Melody, Harmony, Instruments & Musical Genres is one of 9 topics in the Grade 8 Creative Arts CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. What is melody?
The main tune of a piece of music, played as a sequence of single notes
Several different notes played at the same time
The volume of a piece of music
The speed of a piece of music
Answer: The main tune of a piece of music, played as a sequence of single notes — Melody is the main tune -- a sequence of single notes, one after another, that you could hum or whistle.
Easy
2. What is harmony?
Different notes played or sung at the same time to support the melody
The main tune of a song
How loud or soft a piece of music is
The tone colour of a particular instrument
Answer: Different notes played or sung at the same time to support the melody — Harmony is what happens when different notes are played or sung at the same time, usually using chords, to support the melody.
Medium
3. Name the musical term for the unique tone colour of a sound that lets you tell two instruments apart even when they play the exact same note.
Answer: timbre — Timbre is the unique tone colour or quality of a sound that lets you distinguish instruments or voices, even on the same note.
