Year 10 Music Theory

Name the note. 

• G
• A
• B
• C

What is this rest worth?

• 3 beats
• 4 beats
• 2 beats
• 1 beat

________ is the speed of a song.

• Timbre
• Pitch
• Dynamics
• Tempo

Name the note. 

• C
• D
• E
• F

What does dynamics mean?

• how loud or quiet the music is
• how fast or slow the music is
• what instruments are playing
• how high or low the music is

How do you work out a Major chord?

• First, Third and Sharpened Fifth degree of the scale
• First, Third and Fifth degree of the scale
• First, Flattened Third and Fifth degree of the scale
• I have no idea!!!

What is a cadence?

• A cadence is formed by one chord at the end of a passage
• A cadence is formed by two chords at the end of a passage
• It's when the music gets really really loud
• It's when the music slows down at the end of a piece

What does modulation mean?

• Two chords at the end of a passage
• When the music changes dynamics
• When the tempo changes
• When the music changes key

What is an interval?

• How the music ends
• The difference between two pitches
• Timbre of instruments
• The difference between two instruments

Which is a perfect cadence?

• IV - I
• I - V
• V - I
• IV - I