Music Terminology Quiz

What does "Adagio" mean?

• Fast

• Slow

• Moderately fast

• Very fast

What is the purpose of musical notation?

• To create visual art

• To communicate specific pitches and rhythms

• To design costumes

• To build musical instruments

What is a saxophone?

• A string instrument

• A percussion instrument

• A family of single-reed woodwind instruments

• A type of piano

What is a single-reed woodwind instrument?

• An instrument with a double reed

• An instrument with a single piece of cane or reed

• An instrument with no reed

• An instrument with a metal reed

What is a tenor?

• A female voice of high range

• A male voice of high range

• A type of drum

• A string instrument

What is a trio sonata?

• A type of dance

• A baroque composition with three melodic lines

• A percussion instrument

• A vocal technique

What is a timpani?

• A string instrument

• A percussion instrument, a type of drum of definite pitch

• A type of keyboard

• A wind instrument

What is the brass instrument with the highest range, commonly used in symphony orchestras, bands, and jazz and rock groups?

• Tuba

• Trumpet

• Trombone

• French Horn

What is the twelve-tone system?

• A method of painting

• A method of composing music

• A type of dance

• A type of poem

What is a "viola"?

• A string instrument with a higher range than the cello

• A percussion instrument

• A brass instrument

• A woodwind instrument