2nd Grade Assessment

The person who writes music is called a __________?

• Conductor

• Musician

• Composer

• Author

What family is this instrument in?

• Strings

• Woodwind

• Brass

• Percussion

What is the name of the instrument above?

• Bass

• Violin

• Guitar

• Harp

If you sing or play Do, Re, Mi, So. Are the notes going up or down?

• Up

• Down

What is beat?

• The way the notes move in the music

• How loud or soft a piece is

• The steady pulse of the music

• How fast or slow the song goes

What does good singing position look like? Choose all that apply.

• Sit or stand tall

• Shoulders back and relaxed

• Eyes on the director

• Body tense

True or False: The piano is a stringed instrument

• True

• False

The following are examples of percussion instruments. Choose all that apply.

• Piano

• Woodblock

• Harp

• Drum

Listen to recording. How would you write this rhythm?

• Ta, ta, ta, ta

• Ti-ti ti-ti ti-ti ti-ti

• Taaaah

• Ta, ta, ti-ti ta

Which are brass instruments?

• Trumpet

• Tuba

• Flute

• French horn