Basic Music Theory Quiz

What is music theory?

• A painting technique

• A practice to understand and communicate music

• A dance style

• A type of musical instrument

What are the three core elements of music?

• Harmony, Melody, Rhythm

• Pitch, Tone, Timbre

• Notes, Chords, Scales

• Dynamics, Texture, Tempo

What is harmony in music?

• A single note played repeatedly

• Multiple notes or voices played together

• A fast tempo

• A type of musical instrument

What is a melody?

• A musical instrument

• A succession of notes arranged into a musical phrase

• A type of drum beat

• A loud sound

What is rhythm?

• A recurring movement of notes and rests in time

• A type of dance

• A musical instrument

• A painting style

What is a major scale?

• A scale that sounds bright and happy

• A fast tempo

• A type of musical instrument

• A scale that sounds dark and sad

What is a minor scale?

• A type of musical instrument

• A scale that sounds bright and happy

• A scale that sounds dark and sad

• A fast tempo

What is a chord?

• A type of dance

• A single note played repeatedly

• A combination of two or more notes played at the same time

• A painting technique

What is a triad chord?

• A chord made of three notes

• A single note played repeatedly

• A type of dance

• A painting technique

What is an octave?

• A painting style

• A fast tempo

• A type of musical instrument

• The next highest or lowest pitch of the same note