Key words rhythm and pulse year 7

In music, pulse means a regular beat felt throughout the music like a heartbeat

• True

• False

A series of notes or sounds of different lengths that make a pattern is called the rhythm

• True

• False

Which word describes emphasising or stressing particular notes when you are playing

• Accent

• Bar

• Rhythm

• Pitch

The musical element that describes the length of the sound is:

• Duration

• Tempo

• Texture

• Structure

The musical element that describes the layers of sound, or how many instruments you can hear is called:

• Duration

• Tempo

• Texture

• Structure

The musical element that describes the organisation of sounds called:

• Duration

• Tempo

• Texture

• Structure

Silence, the absence of sound, is shown in music with which symbol?

• Repeat

• Treble Clef

• Bass Clef

• Rests

How many beats is a crotchet worth?

• 2

• 1

• HALF

Two or more rhythms being played at the same time are is called

• Noise

• Polyrhythm

• texture

• pulse

How many beats is a quaver worth?

• 1

• 1

• Half a beat