Music Quiz 6-8th

Choose the best 2 definitions of music.

• Music is the written or printed signs representing vocal or instrumental sound

• Music is the combination of different physical exercises performed in a routine.

• Music is the arrangement of words and sentences to create songs

• Music is vocal or instrumental sounds to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion

What is the location that music is believed to originate from?

• North America

• Europe

• Africa

• Australia

What is believed to be the first two instruments made?

• Trumpets and drums

• Drums and flutes

• Flutes and trumpets

• Flutes and guitars

What are the two numbers on the left side of a music staff called?

• Bar Measure/Time Signature

• Time Note

• Music Scale

• Timing Pace

What are the symbols called on a staff that tells you how long to play each sound?

• Notes

• Rests

• Sharps

• Flats

What are the symbols called on a staff that tells you not to play or sing?

• Notes

• Rests

• Sharps

• Flats

Define what a sharp tells you to do.

• Lower the pitch

• Raise the pitch

• Keep the pitch the same

Define what a flat tells you to do.

• Raise the pitch

• Lower the pitch

• Keep the pitch the same

Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 families of instruments?

• Strings

• Woodwinds

• Percussion

• Electronics

• Brass

Name the 5 families of instruments and name an instrument for each family.