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Music - Unit 4 Exam

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
__ is the most distinctive feature of Dixieland jazz music.
a)
improvisation
b)
rhythm section
c)
brass section
d)
12-bar pattern
2.
The vibrations of brass instruments that create sound come from the __ .
a)
valves
b)
musicians' lips
c)
holes
d)
metal fram
3.
The principal first violinist, supervises tuning the orchestra, sits at conductor's left describes what person?
a)
virtuoso
b)
conductor
c)
soloist
d)
concertmaster
4.
Usually played by a keyboard, allows composer complete control over pitch, and can generate a variety of sounds describes what instrument?
a)
pipe organ
b)
English horn
c)
synthesizer
d)
euphonium
5.
In jazz music when a voice or instrument is answered by another voice or instrument it is known as __ .
a)
call and response
b)
quick to respond
c)
catch and release
d)
call and comment
6.
What city did jazz originate in?
a)
New York
b)
New Hampton
c)
New Orleans
d)
New Mexico 
7.
True or false: It is more difficult to speak than to sing.
a)
true
b)
false
8.
Which type of musical texture is a single melodic line without accompaniment?
a)
homophonic
b)
monophonic
c)
manyphonic
d)
polyphonic
9.
Which instrument is an example of a string instrument?
a)
cello
b)
timpani
c)
English horn
d)
picalo
10.
Blues music follows a __ pattern.
a)
2-bar
b)
4-bar
c)
12-bar
d)
16-bar
11.
Where is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
a)
New Orleans
b)
Cleveland
c)
Detroit
d)
Los Angeles
12.
Where does the string section sit in an orchestra?
a)
behind percussion
b)
back
c)
middle
d)
front
13.
Which of the following is not a rock and roll dance?
a)
twist
b)
mashed potato
c)
pony
d)
charleston
14.
Which instrument is a woodwind?
a)
saxophone
b)
euphonium
c)
French horn
d)
timpani
15.
Term used for a soloist or ensemble performance in a small concert hall.
a)
concerto
b)
program music
c)
recital
d)
virtuoso
16.
What type of performance is this describing: multi-movement genre, concerted effort between orchestra and soloist, soloist sits up front, solo instrument in title of music
a)
virtuoso
b)
concerto
c)
program music
d)
chamber music
17.
Elvis Presley is the King of
a)
pop
b)
rock and roll
c)
rap
d)
blues
18.
A piece of cane used in woodwind instruments is called a __ .
a)
reed
b)
bead
c)
valve
d)
peg
19.
When 3 or more tones are sounded at once it is called a __ .
a)
chord
b)
timbre
c)
pitch
d)
melody
20.
The Beatles 1964 American tour was called The ___ .
a)


Funky Four

b)
Mop Top Tour
c)
British Invasion
d)
Beatles Ambush
21.
Which percussion instrument has a definite pitch?
a)
snare drum
b)
bass drum
c)
triangle
d)
timpani
22.
A tone is a sound with a definite __ .
a)
pitch
b)
melody
c)
dynamic
d)
harmony
23.
You use the __ to tune the string of a violin.
a)
stem
b)
bow
c)
pegs
d)
bridge
24.
__ is the degrees of loudness and softness of a sound.
a)
pitch
b)
dynamics
c)
timbre
d)
tone color
25.
During 1750-1820 what was the preferred style of music?
a)
Blues
b)
Jazz
c)
Classical
d)
Country
26.
The highness or lowness of a sound is called ___ .
a)
timbre
b)
pitch
c)
tone
d)
dynamics
27.
Homophonic musical texture has ...
a)
2 melodic lines
b)
a single melodic line without accompaniment
c)
one melody with supportive sounds
d)
3 melodic lines
28.
1935-1945 was the era of ___ .
a)
classical music
b)
swing jazz
c)
motown
d)
ragtime jazz
29.
Bessie Smith was known as the " __ "
a)
King of Rock and Roll
b)
Queen of Disco
c)
Empress of the Blues
d)
King of Jazz
30.
In the 1960s " ___ " record label was started in Detroit, Michigan.
a)
RCA
b)
Motown
c)
WFMF
d)
NBC
31.
The __ section is the backbone of a jazz ensemble.
a)
rhythm
b)
blues
c)
brass
d)
woodwinds
32.
Scott Joplin wrote 'The Entertainer' and ___ .
a)
What A Wonderful World
b)
God Bless America
c)
Maple Leaf Rag
d)
Radio Rag
33.
How did the popularity of Ragtime spread?
a)
radio
b)
television
c)
internet
d)
sheet music
34.
Country music origins stem from the ...
a)
tribal customs of Native Americans
b)
gospel and folk music of Appalachian mountains
c)
Rocky mountain cowboys
d)
urban city youth
35.
Melody is ...
a)
a polyphonic sound
b)
single tones that add up to one whole
c)
the same as tone color
d)
the hardest part of a song to recognize
36.
What new media helped to spread the popularity of rock and roll in the 1950s?
a)
facebook
b)
radio
c)
sheet music
d)
television
37.
A symphonic band uses mostly __ instruments.
a)

string

b)
brass
c)
wind
d)
percussion
38.
Timbre is the same as __ .
a)
pitch
b)
tone color
c)

dynamics

d)
musical texture
39.
Polyphonic musical texture has...
a)
a single melodic line
b)
one melody plus support
c)
no more than 2 melodic lines
d)
two or more melodic lines
40.
Music is an art based on the organization of sounds in __ .
a)
time
b)
space
c)
melody
d)
order
41.

Cajun music is concentrated in the ____ area of Louisiana.

a)

Lafayette

b)

North Louisiana

c)

New Orleans

d)

Baton Rouge

42.

He is an American composer who has scored over 100+ movies including Jaws, ET, Star Wars and Harry Potter.

a)

John Williams

b)

John Stamos

c)

John Wayne

d)

John Doe

43.

North Louisiana is known for producing a number of ___ artists including Tim McGraw and Sammy Kershaw.

a)

country

b)

rap

c)

rock and roll

d)

cajun

44.

Which of the following is NOT a jazz musician from New Orleans?

a)

Scott Joplin

b)

Jelly Roll Morton

c)

Louis Armstrong

d)

King Oliver

45.

___ is known as the King of Ragtime

a)

Scott Joplin

b)

Louis Armstrong

c)

Elvis Presley

d)

Alan Freed

46.

_____ & _____ are synonymous terms.

a)

tone color and timbre

b)

monophonic and polyphonic

c)

tone and chord

d)

dynamics and pitch

47.

Which one is NOT a genre within country music?

a)

neo-traditionalism

b)

outlaw

c)

bro country

d)

motown

48.

Which instrument is NOT a brass instrument?

a)

english horn

b)

euphonium

c)

cornet

d)

french horn

49.

__ is the rhythmic poetic recitation in the 1980s accompanied by a disc jockey who manipulates turn tables to create rhythmic effects.

a)

rap

b)

country

c)

rock

d)

pop

50.

Type of rock music and dance style popular in the 1970s.

a)

disco

b)

boy band pop

c)

hip hop

d)

swing

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