Download MELODY EXAM STUDY GUIDE Multiple Choice Questions: 1. The

MELODY EXAM STUDY GUIDE
Multiple Choice Questions:
1. The ________ of a note is how high or low it sounds to the ear.
2. ___________ is the number of cycles per second that a vibration occurs.
3. What are the four elements of music?
4. What are the three kinds of accidentals that you may find in a piece of written music. These
markings will alter the pitch of any note that they proceed.
5. Tone color is used by composers to create __________.
6. What are the members of the Woodwind Family?
7. Guido of Arezzo established _______.
8. The Bass Clef identifies where the note __ is on the staff.
9. Which instruments are part of the String Family?
10. Another word for tone color is _________.
11. What are the names of the spaces in the Bass Clef?
12. The Treble Clef identifies where the note __ is on the staff.
13. Which instruments are NOT part of the string family?
14. Melody, Rhythm ,_________, and Dynamics are the four elements that make up music.
15. Match the instruments to their corresponding family of instruments.
16. Which instrument would have the highest pitch, or the highest frequency?
17. Which instrument would have the lowest pitch, or the lowest frequency?
True/False Questions:
18. The mechanical vibrations that can be interpreted as sound are able to travel through all
forms of matter: gases, liquids, solids, and plasmas.
19. The letter names of the spaces on the treble clef (G-clef) are F-A-D-E-D.
The letter names of the lines on the treble clef (G-clef) are E-G-B-D-F (Empty Garbage Before Dad
Flips)
20. The Bass Clef is also called the F Clef.
21. Melodies often consist of one or more musical phrases, and are usually repeated throughout a
piece of music in various forms.
22. A scale constitutes a series of pitches that span the distance of an octave?
23. The distance between the highest and lowest notes that a musician can sing or play is called
the melody.
24. The term melody means "beats in time."
25. Musicians notate melody on a musical staff consisting of five lines and four spaces.
26. Pitch is the highness or lowness of sound.
27. Tone is a sound that has a definite pitch.
28. The Grand Staff includes both the Treble and Bass Clefs.