4th Grade Year-End Assessment

What does a 3/4 meter sign tell us?

• There are 3 beats per measure and a quarter note gets one beat.

• There are 4 beats per measure and a third note gets one beat.

• To sing louder on the number 3

• We're three-fourths of the way through a song.

A patriotic song is a song that...

• shows pride in our country

• would be played at a wedding

• has two different parts sung at the same time

• starts on 'do' and ends on 'mi'

What is an octave?

• an interval of 3 notes

• an interval of 5 notes

• an interval of 8 notes

Is a major chord happy or sad?

• Happy

• Sad

Is a minor chord happy or sad?

• Happy

• Sad

What is a fermata?

• a sign in music that means 'to hold'

• a musical sign that means 'to speed up'

• a musical sign that means 'to slow down'

• a special note that gets 15 beats

Which of these instruments has frets?

• Ukulele

• Flute

• Trombone

• Recorder

What happened to the orchestra during the Romantic period?

• It got smaller.

• It grew so big that a seating chart was introduced.

• It only had woodwinds

• It only had strings

Romantic period music is known for what?

• Balance, order, and symmetry

• Fancy trills and ornaments

• Emotion, drama, and passion

• Dry and lifeless

Which word means to gradually get louder?

• Crescendo

• Decrescendo