Music Basics for First Graders: Rhythm, Melody, and Harmony

Question 1

Which of these is NOT one of the main parts of music?

Accepted Answer

Loudness

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Harmony

Question 2

Which musical element describes how fast or slow music is played?

Accepted Answer

Tempo

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Pitch

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Dynamics

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Rhythm

Question 3

What is the term for how loud or soft music is?

Accepted Answer

Dynamics

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Timbre

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Tempo

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Meter

Question 4

Which of these is an example of a musical instrument?

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Piano

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Computer

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Book

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Tree

Question 5

Which musical symbol tells musicians when to stop playing?

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Rest

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Dot

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Fermata

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Slur

Question 6

What is an example of something that is part of music?

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A beat on a drum

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A painting of a tree

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A story about a cat

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A twirling dancer

Question 7

Which of these is NOT a part of music?

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Artwork

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Harmony

Question 8

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

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Pitch

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Rhythm

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Volume

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Tempo

Question 9

Which of these instruments uses strings?

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Violin

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Piano

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Flute

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Drum

Question 10

Which of these is a kind of music that is sung?

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Opera

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Symphony

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Sonata

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Concert

Question 11

Who is responsible for writing music?

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Composer

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Conductor

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Musician

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Singer

Question 12

What is the name for the way we write music down?

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Notation

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Writing

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Coding

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Scales

Question 13

What is the best description of rhythm?

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How sounds and quiet go together in music

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The order of notes in a song

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The way different sounds fit together

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How loud or soft music is

Question 14

Which of these is NOT a type of music?

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Football

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Rock

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Pop

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Classical

Question 15

What do we call a group of musical notes that create a tune?

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Melody

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Harmony

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Rhythm

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Tempo

Question 16

What do we call the fastness or slowness of a song?

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Tempo

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Pitch

Question 17

Which of these instruments do we blow into to make sound?

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Flute

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Violin

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Piano

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Guitar

Question 18

What do we use to write down music?

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Sheet music

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Musical notes

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Lyrics

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Chords

Question 19

Which of these is not a building block of music?

Accepted Answer

Color

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Harmony

Question 20

What makes a melody different from a rhythm?

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Melody has different pitches.

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Melody has a pattern of sounds.

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Rhythm has a steady beat.

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Melody is played on a different instrument.

Question 21

Which of the following is not a way to make rhythm?

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Blowing bubbles

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Clapping

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Singing

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Dancing

Question 22

When different notes are played together, we call it:

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Harmony

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Melody

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Rhythm

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Tempo

Question 23

Which of these is a sign of a fast tempo?

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Many beats per minute

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Few beats per minute

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Loud volume

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Soft volume

Question 24

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

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Drum

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Piano

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Violin

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Guitar

Question 25

Who leads an orchestra?

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Conductor

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Composer

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Soloist

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Violinist

Question 26

What do we call the lines and spaces where music is written?

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Staff

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Clef

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Measure

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Note

Question 27

Which of the following is **not** part of music?

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Color

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Sound

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Rhythm

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Harmony

Question 28

What part of music makes notes go up and down?

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Melody

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Rhythm

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Harmony

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Tempo

Question 29

Which of these is the fastest tempo?

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Allegro

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Largo

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Moderato

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Adagio

Question 30

Who is the leader of a band or orchestra called?

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Conductor

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Singer

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Writer

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Manager

Question 31

What's the name of the scale with 12 notes?

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Chromatic scale

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Major scale

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Minor scale

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Pentatonic scale

Question 32

Which of these is **not** part of music?

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Loudness

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Harmony

Question 33

In music, which part tells us how the music is organized over time, especially the beats?

Accepted Answer

Rhythm

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Tempo

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Melody

Question 34

How does music make you feel?

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Happy

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Sad

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Excited

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Want to run

Question 35

What is something we usually DON'T use music for?

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Solving math problems

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Singing and dancing

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Telling stories

Question 36

What makes a song sound like a song?  It's the way the **rhythm** and **melody** work together! Which answer tells you what they do?

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Rhythm is the beat, and melody is the tune.

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Melody is the beat, and rhythm is the tune.

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Rhythm and melody don't go together.

Question 37

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

Accepted Answer

Pitch

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Rhythm

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Timbre

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Loudness

Question 38

When we sing or play music at a quick speed, we are changing the:

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Tempo

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Melody

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Harmony

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Pitch

Question 39

Which of these is an example of a musical instrument?

Accepted Answer

Violin

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Chair

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Computer

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Ball

Question 40

What is the term for the unique sound quality of music?

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Timbre

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Pitch

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Volume

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Tempo

Question 41

When we sing or play music together and it sounds pleasing, we are creating:

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Harmony

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Dynamics

Question 42

Which of these is a type of rhythm that we can find in music?

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Beat

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Chord

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Interval

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Note

Question 43

What is the term for how loud or soft music sounds?

Accepted Answer

Dynamics

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Tempo

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Pitch

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Timbre