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WorksheetsOrchestra Final Exam Review
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the definition of andante?
a)
slow
b)
very fast
c)
walking speed
d)
rude
2.
What is the correct spelling of the F major scale?
a)
F G A B C D E F G
b)
F# G A B C D E F#
c)
F G Ab Bb C D Eb F
d)
F G A Bb C D E F
3.
What is the definition of adagio?
a)
moderately slow
b)
moderate
c)
smooth
d)
sweetly
4.
What is common time (C)?
a)
Time signature with 3 beats per measure where the quarter note keeps the beat.
b)
Key signature with no sharps and no flats
c)
When you set your clock back one hour
d)
Time signature with 4 beats per measure where the quarter note keeps the beat.
5.
In music, what is the definition of presto?
a)
immediately
b)
very fast
c)
word magicians say when performing magic tricks
d)
walking speed
6.
Term which means to play with marked, accented, heavy bows:
a)
portato
b)
potato
c)
marcato
d)
legato
7.
What is piano?
a)
it's an instrument
b)
fancy way to say "no"
c)
dynamic marking that tells us to play softly
d)
dynamic marking that tells us to play a little bit softly
8.
What does the tempo marking "allegretto" tell you?
a)
play faster than "allegro"
b)
play at a moderate speed
c)
play a little bit fast
d)
play slowly
9.
Define vivace.
a)
A tempo marking meaning "slowly"
b)
A tempo marking meaning "vivaciously"
c)
A tempo marking meaning "flowingly"
d)
A tempo marking meaning "lively"
10.
When playing cello and bass, behind which finger should the left hand thumb be most of the time?
a)
index
b)
ring
c)
middle
d)
pinky
11.
How do you spell the A major scale?
a)
A B C# D E F# G# A
b)
A B C D E F G A
c)
A Bb C D E F G A
d)
A B C D E F# G A
12.
How should your thumb be when holding a bow?
a)
curved
b)
flexible
c)
half on the frog, half on the stick
d)
all of these
13.
What shape best describes the proper shape for a violinist or violist's left hand index finger?
a)
circle
b)
straight line
c)
square
d)
arc
14.
When holding a violin or viola, how should the left thumb be?
a)
squeezing the neck
b)
relaxed and across from index finger
c)
none of these
d)
relaxed and across from middle finger
15.
How should fingers be placed on the strings?
a)
on their sides
b)
on their tips
c)
as flat as possible
d)
none of these
16.
Common time is the same as which time signature?
a)
2/2
b)
3/4
c)
2/4
d)
4/4
17.
Common time is represented by what letter?
a)
C
b)
T
c)
4/4
d)
C with a vertical line through it
18.
In 6/8 time, which type of note keeps the beat?
a)
eighth note
b)
quarter note
c)
half note
d)
sixth note
19.
Which is the correct order of tempos from slow to fast?
a)
Adagio, Allegro, Presto, Andante
b)
Adagio, Andante, Allegro, Presto
c)
Adagio, Presto, Andante, Allegro
d)
Andante, Presto, Allegro, Adagio
20.
What does largo mean?
a)
Very slow
b)
Smooth
c)
Quiet
d)
None of these
21.
Which major and minor keys have no sharps or flats?
a)
A major and a minor
b)
C major and a minor
c)
C major and c minor
d)
A major and c minor
22.
The top number in the time signature tells:
a)
how many measures per line
b)
how many beats per measure
c)
the type of note that keeps the steady beat
d)
number of notes per measure
23.
The bottom number in the key signature tells:
a)
number of notes per measure
b)
number of beats per line
c)
type of note that keeps the beat
d)
number of beats per measure
24.
What are the first things you should check when playing a piece of music for the first time?
a)
key signature and time signature
b)
tempo and accidentals
c)
Road signs such as repeats, D.S., and D.C.
d)
all of the above
25.
Con brio means:
a)
with the bridge
b)
with vigor
c)
with breeze
d)
with vinegar
26.
Moderato means:
a)
moderate tempo
b)
lively tempo
c)
modern tempo
d)
none of these
27.
A dot to the right of a note:
a)
adds half of the note's value
b)
means to play staccato
c)
doubles its value
d)
should be ignored
28.
The key signature tells:
a)
which sharps and flats to play
b)
how fast to play
c)
which accidentals to play
d)
what the steady beat is
29.
Name two prominent Classical composers:
a)
Mozart and Haydn
b)
Handel and Mozart
c)
Bach and Mozart
d)
Hiding and Mustar
30.
Pick the correct order of musical eras from earliest to latest:
a)
Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Contemporary
b)
Baroque, Romantic, Classical, Contemporary, Renaissance
c)
Renaissance, Classical, Baroque, Romantic, Contemporary
d)
Modern, Romantic, Classical, Baroque, Renaissance
31.
Which is NOT one of the three factors that best contribute to good tone quality?
a)
Bow speed
b)
Bow weight
c)
Bow placement
d)
Bow tension
32.
What does con sordino mean?
a)
with mute
b)
with sword
c)
without mute
d)
with sorrow
33.
What flats are in the key of B-flat major?
a)
B E A
b)
B
c)
F C
d)
B E
34.
Which term instructs you to stop and wait for the conductor to start you again?
a)
repeat
b)
D.C.
c)
caesura
d)
double bar line
35.
Which term means to hold and watch the conductor for the cut-off?
a)
Frittata
b)
Fajita
c)
Fermata
d)
Fermenta
36.
What does the term "senza sordino" instruct you to do?
a)
relinquish your sword
b)
play without care
c)
remove your mute
d)
play with your mute
37.
Which major and minor keys both have two sharps?
a)
D major and b minor
b)
D major and g minor
c)
D major and d minor
d)
B major and d minor
38.
Which articulation is smooth and connected?
a)
Staccato
b)
Legato
c)
Marcato
d)
Detache
39.
Which articulation is separated?
a)
Legato
b)
Staccato
c)
Marcato
d)
Stringendo
40.
How do you play "col legno"?
a)
By tapping on your leg
b)
With staccato bowing
c)
With the wooden part of the bow
d)
With colleagiality
41.
What does "dolce" mean?
a)
Deliberately
b)
Sweetly
c)
Docile
d)
None of these
42.
What does cantabile mean?
a)
prohibited
b)
singingly
c)
strongly
d)
evenly
43.
C major (no sharps or flats) and c minor (3 flats) are:
a)
parallel keys. They have the same name, but different key signatures.
b)
relative keys. They have different names, but the same key signature.
c)
two unrelated keys.
d)
both parallel and relative keys.
44.
Bb major (2 flats) and g minor (2 flats) are:
a)
both parallel and relative keys.
b)
completely unrelated keys.
c)
parallel keys. They have the same name, but different key signatures.
d)
relative keys. They have different names, but the same key signature.
45.
What is a key signature?
a)
the numbers at the beginning of a piece of music
b)
the sharps and flats at the beginning of a piece of music
c)
tells who wrote the music
d)
the measure numbers
46.
Which composer is not a Romantic period composer?
a)
Tchaikovsky
b)
Chopin
c)
Liszt
d)
Vivaldi
47.
Which composer was known as the red-headed priest and is best known for composing The Four Seasons?
a)
J.S. Bach
b)
Beethoven
c)
Vivaldi
d)
Gershwin
48.
Which Baroque composer wrote "The Messiah" and "Water Music"?
a)
Handel
b)
J.S. Bach
c)
Vivaldi
d)
Santa
49.
J.S. Bach is a baroque period composer who:
a)
all of these
b)
composed sacred music
c)
composed organ music
d)
composed chorales
50.
Beethoven bridged which two musical periods?
a)
Classical and Romantic
b)
Romantic and Contemporary
c)
Contemporary and Renaissance
d)
Renaissance and Prehistoric
51.
Which is the correct order of dynamics from soft to loud?
a)
piano, mezzo piano, mezzo forte, forte
b)
mezzo piano, piano, forte, mezzo forte
c)
forte, mezzo forte, mezzo piano, piano
d)
false
52.
What does crescendo mean?
a)
gradually get more quiet
b)
gradually get more loud
c)
gradually slow down
d)
gradually speed up
53.
Accelerando means _________.
a)
gradually get louder.
b)
gradually speed up.
c)
gradually get more quiet.
d)
gradually slow down.
54.
Which term means gradually slow down?
a)
ritornado
b)
rippletasto
c)
ritardando
d)
none of the above
55.
Which word means to gradually play more quietly?
a)
Detornado
b)
Refissimo
c)
Decresaunto
d)
Decrescendo
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