Musical Expression for 3rd Graders: Explore Rhythm, Melody, and Harmony

Question 1

What is the musical sign that shows a break or pause?

Accepted Answer

Rest

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Dot

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Sharp

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Flat

Question 2

Which of these is a type of instrument that you blow into?

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Flute

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Piano

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Violin

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Guitar

Question 3

How do you make the sound grow louder over time?

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Crescendo

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Decrescendo

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Change the speed

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Play with more instruments

Question 4

What word describes how high or low a sound is?

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Pitch

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Rhythm

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Tempo

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Volume

Question 5

What is the name of the five lines and four spaces on which we write music?

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Grand staff

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Clef

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Measure

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Bar line

Question 6

Which of these shows how many beats are in a measure and what kind of note gets one beat?

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4/4

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C major

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Allegro

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Fortissimo

Question 7

What symbol looks like a hash mark (#) and means to play a note a half-step higher?

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#

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♭

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♮

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X

Question 8

What musical term describes a small, recognizable group of notes?

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Motif

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Phrase

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Cadence

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Section

Question 9

What is the name for the words in a song?

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Lyrics

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Melody

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Rhythm

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Form

Question 10

What is the name of the group of musicians that plays together in classical music?

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Orchestra

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Piano

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Electric guitar

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Drums

Question 11

Who writes music?

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Composer

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Singer

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Musician

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Conductor

Question 12

What's the name for how fast or slow a song is?

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Tempo

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Pitch

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Meter

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Dynamics

Question 13

Which of these instruments do we hit or shake to make sound?

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Drums

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Piano

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Violin

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Guitar

Question 14

Which musical piece has two different parts that keep repeating?

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Rondo

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Sonata

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Suite

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Symphony

Question 15

Which symbol shows a quarter note?

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♩

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♪

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♫

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♬

Question 16

Which instrument is a type of percussion instrument?

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Drum

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Violin

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Guitar

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Piano

Question 17

What is the term for when different notes are played together?

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Harmony

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Melody

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Rhythm

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Tone

Question 18

Who writes music?

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Composer

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Musician

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Singer

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Arranger

Question 19

What part of music tells us how high or low a sound is?

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Melody

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Rhythm

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Harmony

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Tempo

Question 20

What do we call a group of musical notes played at the same time?

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Chord

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Scale

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Arpeggio

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Glissando

Question 21

Which of these describes a fast tempo?

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Lots of quick notes

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Big intervals between notes

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Heavy accents on the beats

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Slow and steady pace

Question 22

Which symbol in music means to repeat a section?

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||

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[]

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:

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()

Question 23

Which instrument belongs to the group called the string family?

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Violin

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Piano

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Drums

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Trumpet

Question 24

What is the most important job of a conductor?

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To keep the music together

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To play the loudest instrument

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To sing the highest notes

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To write the music

Question 25

Which of these instruments does not make a specific pitch?

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Triangle

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Flute

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Guitar

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Violin

Question 26

Which part of a song usually repeats?

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Chorus

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Verse

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Bridge

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Outro

Question 27

Which part of a song is typically repeated?

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Chorus

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Main melody

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Supporting harmonies

Question 28

Which of these is NOT a building block of music?

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Feeling

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Harmony

Question 29

What do we call a group of notes played together?

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Chord

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Tune

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Scale

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Arpeggio

Question 30

Which of these describes the way different parts of a song sound together?

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Musical texture

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Musical form

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Musical dynamics

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Musical tempo

Question 31

Which instrument do you blow into to play?

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Trumpet

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Piano

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Guitar

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Violin

Question 32

Which of these describes staccato in music?

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Short, separate notes

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Loud, emphasized notes

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Soft, gentle notes

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Smooth, connected notes

Question 33

What is the musical term for the way a melody moves up and down?

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Contour

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Meter

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Tempo

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Dynamics

Question 34

Which musical element makes music sound full and rich?

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Harmony

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Melody

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Rhythm

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Dynamics

Question 35

Which musical element tells us how loud or soft to play?

Accepted Answer

Dynamics

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Tempo

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Melody

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Rhythm

Question 36

What is the musical term for how fast or slow a piece of music is?

Accepted Answer

Tempo

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Dynamics

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Meter

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Rhythm

Question 37

What symbol tells us when a piece of music ends?

Accepted Answer

Double Barline

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Measure

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Staff

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Clef

Question 38

Which of these is **not** a basic element of music?

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Speed

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Harmony

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Melody

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Rhythm

Question 39

What is the term for the sequence of beats in music?

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Tempo

Question 40

Which scale uses all twelve notes?

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Chromatic scale

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Major scale

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Pentatonic scale

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Minor scale

Question 41

Which instrument produces sound by vibrating strings?

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Violin

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Piano

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Drum

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Saxophone

Question 42

Which characteristic is typical of Baroque music?

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Ornate melodies and complex harmonies

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Simple melodies and clear rhythms

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Emotional melodies and dramatic dynamics

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Driving rhythms and strong bass lines

Question 43

Which composer is famous for his operas?

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Giuseppe Verdi

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Ludwig van Beethoven

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Johann Sebastian Bach

Question 44

What does a crescendo do in music?

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Gradually increases the volume

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Gradually decreases the volume

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Changes the tempo

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Changes the pitch