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- 1. Multiple-choice30 seconds5 pts
Pitch is split into three concepts. What are the concepts?
Contour, Scales & Harmony
Melody, Harmony & Tonality
Melody, Tonality & Chords
Scales, Chords & Melody
- 2. Multiple-choice30 seconds5 pts
Define Pitch:
The horizontal arrangement of sound
The unrelative size of sound
The relative frequency of sound
the organisation of pitches that establishes tonal relationships
- 3. Multiple-choice30 seconds5 pts
Define Melody:
The horizontal arrangement of sound
The vertical arrangement of sound
The combinations of sounds and how they progress throughout a piece of music
The characteristic quality of sound sources, or tone colour
- 4. Multiple-choice45 seconds5 pts
Which concepts are directly related to Melody?
Contour (shape)
Rhythms
Dynamics
Motif
- 5. Multiple-choice45 seconds5 pts
Which concepts are directly related to Harmony? (select all that apply)
Consonance & Dissonance
Chords
Cadences
Monophony, polyphony & homophony
- 6. Multiple-choice30 seconds5 pts
Define Duration:
The relative frequency of sounds in music
The ways of influencing mood and character of music
The relative lengths of sounds and silences in music
The density of sound
- 7. Multiple-choice30 seconds5 pts
Which of these is NOT a concept of Duration?
beat and pulse
metre
tempo
dynamics
- 8. Multiple-choice30 seconds5 pts
Timbre is best described as...
The characteristic quality of sound sources, or tone colour
The horizontal arrangement of sound
The relative frequency of sound
The ways of influencing mood and character of music
- 9. Multiple-choice30 seconds5 pts
Which of these is NOT a concept of Timbre?
Instrumentation
Instrumental & Vocal Techniques
Melodic Shape & Contour
Manipulation of Sound Quality
- 10. Multiple-choice30 seconds5 pts
Which of the following answers best lists the compositional devices?
Accompaniment, Contrast, Development, Subject/ Theme, Transition, Unity & Variety
Riff, Ostinato, Orchestration, Rhythmic Accompaniment, Harmonisation, Pedal, Alberti Bass
Modulation, Augmentation, Cross-Rhythm, Poly-Rhythm, Inversion, Arpeggiator
Word Painting, Similar Motion, Motif, Sampling, Voice Leading, Modulation
- 11. Multiple-choice30 seconds5 pts
'Analyse' is best described as:
Use knowledge and understanding in response to a given situation or circumstance
The acquisition and application of knowledge, understanding and skills in real-world or lifelike contexts that may encompass workplace
Breakdown or examine in order to identify the essential elements, features, components or structure
Evaluate the worth, significance or status of something; judge or consider
- 12. Multiple-choice30 seconds5 pts
The four units of music are:
Designs, Identities, Innovations & Narratives
Storytelling, Designing, Innovating & Institutions
Musicals, Folk Music, Program Music, Country Music
It's not this one!
- 13. Multiple-choice30 seconds5 pts
The Elements of Music are:
Duration, Timbre, Texture, Dynamics, Pitch, Structure
Rhythm, Thickness, Instrumentation, Loudness, Harmony, Chorus
Duration, Texture, Instrumentation, Dynamics, Tonality, Structure
Duration, Timbre, Texture, Expressive Devices, Pitch, Structure
- 14. Multiple-choice30 seconds5 pts
Which is the correct spelling?
Timbre
Timber
Tambar
Tambre
- 15. Multiple-choice30 seconds5 pts
Monophony is best described as:
independent variation on a single melody by two or more voices.
the simultaneous combination of two or more tones or melodic lines
A musical texture made up of a single unaccompanied melodic line
A musical texture made up of several parts in which one melody predominates; the other parts may be either simple chords or a more elaborate accompaniment pattern.
