Master the Building Blocks of Music: Rhythm, Melody, Harmony, and Timbre

Question 1

Which part of music is created when musical notes with different pitches are put together one after another?

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Melody

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Rhythm

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Harmony

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Timbre

Question 2

What element of music shows how sounds and pauses are arranged over time?

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Rhythm

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Harmony

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Volume

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Melody

Question 3

Which element of music is formed when different musical notes are played together?

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Harmony

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Timbre

Question 4

Which of these is NOT a fundamental element of music?

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Volume

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Harmony

Question 5

Which of these is NOT an element of music?

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Artwork

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Harmony

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT an element of music?

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Volume

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Harmony

Question 7

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

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Balance

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Rhythm

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Harmony

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Timbre

Question 8

Which of these is NOT one of the basic elements of music?

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Story

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Harmony

Question 9

In music, what element describes the highness or lowness of a sound, kind of like the difference between a bird chirping and a lion roaring?

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Pitch

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Rhythm

Question 10

Which part of music lets you sing a recognizable tune?

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Melody

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Rhythm

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Volume

Question 11

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

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Instrumentation

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Rhythm

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Pitch

Question 12

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

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Volume

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Rhythm

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Harmony

Question 13

Which element of music determines how fast or slow a song sounds?

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Tempo

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Harmony

Question 14

Music theory focuses on the different parts of music. Which of these is NOT part of music theory?

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The history of different types of music

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How music is written down

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The different parts of a song, like the melody and the harmony

Question 15

When musicians talk about organizing sounds in music over time, what do they call it?

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Rhythm

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Harmony

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Melody

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Timbre

Question 16

Which part of music shows how the different parts of a song are put together?

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Form

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Rhythm

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Harmony

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Timbre

Question 17

In music, we can learn the rules of music, just like we learn grammar in our language. Which part of music helps us with this?

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Music Theory

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Music History

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Music Performance

Question 18

What element of music determines how high or low the sound is?

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Pitch

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Rhythm

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Timbre

Question 19

Which of these is a basic element of music that controls how fast or slow a song is?

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Tempo

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Rhythm

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Pitch

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Harmony

Question 20

Which part of music shows how musical notes are organized in time?

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Timbre

Question 21

In music, which term refers to the way musical sounds are organized over time to create a structured piece?

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Form

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Melody

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Harmony

Question 22

Which part of music makes it feel like it's moving or has a beat?

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The rhythm

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The tune

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The chords

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The sound

Question 23

Which element of music combines different notes at the same time to create a pleasing sound?

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Harmony

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Timbre

Question 24

Which part of music describes the way sounds are arranged in a pattern?

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Harmony

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Timbre

Question 25

Which element of music indicates how loudly or softly it should be played?

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Dynamics

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Tempo

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Harmony

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Rhythm

Question 26

Which element of music is created when three or more notes are played together at the same time?

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Harmony

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Rhythm

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Melody

Question 27

Which part of music tells us how high or low a sound is?

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Pitch

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Rhythm

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Harmony

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Timbre

Question 28

How do silence and pauses enhance the structure and impact of a musical piece?

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They create anticipation and tension.

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They only make the piece longer.

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They are only used in classical music.

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They have no effect on the structure of the piece.

Question 29

How do major and minor chords differ in their emotional impact?

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Major chords create a cheerful mood, while minor chords evoke a somber mood.

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Minor chords are more common in classical music, while major chords are more common in popular music.

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Major and minor chords have the same intervals, but the order of the intervals determines their quality.

Question 30

How does using a minor scale usually affect the mood of a piece of music?

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It makes the music sound sad or gloomy.

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It makes the music sound happy and cheerful.

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It makes the music sound exciting and energetic.

Question 31

How does rhythm make music more enjoyable and danceable?

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Rhythm creates a sense of order and predictability, making music more enjoyable.

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Rhythm only affects the danceability of music, not its enjoyment.

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Rhythm is not necessary for danceable music.

Question 32

How does timbre impact the feeling of a song?

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It influences the mood of the song.

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It controls how loud or soft the song is.

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It determines how fast or slow the song is.

Question 33

What is musical texture?

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The combination of melody, harmony, and rhythm

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The number of instruments playing

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The speed of the music

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The volume of the music

Question 34

Which of these is NOT a feature of timbre?

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The pace of the music

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The sound quality of an instrument or voice

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The combination of different musical notes played together

Question 35

How does melody help build and shape a song?

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Melody connects different parts of a song, making it sound unified and complete.

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Melody adds feelings and expression to a song.

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Melody provides the main rhythm of a song.

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Melody controls the volume of a song.

Question 36

How do musicians use music to help tell stories in movies, TV shows, and video games?

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Composers use different speeds and volumes of music to match the story's pace and excitement.

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Music is just background noise and doesn't affect the story.

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Music in media is created separately, without thinking about the visuals or the story.

Question 37

What is the term for the way that the different parts of a musical piece are arranged and connected?

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Musical form

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Key signature

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Tempo

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Instrumentation

Question 38

What element of music describes the arrangement of musical sounds in time?

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Harmony

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Timbre

Question 39

Which of the following describes a series of single musical notes that creates a recognizable tune?

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Melody

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Rhythm

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Harmony

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Timbre

Question 40

What element of music refers to the combination of different musical notes played together?

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Harmony

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Timbre

Question 41

Which of the following describes the unique sound quality of a musical instrument or voice?

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Timbre

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Harmony

Question 42

Which of the following musical symbols indicates the volume level of a song?

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Dynamic markings

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F clef

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G clef

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C clef

Question 43

A musical scale that has all whole steps except for one half step between the 7th and 8th notes is known as:

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Major scale

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Minor scale

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Chromatic scale

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Pentatonic scale

Question 44

Which type of harmony creates tension in music?

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Dissonant chords

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Consonant chords

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Major chords

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Minor chords

Question 45

When music changes from quiet to loud, how does it make you feel?

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Excited or like something exciting is about to happen

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Only louder or softer

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Like the music is speeding up or slowing down

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The volume doesn't change how the music makes me feel

Question 46

What element of music determines the highness or lowness of a sound?

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Pitch

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Melody

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Harmony

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Rhythm

Question 47

If a flute and a trumpet both play the same note, what makes their sounds different?

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Timbre

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Harmony

Question 48

When different musical notes are played together, which element of music is created?

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Harmony

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Timbre

Question 49

What physical characteristic of a musical instrument determines its unique sound?

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Its shape and size

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The musician's playing style

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The genre of music being played

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The acoustics of the room

Question 50

What is the regular pattern of repeated sounds called?

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Harmony

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Timbre

Question 51

What do we call the series of notes that create a recognizable tune?

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Melody

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Harmony

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Timbre

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Rhythm

Question 52

When two or more musical notes sound together, it creates:

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Harmony

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Melody

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Rhythm

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Timbre

Question 53

What does the tempo of a song describe?

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Speed

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Loudness

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Style

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Rhythm

Question 54

How do major and minor musical keys differ in feeling?

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Major is happy, minor is sad

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Minor is happy, major is sad

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Major has higher notes, minor has lower notes

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Minor has higher notes, major has lower notes

Question 55

What does the musical term 'legato' indicate?

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To play notes smoothly and connected

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To play notes choppily and separated

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To play notes very loudly

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To play notes very softly

Question 56

What element of music refers to the arrangement of notes into chords?

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Harmony

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Melody

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Rhythm

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Timbre

Question 57

What is the name of the musical scale that has twelve notes, including all the sharps and flats?

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Chromatic scale

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Pentatonic scale

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Major scale

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Minor scale

Question 58

Which of the following is a characteristic of a minor melody?

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Sad and somber

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Happy and uplifting

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Fast and lively

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Slow and majestic

Question 59

Music is made up of sounds that repeat in patterns. What is the term for these patterns?

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Harmony

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Volume

Question 60

What makes some musical sounds higher or lower than others?

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Pitch

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Rhythm

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Volume

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Harmony

Question 61

When several musical notes are played together, it creates a combination of sounds. What do we call this combination?

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Harmony

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Timbre

Question 62

What term describes how loud or soft a sound is?

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Volume

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Rhythm

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Pitch

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Timbre

Question 63

When we talk about the speed or tempo of a song, what element of music are we describing?

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Harmony

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Timbre

Question 64

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

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Rest

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Note

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Clef

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Sharp