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WorksheetsFrom The Performer's Perspective Ch 5
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
To think the sound of rhythm, a melody or harmony in your head
a)
imagine
b)
audition
c)
audiate
d)
inaudiate
2.
A musical thought; a series of pitches that make sense.
a)
phrase
b)
expression
c)
measure
d)
coda
3.
American composer who tried to bring greater freedom to musical expression.
a)
John Anderson
b)
Arnold Schoenberg
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
John Cage
4.
Musical term for soft
a)
mezzo piano
b)
mezzo forte
c)
forte
d)
piano
5.
How the notes are performed
a)
Accents
b)
Staccato
c)
Articulation
d)
Legato
6.
The quality of sound, the unique sound of a voice or instrument
a)
timbre
b)
articulation
c)
dynamics
d)
phrasing
7.
Fortissimo means
a)
very soft
b)
loud
c)
very loud
d)
medium loud
8.
Very fast
a)
allegro
b)
andante
c)
presto
d)
largo
9.
Short and detached
a)
allegro
b)
staccato
c)
andante
d)
crescendo
10.
For music to communicate, it must be ___________.
a)
articulated
b)
expressive
c)
classical
d)
contemporary
11.
Define largo.
a)
slow
b)
moderately
c)
loud
d)
legato
12.
Warm, bright, raspy, and dark are examples of __________.
a)
phrasing
b)
style
c)
dynamics
d)
timbre
13.
Smooth and connected
a)
soprano
b)
legato
c)
mezzo forte
d)
staccato
14.
a symbol placed above or below a note head to indicate the note should be hit hard, strongly emphasized
a)
accelerando
b)
staccato
c)
accent
d)
diminuendo
15.
Pianissimo means ___________.
a)
very fast
b)
very soft
c)
very loud
d)
very smooth
16.
gradual increase in sound
a)
loud
b)
decrescendo
c)
crescendo
17.
Musical term for loud
a)
piano
b)
forte
c)
fortissimo
d)
mezzo forte
18.
Types of artistic expression John Cage studied
a)
painting, modern dance, music, writing
b)
drama, music, philosphy, meditation
c)
modern dance, painting, writing, yoga
d)
painting, sculpture, philosophy
19.
John Cage helped direct the course of modern art and music through his use of ____________.
a)
traffic
b)
sounds
c)
laughter
d)
chance, non traditional sound
20.
Cage work that uses 12 radios and 24 performers
a)
4'33"
b)
Imaginary Landscape No. 4
c)
Prepared Piece for Piano No. 9
d)
Sonata in D
21.
Five factors of musical interpretation
a)
dynamics, texture, style, timbre, articulation
b)
timbre, articulation, dynamics, style, tempo
c)
articulation, dynamics, timbre, tempo, special emphasis
d)
special emphasis, tempo, rhythm, melody, form
22.
City in which John Cage was born
a)
New York
b)
Los Angeles
c)
Las Vegas
d)
Rome
23.
We watched a video of a John Cage work in which the performer played a traditional instrument in a nontraditional manner. What instrument was played?
a)
Piano
b)
Radio
c)
Guitar
d)
Harp
24.
To gradually become softer
a)
crescendo
b)
forte
c)
decrescendo
d)
phrase
25.
mp
a)
medium presto
b)
medium loud
c)
mezzo forte
d)
mezzo piano
26.
ff
a)
fortissimo
b)
loud
c)
very soft
d)
pianissimo
27.
TRUE of FALSE:
There are clear guidelines that help determine what is music and what is not.
There are clear guidelines that help determine what is music and what is not.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
28.
TRUE OR FALSE:
True music is appealing and enjoyable.
True music is appealing and enjoyable.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
29.
How many beats does a whole note receive?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
30.
How many beats does an eighth note receive?
a)
1/2
b)
2
c)
8
d)
1
31.
How many quarter rests does it take to fill a measure in 4/4 time?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
32.
The bottom line in treble clef is ALWAYS ___________.
a)
C
b)
G
c)
E
d)
A
33.
How many beats of silence are indicated by a half rest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
34.
Which of the following is an objective of this chapter?
a)
learn how instruments are organized in the orchestra
b)
learn how the voice is used for musical expression
c)
compare and contrast folk music of China and Cameroon
d)
learn how opera is like rap
35.
Which of the following is NOT an objective of this chapter?
a)
Understand musical communication as a performer
b)
Discover you can hear sounds in your mind
c)
Learn to classify voices
d)
Determine how to classify instruments
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