Middle School: 6th, 7th and 8th Grade - Music - Composition (Basics) Solution - MCQGeeks.com

Q.1.

Curved lines are written over groups of notes to show .......

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note value
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pause marks
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phrasing in the musical passage
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All of the above

Q.2.

A pulse is more commonly referred to as the .......

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beat
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key change
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time signature
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volume

Q.3.

Timbre is best described as .......

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a way of determining different types of sounds
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a type of wood
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a type of recording method using a cassette tape
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None of the above

Q.4.

Which of these is the softest dynamic marking?

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f
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ff
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mf
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p

Q.5.

Pitch is .......

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a way of describing how high or low a note sounds
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indicative of speed
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representative of dynamic volume
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All of the above

Q.6.

What is a 'note cluster'?

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A type of cereal musicians eat!
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A played group of notes which are very close together
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A really fast passage of music
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None of the above

Q.7.

What is a tempo?

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The key signature
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The pace or general speed of a composition
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The time signature
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All of the above

Q.8.

What is meant by the term 'dynamics'?

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How loud or quiet the music is meant to be
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How fast or slow the music should be
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How long the piece should last in minutes
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None of the above

Q.9.

What is meant by a 'polyphonic' texture?

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A type of music that sounds like a phone ringing
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Where a tune is backed by several underlying harmonies
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A piece having two or more tunes sounding the same time
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None of the above

Q.10.

What is meant by duration?

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A type of dance from Italy
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A type of song from France
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The durability of an instrument
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The length of a note