Final Music Test (6-8th grade)

Name the four families of the orchestra in alphabetical order.

(a)  

Which Family is the biggest and used most often in the orchestra

• brass

• strings

• percussion

• woodwinds

This family is used very often in jazz music

• brass

• strings

• percussion

• woodwinds

This woodwind instrument is known for it's high piecing sound and is sometimes mistaken for a clarinet

• Flute

• Basson

• Oboe

• Piccolo

Write the name of the two main clefs

(a)  

What does a time signature tell us

(a)  

The four rhythms from smallest to biggest studied in class

(a)  

A measure of four four can contain a half note, a quarter note, _____________

• two 8th notes

• a quarter note

• answers 1 and 2

• all of the above

A group of five lines and four spaces is called a ________ while to of these joined by brackets is called a______________.

(a)  

All sound can be described by using it's

• noise

• frequency

• name

• duration