Creating Music: A Comprehensive Guide for First Graders

Question 1

What is the name of the lines that help us read music notes?

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Staff

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Clef

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Bar line

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Measure

Question 2

Which of these instruments do we make sound by blowing into it?

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Flute

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Piano

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Guitar

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Drum

Question 3

What is another word for how loud the music is?

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Dynamics

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Pitch

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Tempo

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Harmony

Question 4

Which of these is NOT something we use to describe music?

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Color

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Harmony

Question 5

Who writes music?

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Composer

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Musician

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Singer

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Conductor

Question 6

What do you use to help musicians play at the right speed?

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Metronome

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Tuner

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Piano

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Guitar

Question 7

When different musical sounds are played together, what is the result called?

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Harmony

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A melody

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A tempo

Question 8

Which of these describes how high or low a musical sound is?

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Pitch

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Volume

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Duration

Question 9

In a song, what part creates the main tune that we can recognize?

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The melody

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The rhythm

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The harmony

Question 10

When we make our own music, what are we doing?

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Composing

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Performing

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Listening

Question 11

Which instrument is used to keep the rhythm in a band?

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The drums

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The guitar

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The piano

Question 12

Which symbol means to play a note quietly?

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pp

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mf

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ff

Question 13

When we sing or play music together, what do we need to do to make our sounds sound good together?

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Listen to each other

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Sing or play louder than everyone else

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Ignore the other parts

Question 14

What is the name of the smallest part of a rhythm?

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Beat

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Melody

Question 15

Which word describes how high or low a sound is?

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Pitch

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Volume

Question 16

Which of these instruments do you play by blowing air into it?

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Trumpet

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Guitar

Question 17

Which word describes music you can sing?

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Vocal music

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Symphony

Question 18

Who writes music?

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Composer

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Conductor

Question 19

Which of these instruments produces sound by being struck?

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Drum

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Violin

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Guitar

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Piano

Question 20

What symbol tells us how fast or slow to sing or play a song?

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Time signature

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Clef

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Note

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Rest

Question 21

What word best describes music with high, thin sounds?

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High-pitched

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Loud

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Soft

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Low-pitched

Question 22

What is the job of a composer in music?

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To write the music

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To perform the music

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To sing the music

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To conduct the music

Question 23

Who is a famous classical music composer?

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Ludwig van Beethoven

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Justin Bieber

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Taylor Swift

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Bruno Mars

Question 24

What is the term for the space between two notes?

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Interval

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Chord

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Harmony

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Melody

Question 25

Which musical symbol means silence?

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/

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||

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Z

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#

Question 26

What part of a song is repeated?

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Chorus

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Verse

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Bridge

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Outro

Question 27

What does a time signature tell us about a song?

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How many beats are in each measure

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What kind of notes to use

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What key the song is in

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How fast to play the song

Question 28

Which of these is a symbol that means to stop playing for a while?

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A rest

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A note

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A clef

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A measure

Question 29

What is the name of the lines and spaces where notes are written?

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The staff

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The ledger lines

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The bar lines

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The clefs

Question 30

Which of these instruments is a percussion instrument?

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Drums

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Violin

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Piano

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Flute

Question 31

What is the name of the system we use to write down music?

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Notation

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Tablature

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Cipher

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Code

Question 32

Who leads a choir or orchestra?

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The conductor

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The composer

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The musician

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The singer

Question 33

Which part of music creates sounds that move higher and lower?

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Melody

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Rhythm

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Harmony

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Tempo

Question 34

What is the basic building block that makes up music?

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Harmony

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Instrumentation

Question 35

What do we call the highness or lowness of a sound?

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Pitch

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Tempo

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Volume

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Tone

Question 36

What type of note lasts for two beats?

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Half note

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Quarter note

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Whole note

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Eighth note

Question 37

What is the name of the pattern of beats in music?

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Harmony

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Dynamics

Question 38

Which of these is NOT a musical instrument?

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Chair

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Piano

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Guitar

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Triangle

Question 39

Which of these words means a loud or strong sound?

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Forte

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Crescendo

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Decrescendo

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Piano

Question 40

What is the term for a series of notes played one after another?

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Melody

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Harmony

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Chords

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Counterpoint

Question 41

Which of these is a high-pitched type of female voice?

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Soprano

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Alto

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Tenor

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Bass

Question 42

What is the name of the musical symbol that tells us to repeat a part of the music?

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Repeat sign

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Coda

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Fermata

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Key signature

Question 43

When we march, we use a beat that is:

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Steady

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Fast

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Slow

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No beat

Question 44

The highness or lowness of a sound is called:

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Pitch

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Rhythm

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Tempo

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Melody

Question 45

In a song, the part that is usually repeated is the:

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Chorus

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Verse

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Bridge

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Intro

Question 46

When we combine different musical notes, we create:

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Harmony

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Melody

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Rhythm

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Tempo

Question 47

Which sign means we should play a note for twice as long?

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Hold

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Sharp

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Flat

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Natural

Question 48

The speed of music is called:

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Tempo

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Pitch

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Rhythm

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Volume

Question 49

Drums are an example of a:

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Percussion instrument

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String instrument

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Wind instrument

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Keyboard instrument

Question 50

We write music on lines and spaces called a:

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Staff

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Notes

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Clef

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Measure