Timbre and Dynamics: SQA Higher Music quiz quiz

The characteristic tone colour of a sound

The speed of the music

The loudness of the music

The number of beats in a bar

Tenor, bass, soprano, alto

Soprano, alto, tenor, bass

Alto, soprano, bass, tenor

Bass, tenor, alto, soprano

Four cellos

Violin, flute, cello and piano

Two violins, viola and cello

Violin, viola, double bass and harp

Plucking the strings instead of bowing them

Playing with a mute

A sudden loud accent

A gradual slowing down

Play with a mute

Pluck the strings

Play very loudly

Return to using the bow

Legato is smooth and connected; staccato is short and detached

Legato is loud; staccato is soft

They are the same

Legato is for strings; staccato is for brass

Speeds up the music

Adds a mute, softening and veiling the tone

Plucks the strings

Adds a trill

A pair of chords ending a phrase

A five-note scale

A rapid repetition or shaking of a note

A change of key

Forte (f)

Mezzo-forte (mf)

Fortissimo (ff)

Pianissimo (pp)

Gradually getting softer

A sudden accent

Gradually getting louder

Returning to the original tempo

Gradually getting softer

Gradually getting louder

A rapid plucking of strings

A smooth, connected line

A sforzando is slower

A sforzando is a sudden strong accent on one note; a crescendo is a gradual increase in volume

They are the same

A sforzando only applies to voices

Forte, mezzo-forte, pianissimo

Mezzo-forte, pianissimo, forte

Pianissimo, mezzo-forte, forte

Fortissimo, forte, pianissimo

Hearing the individual instrument, not just its family

Counting the beats in the bar

Naming the composer

Reading the dynamics