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Third Grade (Grade 3) Musical Terms Questions

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Grade 3 Musical Terms
What do dynamics tell you?
  1. How loud or soft to play
  2. What to play
  3. Not to play
  4. To play faster
Grade 3 Musical Terms
What is Tempo?
  1. Not to play
  2. How fast or slow to play
  3. The notes to play
  4. To repeat
Grade 3 Musical Terms
What symbol tells you to play something over again?
  1. Repeat Sign
  2. Crescendo
  3. Whole Note
  4. A Flat
Grade 3 Musical Terms
Pitch is how high or low a tone is.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Musical Terms
Rhythm - a pattern of long and short sounds and silences
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Musical Terms
Tempo means the         speed         of the beat.
Grade 3 Musical Terms
The arrangement of notes in time and the accompanying accent.
  1. Tone
  2. Rhythm
  3. Harmony
  4. Melody
Grade 3 Musical Terms
The combination of pitch and rhythm to create a tune.
  1. Elements
  2. Harmony
  3. Tone
  4. Melody
Grade 3 Musical Terms
"Allegro" means the song is:
  1. fast
  2. slow
  3. loud
Grade 3 Musical Terms
The musical term "ritard" or "rit." means you must:
  1. speed up
  2. stop
  3. slow down
  4. get louder
Grade 3 Musical Terms
Unison means to play or sing notes on DIFFERENT pitches.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Musical Terms
Timbre is:
  1. a part of a trumpet
  2. the words of a song
  3. the special sound a voice or instrument makes
Grade 3 Musical Terms
              A Measure              is the space on a staff between two bar lines.
Grade 3 Musical Terms
Texture is how thin or thick sounding the music is.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Musical Terms
An example of a musical form is:
  1. ABA
  2. a steady beat
  3. a hand drum
Grade 3 Musical Terms
The beat is:
  1. a unit of time
  2. a dance move
  3. how loud or soft to play
Grade 3 Musical Terms
The melody is the:
  1. dynamic level
  2. a pattern of pitches
  3. a C scale
Grade 3 Musical Terms
Moderato means to play the song at a medium speed, or moderately.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Musical Terms
The structure of a musical piece.
  1. Elements
  2. Harmony
  3. Melody
  4. Listen