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Third Grade (Grade 3) Music Theory Questions

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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 Notation
Dynamics in music tell us:
  1. how fast or slow to play/sing
  2. how loud or soft to play/sing
  3. to play a solo
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 Notation
A quarter note has one beat.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Musical Notation
A coda is:
  1. a short section added to end a song or piece
  2. at the beginning of a piece
  3. in the middle of a song or piece
Grade 3 Musical Notation
What are the names of the lines on the treble clef?
  1. e,g,b,d,f
  2. g,b,d,f,a
  3. c,e,g,a,c
  4. a,c,e,g,b
Grade 3 Scales
When you sing do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do, you are singing a:
  1. song
  2. canon
  3. scale
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 Notation
Accompaniment is:
  1. to sing without instruments
  2. the music in the background
  3. the music in an opera
Grade 3 Musical Notation
Forte, or "f" means:
  1. soft
  2. loud
  3. slow
Grade 3 Musical Terms
              A Measure              is the space on a staff between two bar lines.
Grade 3 Musical Notation
What does a descrescendo tell the musician?
  1. To get louder
  2. To get softer
  3. To play faster
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 Chords
A "chord" is:
  1. 2 notes played at the same time.
  2. 3 or more notes played at the same time.
  3. a percussion instrument.
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
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