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Music Exam Practice

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What note in Treble Clef is this?
a)
F
b)
A
c)
G
d)
B
2.
What note in Treble Clef is this?
a)
B
b)
A
c)
G
d)
F
3.
What note in Treble Clef is this?
a)
A
b)
D
c)
G
d)
F
4.
What Clef is this?
a)
Treble Clef
b)
Bass Clef
c)
Alto Clef
d)
Pickles and cotton candy
5.
What note in Treble Clef is this?
a)
E
b)
F
c)
A
d)
D
6.
What clef is this?
a)
Bass clef
b)
Treble clef
c)
Whole note
d)
Not a clef
7.
What type of note is this?
a)
Quarter note
b)
Sixteenth note
c)
Whole note
d)
Eighth note
8.
What is the name of this note?
a)
Quarter Note
b)
Eighth Rest
c)
Sixteenth Note
d)
Eighth Note
9.
What note in Treble Clef is this?
a)
b
b)
a
c)
c
d)
g
10.
Name the note. 
a)
C
b)
D
c)
E
d)
F
11.
What is this symbol? 
a)
Treble Clef
b)
Bass Clef
c)
Sharp
d)
Flat
12.
Name the note. 
a)
G
b)
A
c)
B
d)
C
13.
Name the note. 
a)
G
b)
A
c)
B
d)
C
14.
What is this symbol? 
a)
Treble Clef
b)
Bass Clef
c)
Sharp
d)
Flat
15.
Name the note. 
a)
G
b)
A
c)
B
d)
C
16.
What does "mezzo" mean?
a)
Moderate
b)
Very
c)
Loud
d)
Soft
17.
Which of the following is the best example of a change in "timbre?"
a)
A drummer repeats a rhythm while gradually getting louder.
b)
A clarinet plays a brief melody, then a trumpet repeats it.
c)
Five violin players remain silent during a flute solo.
18.
Which dynamic level is the loudest?
a)
Piano
b)
Forte
c)
Mezzo Piano
d)
Mezzo Forte
19.
What does the suffix "-issimo" mean?
a)
Little
b)
Sudden
c)
Moderate
d)
Very
20.
What does "forte" mean?
a)
Moderate
b)
Very
c)
Strong
d)
Quiet
21.
How should someone sing music with the pictured dynamic level?
a)
gradually slowing down
b)
perfectly
c)
medium loud
d)
softly
22.
What does decrescendo mean?
a)
To gradually become softer
b)
To sing without music
c)
To sing
d)
To gradually become louder
23.
What dynamic means very loud?
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
forte
d)
Fortissimo
24.
What dynamic means medium loud?
a)
forte
b)
mezzo piano
c)
fortissimo
d)
mezzo forte
25.
What dynamic means medium soft?
a)
mezzo piano
b)
mezzo forte
c)
mezzo mezzo
d)
piano
26.
What does crescendo mean?
a)
To gradually get softer
b)
To sing
c)
To gradually get louder
d)
To hold the note
27.
Largo
a)
fast
b)
sweetly
c)
very slow
d)
with spirit
28.
Moderato
a)
moderately
b)
accelerate
c)
quickly
d)
gradually slower
29.
Presto
a)
light and moderately quick
b)
moderately slow but moving
c)
smooth and connected
d)
very fast
30.
Ritardando
a)
time; speed
b)
very slow
c)
gradually slower
d)
moderately slow but moving
31.
Tempo
a)
moderately slow but moving
b)
time; speed
c)
generally a little quicker than andante
d)
spirited
32.
Allegro
a)
medium fast
b)
rapid; lively
c)
really fast
d)
movement
33.
Andante
a)
Average speed
b)
moderately slow but moving
c)
quickly
d)
slowly
34.
What is Polyphonic texture?
a)
Two or more melodies playing at the same time 
b)
A single melody with no accompaniment
c)
A melody with chords
35.
An orchestral piece where every instrument is playing a different melody would be described as.....
a)
Monophonic
b)
Polyphonic
c)
Homophonic
36.
How did the printing press impact the music of the period?
a)
music was available at a more reasonable cost
b)
more people began to play music
c)
composers wrote down music
d)
all of the above
37.
A madrigal is a secular vocal music composition.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
What is the name of this instrument?
a)
Piccolo
b)
Flute
c)
Clarinet
d)
Saxophone
39.
What is the name of this instrument?
a)
Oboe
b)
English Horn or Alto Oboe
c)
Clarinet
d)
Bassoon
40.
What is the name of this instrument?
a)
Trombone
b)
Tuba
c)
Trumpet
d)
English Horn
41.
What is the name of this instrument?
a)
Tuba
b)
Trombone
c)
Trumpet
d)
French Horn
42.
What is the name of this instrument?
a)
Harpsichord
b)
The Soft Loud
Guitar
c)
Piano
Piano
d)
Xylophone
43.
What is the name of this instrument?
a)
Trumpet
b)
Tuba
c)
Trombone
d)
French Horn
44.
What family of instruments does this belong to?
a)
percussion
b)
woodwinds
c)
strings
d)
brass
45.
What instrument family does the guitar belong to?
a)
String
b)
Woodwind
c)
Brass
d)
Vocal
46.
What instrument was Bach known for playing?
a)
Violin
b)
Organ
c)
Harpsichord
d)
Oboe
47.
For what instrument was Vivaldi known?
a)
Organ
b)
Harpsichord
c)
Violin
d)
Cello
48.
"The Four Seasons" was written for what solo instrument with orchestra?
a)
Cello
b)
Organ
c)
Violin
d)
Trumpet
49.
Which era had FANCY, COMPLICATED music?
a)
Baroque
b)
Classical
50.
Which era had music that was simple and beautiful?
a)
Baroque
b)
Classical
51.
The Baroque Era ended with the death of...
a)
Bach
b)
Mozart
52.
Bach wrote music during which era? 
a)
Baroque
b)
Classical
53.
What are the dates of the Classical Period?
a)
1750-1825
b)
1600-1750
c)
1450-1600
d)
1825-1900
54.
The only important innovation in vocal music during the classical period is:
a)
Oratorios
b)
Opera
c)
Mass
d)
Lieder
55.
Which of the following forms did NOT typically include 4 movements?
a)
Strong Quartet
b)
Sonata
c)
Symphony
d)
Rondo
56.
Messiah
a)
Mozart
b)
Bach
c)
Handel
57.
What period of music did Chopin compose in?
a)
Medieval
b)
Contemporary
c)
Romantic
d)
Baroque
58.
Chopin composed music for only one instrument.  Which instrument did he compose for?
a)
Violin
b)
Piano
c)
Trumpet
d)
Harp
59.
What instrument family does this instrument belong to?
a)
Percussion 
b)
Woodwind
c)
Strings
d)
Brass
60.
What are some of the main instruments in the woodwind family?
a)
Oboe, Violin, Saxophone, Clarinet...
b)
Flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon...
c)
Oboe, piccolo, clarinet, cymbals 
d)
Saxophone, oboe, trombone, clarinet
61.
How many instrument families are there?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
6
62.
All woodwinds, except the flute, use this to create a sound.
a)
Bow
b)
Keys
c)
Reed
d)
Valve
63.
The saxophone was created by who?
a)
Adolphin
b)
Adolphe Sax
c)
Donald Trump
d)
Adele