
Music vocabulary for choir
Quiz by Sean Hurley
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- Q1What term describes the speed at which music is played?TempoPitchRhythmDynamics30s
- Q2What is another word for the musical term for how loud or quiet the music is performed?RhythmTempoDynamicsPitch30s
- Q3What is the term for a series of musical notes played in a specific order?RhythmTextureHarmonyMelody30s
- Q4What is the term for the distance between two musical notes?IntervalChordKeyScale30s
- Q5What is the term for the gradual increase or decrease in volume in a piece of music?CrescendoStaccatoLegatoFortissimo30s
- Q6What musical term refers to the combination of different sounds played or sung simultaneously?RhythmTextureHarmonyMelody30s
- Q7What is the term for the pattern of strong and weak beats in a piece of music?MelodyRhythmTextureHarmony30s
- Q8What is the term for the speed or rate at which a piece of music is played?TimbrePitchTempoVolume30s
- Q9Which term refers to the organization of musical sounds in time?MelodyTextureRhythmHarmony30s
- Q10What term refers to the highness or lowness of a sound?PitchTimbreTempoDynamics30s
- Q11What is the term for the loudness or softness of a musical sound?PitchDynamicsRhythmTimbre30s
- Q12What term refers to the combination of different sounds played or sung together?PitchTimbreTextureHarmony30s
- Q13What is the term for the quality or character of a sound?TimbreTempoRhythmMelody30s
- Q14What is the term for the steady, recurring pulse in music?DynamicsPitchBeatTimbre30s
- Q15What is the purpose of using diction in singing?To add emotion to the performanceTo ensure clear communication of lyricsTo increase the volume of the singingTo improve the pitch of the voice30s