Melody in Music: Learn and Test Your Musical Ear

Question 1

Which animal makes a sound that is high and squeaky?

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Bird

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Elephant

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Cat

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Dog

Question 2

What makes the music have different highness and lowness?

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Pitch

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Rhythm

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Tempo

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Volume

Question 3

Which of these is NOT something we can hear in music?

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Color

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Pitch

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Rhythm

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Tempo

Question 4

What is the word for how far apart two notes are?

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Interval

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Note difference

Question 5

How many beats does a quarter note get?

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1

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2

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4

Question 6

Which one of these is a percussion instrument?

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Drums

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Violin

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Piano

Question 7

Who writes music?

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Composer

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Singer

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Musician

Question 8

Which melody goes up from the lowest note to the highest note?

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Do-Re-Mi-Fa

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Mi-Re-Do-Fa

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Re-Do-Mi-Fa

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Fa-Re-Mi-Fa

Question 9

Which type of melody is often used in children's songs?

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Pentatonic melody

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Chromatic melody

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Diatonic melody

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Whole-tone melody

Question 10

Which of these is a melody?

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Several notes played one after the other

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One single note

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A group of notes played at the same time

Question 11

Which of these animals makes a low-pitched sound?

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Elephant

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Bird

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Dog

Question 12

What is the name of the scale that starts on the note 'Do'?

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Major scale

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Minor scale

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Pentatonic scale

Question 13

Which of these sounds is high? Like the sound a bird makes.

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Bird tweet

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Drum

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Cat meow

Question 14

When we sing low, what note do we start with?

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Do

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Re

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Mi

Question 15

Which of these makes a high-pitched sound?

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Violin

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Piano

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Guitar

Question 16

When you play several notes at the same time, what do you call it?

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Chords

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Scales

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Arpeggios

Question 17

Which sound is higher in pitch: a low drumbeat or a high-pitched whistle?

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High-pitched whistle

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Low drumbeat

Question 18

What is the term for the distance between two musical notes?

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Interval

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Melody

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Rhythm

Question 19

Which of these melodies has notes that go up in pitch: 'Do, re, mi' or 'Do, mi, do'?

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Do, re, mi

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Do, mi, do

Question 20

What is the symbol used to indicate a pause in music called?

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Rest

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Bar line

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Sharp

Question 21

Which melody is longer: 'Do, re' or 'Do, re, mi, fa'?

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Do, re, mi, fa

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Do, re

Question 22

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

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Melody is about notes going up and down, rhythm is about the beat

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Melody is about the beat, rhythm is about notes going up and down

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They're the same thing

Question 23

Which of these shapes represents a quarter note?

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Filled-in circle

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Open circle

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Triangle

Question 24

Which of these notes is higher than the note A?

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B

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G

Question 25

Which of these famous musicians wrote operas?

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Ludwig van Beethoven

Question 26

What is a melody?

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A string of musical notes that create a tune

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The beat of a song

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The chords of a song

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The speed of a song

Question 27

Which melody is in the key of C major?

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C D E F G A B C

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D E F G A B C D

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E F G A B C D E

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F G A B C D E F

Question 28

Which nursery rhyme has this tune: 'Twinkle, twinkle, little star'?

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Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

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Mary Had a Little Lamb

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Itsy Bitsy Spider

Question 29

Which instrument is played with a bow?

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Violin

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Piano

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Guitar

Question 30

What word means 'loud' in music?

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Forte

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Piano

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Crescendo

Question 31

Which song is often sung at Christmas?

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Jingle Bells

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Happy Birthday

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Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Question 32

What symbol shows a pause in music?

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A rest symbol

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A note

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A time signature

Question 33

What is the space between two notes called?

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An interval

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A step

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A jump

Question 34

Which of these makes a good melody?

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Using different notes and rhythms

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Repeating the same notes over and over

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Playing random notes

Question 35

Which of these animals makes the highest-pitched sound?

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Bird

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Cat

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Cow

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Dog

Question 36

What do we call the space between two different musical notes?

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Interval

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Beat

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Rhythm

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Harmony

Question 37

Which of these is NOT an example of a melody?

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Heartbeat

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Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

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Happy Birthday to You

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Jingle Bells

Question 38

What do we call the word for a group of notes played together?

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Chord

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Harmony

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Note

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Beat

Question 39

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

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Tempo

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Volume

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Pitch

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Rhythm

Question 40

Which of these instruments creates sound by being struck or shaken?

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Drum

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Violin

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Guitar

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Piano

Question 41

What is the name of the musical symbol that tells us to stop playing for a while?

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Rest

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Sharp

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Note

Question 42

What kind of melody moves up or down by one step at a time?

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Stepwise melody

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Fast melody

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Melody with skips

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Repeated melody

Question 43

What kind of melody has notes that are close together?

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Conjunct melody

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Melody with big jumps

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Melody with skips