Musical Elements 1

Which element of music is defined by the speed of the music, slow to fast?

• Pitch

• Articulation

• Texture

• Tempo

Which of the terms below tell us at what tempo a piece of music will be performed?

• Adagio

• Piano

• Forte

• Allegro

What musical element can be defined as volume, soft to loud?

• Pitch

• Dynamics

• Texture

• Tempo

Which of these terms tell the performer what the dynamic level would be on a given piece of music?

• Allegro

• Forte

• Pianissimo

• Andante

Which of these opposites best defines the element of Pitch?

• Soft and Loud

• Cold and Hot

• Low and High

• Small and Large

Which statement best defines the musical element Timbre?

• What you shout when felling a tree.

• The sound quality of an instrument, eg. piano vs. organ.

• Short for Tambourine.

• The size of a piece of sheet music.

"From the "thin" sound of an unaccompanied solo voice (monophonic) to the "thick"ness of multiple layers of sound produced by an orchestra (polyphonic)," is a description of this musical element.

• Form

• Tempo

• Articulation

• Texture

Which of these opposites best defines the element of Articulation?

• Smooth/Connected vs. Space between Sounds/Detached

• Moving Forward vs. Moving Backward

• Invisible vs. Visible

• Intangible vs. Tangible

The set of notes a composer uses in a piece of music determines whether the music is happy (major) or sad (minor), joyful (major) or frightening (minor). This musical element is ______________.

• Tempo

• Dynamics

• Tonality

• Rhythm

Duration is determined by musical notation, notes and rests, and tells the performer how ___________ or _________ a sound will be.

• close or far

• loose or tight

• long or short

• tall or wide