Enj. Mus. Prelude - Ch. 1

Which of the following are NOT good sources of concert information?

• city and college newspapers

• websites of nearby venues

• college music or fine arts departments

• recently issued CDs or albums

What is the best way to prepare in advance to attend an opera?

• practice speaking the language in which it will be performer

• read an overview of the plot

• buy a new outfit to wear

• read biographies

A good source to find out more about works to be performed at a concert is:

• your music textbook

• online materials with textbook

• Internet

• all of the above

If you arrive at a concert after the performance has begun, you should:

• enter and crawl over people to find your seat

• enter and stand in the aisle until there is a break

• wait until there is a a break in the music, then enter and quickly find your seat

• give up and go home

During a concert, it is appropiate to leave your seat:

• whenever you are bored

• during breaks in the works

• only at the end of the program

• only during intermission and at the end

In a symphony concert, after the orchestra is seated. the first individual to walk on stage is:

• the conductor

• the soloist

• the music dierector

• the concertmaster

At a symphony concert, you should applaud:

• after well-performed solos

• at breaks in the works

• only at the ends of complete works

• only at the close of the concert

Which of the following is NOT an established concert tradition?

• performers wearing dark clothing

• question-and-answer sessions with the audience during the concert

• pianists and singers performing from memory

• orchestras standing when the conductor enters

In determining pitch, what is meant by frequency?

• how often the pitch is heard

• how fast the pitches are played

• the span between the highest and lowest notes

• the number of vibrations per second

Musical sounds are represented by symbols called:

• pitches

• cues

• notes

• amplitudes