Melody and Harmony: A Comprehensive Guide for First Graders

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a part of a melody?

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Volume

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Pitch

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Duration

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Tempo

Question 2

How can you make harmony in music?

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Play two notes at the same time

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Change the rhythm of a song

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Sing in a different language

Question 3

What is one way to describe a melody?

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How the notes move up and down

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How many notes are in a song

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How fast the music is

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How loud the music is

Question 4

Which of these chords is a major chord?

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C major

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C minor

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C augmented

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C diminished

Question 5

How do the chords in a chord progression affect the melody of a piece?

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They create a framework for the melody, guiding its movement and direction.

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They determine the exact notes that can be used in the melody.

Question 6

How does the harmony in this musical excerpt affect the sound of the melody?

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Makes the melody sound fuller and richer

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Makes the melody sound sadder

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Makes the melody sound faster

Question 7

In the song 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star', how does the composer use melody and harmony to create a peaceful and calming mood?

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The composer uses a slow and gentle melody with soft and soothing harmonies.

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The composer uses a fast and lively melody with loud and harsh harmonies.

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The composer uses a melody that is very repetitive and predictable, and the harmonies never change.

Question 8

When two notes are played together, they can sound either consonant or dissonant. Which of these intervals is dissonant?

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Minor second

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Unison

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Octave

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Perfect fifth

Question 9

What is NOT a building block of a melody?

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Volume

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Pitch

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Rhythm

Question 10

When we listen to a song with one main melody and some chords playing in the background, what is that called?

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Homophonic

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Polyphonic

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Heterophonic

Question 11

When we play two musical notes together, they can sound like they go well together or not. What is the special word for when two notes sound good together?

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Consonance

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Dissonance

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Melody

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Harmony

Question 12

What part of a song can be high or low?

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Pitch

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Rhythm

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Timbre

Question 13

Which two composers use very different styles when writing melodies and harmonies in their music?

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Chopin and Stravinsky

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Wagner and Debussy

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Beethoven and Mozart

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Bach and Handel

Question 14

How does the speed of a song influence our emotions?

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The speed of a song can make us feel different emotions, like happy or sad.

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The speed of a song only affects how fast or slow it sounds.

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The speed of a song has no impact on our feelings.

Question 15

What is a melody?

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A series of musical notes played one after the other that you can sing or hum

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A single musical note

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A group of musical notes played together

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A series of musical notes played very fast

Question 16

In music, what happens when different notes are played together to make a pleasing sound?

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Harmony

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Melody

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Rhythm

Question 17

What does harmony NOT do in music?

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Set the beat of the music

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Make a melody sound fuller

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Create different feelings

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Make the music feel balanced

Question 18

What musical elements combine to form a melody?

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Pitch and rhythm

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Texture and dynamics

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Tempo and timbre

Question 19

Listen to the melody and tell me the musical intervals used to create it: **C - D - E - F - G**. What are the intervals between the notes in the melody?

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Step, step, step, step

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Skip, step, skip, step

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Step, skip, step, skip

Question 20

Tell us what a melody is.

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When notes are played in a certain order

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When several notes are played altogether

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Repeatedly playing just one note

Question 21

What does the word 'harmony' mean in music?

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Two or more notes ringing together

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Just one note all by itself

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Any group of notes in any order

Question 22

What is one thing you can do to make up a melody?

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Hum a little tune

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Pluck one guitar string

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Tap a rhythm on a tabletop

Question 23

Which type of music style uses a lot of harmonies?

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Jazz music

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Hip-hop music

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Folk music

Question 24

Imagine you're singing your favourite song. The series of musical notes you sing one after the other is called a:

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Melody

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Harmony

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Rhythm

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Beat

Question 25

When you play two or more different musical notes at the same time, you create a:

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Harmony

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Melody

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Rhythm

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Tempo

Question 26

Which of these makes a melody easy to remember and sing along to?

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Clear shape

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Variety of notes

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Fast tempo

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Loud volume

Question 27

What's a special way to make music sound interesting and beautiful when playing two or more notes together?

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Harmony

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Melody

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Rhythm

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Dynamics

Question 28

Which of these is NOT a way to create a harmony?

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Singing a solo

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Playing two or more notes at once

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Using a special chart called a 'chord chart'

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Using a computer program

Question 29

Which type of harmony sounds very pleasing and harmonious?

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Consonance

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Dissonance

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Melody

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Rhythm

Question 30

Which type of harmony can sound a bit unexpected or surprising?

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Dissonance

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Consonance

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Melody

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Rhythm

Question 31

What is a harmony?

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A set of different notes that are played at the same time

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A set of different notes that go up and down in pitch

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A set of different notes that are played in a certain order

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A set of different notes that are played loudly

Question 32

Which of the following is an example of a melody?

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The 'Happy Birthday' song

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The sound of a doorbell

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The sound of a car horn

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The sound of a vacuum cleaner

Question 33

Which of the following is an example of a harmony?

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The sound of two notes being played at the same time

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The sound of a single note being played

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The sound of a drum being played

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The sound of a guitar being played

Question 34

How can you create a simple harmony?

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Using two notes that are next to each other on a scale

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Using two notes that are far apart on a scale

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Using three notes that are all different

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Using four notes that are all different

Question 35

Which sound is high?

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A sharp whistle

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A deep bell

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A quiet drum

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A loud cymbal

Question 36

Which melody smoothly goes up and down?

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A melody that goes like steps

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A melody that skips around

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A melody that jumps up and down a lot

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A melody that wobbles like a zigzag

Question 37

How does harmony change the way a song makes you feel?

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Harmony can make a song sound happy, sad, or even mysterious.

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Harmony helps keep a song's rhythm steady.

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Harmony is only found in classical music.

Question 38

What makes music sound nice and fun to listen to?

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Playing notes that sound good together.

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Playing very high notes.

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Playing only one note at a time.

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Playing notes that are all different.

Question 39

How does harmony make different types of music sound unique?

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It makes the music sound richer and fuller.

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It makes the music sound louder.

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It makes the music sound faster or slower.

Question 40

In music, what does polyphony mean?

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Two or more melodies are played together.

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One note is played alone.

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Notes in a melody are played one after the other.

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Notes are played very loudly.

Question 41

In music, how do melody and harmony work together to create a pleasant sound?

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The melody is the main tune, and the harmony adds extra sounds to support it.

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The harmony is louder than the melody.

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The melody and harmony are completely different things.

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The harmony is the most important part of the music.

Question 42

What is the term for playing two or more different notes at the same time?

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Harmony

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Melody

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Rhythm

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Cadence

Question 43

Which of these scales has only five notes?

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Pentatonic

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Hexatonic

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Heptatonic

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Octatonic

Question 44

What is the name of the distance between two musical notes?

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Interval

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Chord

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Scale

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Arpeggio

Question 45

Which of these scales is commonly used in blues music?

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Blues scale

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Major scale

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Minor scale

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Pentatonic scale

Question 46

What symbol is used to indicate a sharp note?

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#

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♭

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♮

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b

Question 47

Which of these is a type of musical texture where multiple melodies are played at the same time?

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Polyphony

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Monophony

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Homophony

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Heterophony

Question 48

What happens when harmony is created in music?

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Two or more notes are played together

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Only one note is played at a time

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The music has a fast tempo

Question 49

Which type of harmony makes a melody sound full and nice?

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Consonant

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Dissonant

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Chromatic

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Parallel

Question 50

What helps make music sound exciting and then calm?

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Tension and release

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Only melody

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Only harmony

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Rhythm

Question 51

Which song might make you feel excited because it has a high-pitched tune?

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A song about marching

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A song that helps you sleep

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A song about love

Question 52

What makes a melody sound happy?

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Major

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Minor

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Loud

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Fast

Question 53

Which types of musical patterns can a melody have?

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Ascending, descending, repetitive

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Loud, soft, fast

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High, low, middle

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Smooth, sharp, bumpy

Question 54

What is it called when two or more musical notes are played at the same time?

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Harmony

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Rhythm

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Melody

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Tempo

Question 55

Which of these is an example of a basic type of harmony?

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A group of three notes played together

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A musical sound that goes up and down

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A pattern of notes played in a steady beat

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A set of notes that sounds sad

Question 56

What is the main difference between a melody and a harmony?

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A melody is a single musical line, while a harmony is two or more lines played together.

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A melody is played by one instrument, while a harmony is played by two or more instruments.

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A melody is always higher than a harmony.

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A harmony is always louder than a melody.

Question 57

Which type of music often has complicated melodies and harmonies?

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Classical

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Pop

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Rock

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Country

Question 58

What is the name of the group of notes that includes C, D, E, F, G, A, and B?

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Major musical scale

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Minor musical scale

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Pentatonic scale

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Chromatic scale

Question 59

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

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Tempo

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Rhythm

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Harmony

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Melody

Question 60

What musical symbol shows a break in the music?

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Rest

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Note

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Chord

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Clef

Question 61

Which type of singing involves just one person singing a song?

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Monophony

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Homophony

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Polyphony

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Heterophony

Question 62

Which of these is NOT a type of melody that goes higher or lower?

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Staying the same

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Going up

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Going down

Question 63

What makes an 'Ostinato melody' different?

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It has a repeating pattern

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It uses a special scale

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It is always in a minor key

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It is played very fast

Question 64

What happens when you play different notes together at the same time?

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You hear harmony

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You hear a melody

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You hear rhythm

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You hear timbre