Singing and Melody Quiz

Grade 1 · Music · Quiz

See how much you know about singing and melodies in music.

Questions

1. Which of these is an example of a melody?

   1. Clapping your hands to a beat
   2. Humming the tune of a song
   3. Tapping your foot
   4. Reading the words of a song
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   Answer: Humming the tune of a song

   Humming a tune is singing the melody — the main musical notes of a song in order.

2. What do we call the words of a song?

   1. Melody
   2. Harmony
   3. Lyrics
   4. Chorus
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   Answer: Lyrics

   Lyrics are the words that go along with the music in a song.

3. What part of your body makes sound when you sing?

   1. Your lungs only
   2. Your teeth
   3. Your vocal cords
   4. Your nose
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   Answer: Your vocal cords

   Vocal cords are in your throat and vibrate when air passes through them, creating the sound of your voice.

4. What is the part of a song that repeats called?

   1. Verse
   2. Melody
   3. Chorus
   4. Harmony
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   Answer: Chorus

   The chorus is the part of a song that comes back again and again, often with the same words and music.

5. When singing in harmony, everyone sings the exact same notes.

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   Answer: False

   In harmony, singers sing different notes that complement each other. Unison is when everyone sings the same notes.

6. If a melody's notes are getting higher and higher, which direction is the melody going?

   1. Down
   2. Sideways
   3. Up
   4. Staying the same
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   Answer: Up

   When notes go higher and higher in pitch, we say the melody is going up.

7. What is it called when two or more people sing different notes that sound good together?

   1. Unison
   2. Harmony
   3. Chorus
   4. Beat
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   Answer: Harmony

   Harmony is when different voices sing different notes at the same time that sound pleasing together.

8. Singing is one of the oldest ways humans have made music.

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   Answer: True

   Humans have been using their voices to sing for thousands of years, making it one of the oldest forms of music.

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