Compose Your Own Music: A Fun and Educational Journey for Kindergarteners

Question 1

Which of these is something we can hear but is not a musical element?

Accepted Answer

Sound of a bell

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Rhythm

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Harmony

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Pitch

Question 2

What is the musical sign that tells us how long to sing or play a note called?

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Duration

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Measure

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Rest

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Clef

Question 3

What is the name of the musical sign that tells us when to start and stop singing or playing?

Accepted Answer

Bar line

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Clef

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Note

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Time signature

Question 4

Which of these types of music is usually played slowly and quietly?

Accepted Answer

Lullaby

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March

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Rock

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Hip-hop

Question 5

Which of these words means to play loudly?

Accepted Answer

Forte

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Piano

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Crescendo

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Decrescendo

Question 6

Which object makes a sound when you shake it?

Accepted Answer

A tambourine

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A piece of paper

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A feather

Question 7

What musical symbol tells us to play a sound for a long time?

Accepted Answer

Hold

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Note

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Rest

Question 8

Which instrument is a type of percussion instrument?

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Drums

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Piano

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Guitar

Question 9

What makes music sound happy or sad?

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Mood

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Tempo

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Rhythm

Question 10

Which tempo is the slowest?

Accepted Answer

Adagio

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Allegro

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Moderato

Question 11

What describes how high or low a sound is?

Accepted Answer

Pitch

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Volume

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Duration

Question 12

Which instrument belongs to the brass family?

Accepted Answer

Trumpet

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Clarinet

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Saxophone

Question 13

Where are notes placed on a musical staff?

Accepted Answer

Staff

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Clef

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Measure

Question 14

What symbol indicates the beginning or end of a musical piece?

Accepted Answer

Double bar line

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Fermata

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Coda

Question 15

Which of these is NOT a musical element we learn about in music class?

Accepted Answer

Color

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Rhythm

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Harmony

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Melody

Question 16

Which instrument do we blow air into to make a sound?

Accepted Answer

Flute

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Piano

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Guitar

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Drum

Question 17

What is the name for how high or low a sound is in music?

Accepted Answer

Pitch

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Rhythm

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Volume

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Dynamics

Question 18

Which sound has a steady beat, like a drum going 'boom, boom, boom'?

Accepted Answer

A drumbeat that goes 'boom, boom, boom'

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A bird chirping in the trees

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A car horn honking

Question 19

In music, what tells us how loud or soft it should sound?

Accepted Answer

Dynamics

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Rhythm

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Pitch

Question 20

What are the basic parts of music that we use to create songs?

Accepted Answer

Rhythm, Melody, and Harmony

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Notes, Rests, and Clefs

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Strings, Winds, and Brass

Question 21

What do we call the pattern of beats in music that makes us want to tap our feet?

Accepted Answer

Rhythm

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Melody

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Harmony

Question 22

What do we call the group of musical notes that we sing or play?

Accepted Answer

Melody

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Rhythm

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Harmony

Question 23

When we make up our own songs, we are _____ music.

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Composing

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Singing

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Playing

Question 24

What do we use to make the sounds when we sing?

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Our voices

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Our hands

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Our feet

Question 25

Which instrument has strings that we pluck to make sounds?

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Violin

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Drum

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Piano

Question 26

When we play music with others, it's important to _____ so that our sounds work well together.

Accepted Answer

Listen to each other

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Talk over each other

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Play as fast as we can

Question 27

Which of these can we use to keep a steady beat?

Accepted Answer

A drum

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A piano

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A violin

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A guitar

Question 28

What's the difference between a scale and a chord?

Accepted Answer

A scale is like a ladder of sounds, while a chord is like a group of sounds played together.

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A chord is like a ladder of sounds, while a scale is like a group of sounds played together.

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A scale and a chord are the same thing.

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Both scales and chords are like groups of sounds played together.

Question 29

In music, what helps us feel like we're moving?

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The beat

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The tune

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How loud or soft it is

Question 30

Which of these makes sound when you blow into it?

Accepted Answer

A flute

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A guitar

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A drum

Question 31

How do we tell if a sound is high or low?

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By its pitch

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By its speed

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By its volume

Question 32

What do we call the lines and spaces where we write music?

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A staff

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A clef

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A measure

Question 33

How do we describe how loud or soft music is?

Accepted Answer

Dynamics

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Tempo

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Pitch

Question 34

What do we call the group of notes that sound good together?

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A chord

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A melody

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A rhythm

Question 35

Which instrument makes sound by moving its strings?

Accepted Answer

Guitar

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Drums

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Piano

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Trumpet

Question 36

Which word means music that sounds fast and happy?

Accepted Answer

Allegro

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Adagio

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Andante

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Largo

Question 37

Which type of music has a pattern of repeating parts?

Accepted Answer

Rondo

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Sonata

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Symphony

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Opera

Question 38

Which instrument creates sound by blowing air across a hole?

Accepted Answer

Clarinet

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Violin

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Guitar

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Drums

Question 39

What is NOT a part of music?

Accepted Answer

Color

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Rhythm

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Pitch

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Tempo

Question 40

On what do we write music?

Accepted Answer

Staff

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Clef

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Measure

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Bar

Question 41

Which instrument makes a high-pitched sound?

Accepted Answer

Violin

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Drum

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Piano

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Guitar

Question 42

What helps us keep the rhythm?

Accepted Answer

Metronome

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Tuner

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Pitch pipe

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Microphone

Question 43

Which type of music has many melodies at the same time?

Accepted Answer

Polyphony

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Monophony

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Harmony

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Heterophony

Question 44

Which means 'fast' in music?

Accepted Answer

Allegro

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Andante

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Adagio

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Largo

Question 45

Flutes, trumpets, and saxophones are all _____ instruments.

Accepted Answer

Wind

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String

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Percussion

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Keyboard

Question 46

Which word describes music that is quick and lively?

Accepted Answer

Allegro

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Adagio

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Andante

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Largo

Question 47

One way to recognize Baroque music is by its _____.

Accepted Answer

Many different melodies played at the same time

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Simple, catchy tunes

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Fast, energetic rhythms

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Slow, peaceful melodies

Question 48

The special signs at the beginning of a song that tell us what key it's in are called the _____.

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Key signature

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Time signature

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Clef

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Measure