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WorksheetsMusic Mastery Questions
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 3570secs
Name
Class
Date
1.
How do the order of sharps and flats relate to each other?
a)
They both go up by perfect 5ths
b)
They are the reverse of each other
c)
They are up a tri-tone from each other
d)
They both go down by perfect 4ths
2.
What method works for determining the major key from a key signature with sharps?
a)
Up one half step from the final sharp
b)
Use the next to the last sharp.
c)
Down a 3rd from the final sharp
d)
Down a half step from the final sharp
3.
Which key signature has only one flat?
a)
F major
b)
C major
c)
F# major
d)
C# major
4.
Which key signature has 7 sharps?
a)
E Major
b)
B Major
c)
C# Major
d)
F# Major
5.
How many flats does the key of E-flat major have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
6.
How many flags does a single sixteenth note have on the stem?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
7.
Syncopated or Not Syncopated?
a)
Syncopated
b)
Not Syncopated
8.
Select the correct definition of TEMPO.
a)
The number of musical lines played at a time and how they work together
b)
The speed of the beat
c)
The loudness or softness of a piece of music
d)
The organization of rhythm
9.
How many more beats should there be in this measure if the time signature is 2/4?
a)
1/16
b)
1/8
c)
1/2
d)
1
10.
How many more beats should be in this measure in 4/4 time?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
2 and 1/2
d)
3
11.
Syncopated or Not Syncopated?
a)
Syncopated
b)
Not Syncopated
12.
What is the key signature for E Major?
a)
4 flats
b)
3 flats
c)
3 sharps
d)
4 sharps
13.
What is the key signature for B Major?
a)
4 sharps
b)
5 sharps
c)
4 flats
d)
5 flats
14.
What are the dates of the Baroque period?
a)
1600-1700
b)
1650-1720
c)
1600-1750
d)
1600-1720
15.
What is another name for "G" clef?
a)
Base Clef
b)
Bass Clef
c)
Treble Clef
d)
Tenor Clef
16.
What is V chord in any key called?
a)
Dominant
b)
Tonic
c)
Subdominant
d)
Supertonic
17.
Which of the following composed in the Romantic Period?
a)
Bach
b)
Mozart
c)
Chopin
d)
Haydn
18.
In which of the following periods did W.A. Mozart compose?
a)
Romantic
b)
Baroque
c)
Classical
d)
Modern
19.
Which of the following composers is known for his ragtime compositions?
a)
George Gershwin
b)
Scott Joplin
c)
Aaron Copland
d)
Leonard Bernstein
20.
In which period died Antonio Vivaldi compose?
a)
Baroque
b)
Classical
c)
Romantic
d)
Modern
21.
What are the dates of the Romantic Period?
a)
1750-1820
b)
1820-1920
c)
1650-1720
d)
1820-1900
22.
If a piece of music contained Alberti Bass, simple and elegant melodic lines, and musical symmetry in form, in which of the following periods would it likely have been composed?
a)
Baroque
b)
Romantic
c)
Modern
d)
Classical
23.
How might someone describe the MELODY of a piece of music?
a)
The speed of the beat does not change - it stays steady.
b)
The main tune is mostly patterns of ascending notes (they get higher).
c)
The harp plays some of the same patterns of long and short notes that the orchestra does.
d)
The structure of the piece seems to be A B A.
24.
How might someone describe the DYNAMICS of a piece of music?
a)
The main tune is mostly ascending and based on a diatonic scale.
b)
The speed of the beat remains steady throughout the piece.
c)
When there is a repeated section of music, the musicians play it softer the second time through.
d)
The piece repeats the beginning section.
25.
Select the correct definition of FORM.
a)
How music is organized
b)
The number of musical lines played at a time and how they work together
c)
The loudness and softness of a piece
d)
The instruments that are playing in a piece
26.
Select the correct definition of TIMBRE.
a)
How fast or slow the beat goes
b)
The musical sounds used (instruments), or what makes one sound different from another
c)
The combination of melodic lines that create harmony
d)
How loud or soft something is
27.
In which period are you likely to find fortspinnung and terraced dynamics?
a)
Classical
b)
Baroque
c)
Romantic
d)
Modern
28.
Pieces of music composed during the Classical period were often________
a)
Non-traditional and dissonant
b)
Passionate and dramatic
c)
Ornamented and elaborate
d)
Elegant and Simple
29.
Much music from the Romantic period can be described as________.
a)
Simple and elegant
b)
Passionate and emotional
c)
Non-traditional and dissonant
d)
Elaborate and ornamented
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