originated in the United States?

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Jazz

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Classical

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Opera

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Folk

Question 35

Which of these is not a basic musical element?

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Color

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Harmony

Question 36

What describes the speed of a piece of music?

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Tempo

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Rhythm

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Harmony

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Volume

Question 37

Which helps you create a musical pattern?

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Repetition

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Variety

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Contrast

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Instrumentation

Question 38

Which is a piece of music written for a group of instruments?

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Orchestra

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Solo

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Duet

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Trio

Question 39

Which of these is NOT a musical element?

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Color

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Harmony

Question 40

What is the name for a group of musical notes played one after the other?

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Melody

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Rhythm

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Harmony

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Timbre

Question 41

Which of these would make a sound with a high pitch?

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Piccolo

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Big drum

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Tambourine

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Double bass

Question 42

Which of these is a way to make your own song?

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Sing a tune

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Draw a picture

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Write a story

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Solve a puzzle

Question 43

Which of these instruments is a string instrument?

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Violin

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Piano

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Drums

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Flute

Question 44

What is the name of the line that divides a piece of music into equal sections?

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Bar line

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Clef

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Staff

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Note