WorksheetsGeneral Orchestra Knowledge
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are four primary orchestral stringed instruments?
a)
Viola Da Gamba, Violin, Cello, Bass
b)
Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass
c)
Harp, Klezmer, Violin, Cello
d)
Harp, Violin, Klezmer, Bass
2.
What is the term for the distance between two notes?
a)
Distance
b)
Space
c)
Interval
d)
Quadratic Equation
3.
What is the interval of the notes between the strings of the bass?
a)
Perfect Fourth
b)
Perfect Fifth
c)
Major Sixth
d)
Major Seventh
4.
What century was the violin created in?
a)
1st Century
b)
15th Century
c)
13th Century
d)
14th Century
5.
What is the definition of the term Allegro?
a)
Rapid;Lively
b)
Slow
c)
Extremely Slow
d)
Painfully Fast
6.
What is the definition of the term Andante?
a)
Moderately Slow, but moving. (Walking)
b)
Very Slow
c)
Rapid; Lively
d)
Little by Little
7.
How many beats are in a measure if the time signature reads 12/8?
a)
Five
b)
Eight
c)
Twelve
d)
Fourteen
8.
In a piece of music with a 12/8 time signature, what type of rhythm gets the beat?
a)
Quarter Note
b)
Eighth Note
c)
Thirty-second note
d)
Half Note
9.
What interval apart are the notes of the open strings for the cello?
a)
Perfect Fourth
b)
Perfect Fifth
c)
Major Sixth
d)
Major Second
10.
What is the definition of the term marcia?
a)
In a walking style.
b)
In a running style.
c)
In a march style.
11.
What is the formula for constructing a major scale?
W= Whole Step
H= Half Step
W= Whole Step
H= Half Step
a)
w, w, h, w, w, w, h
b)
w, h, w, w, h, w
c)
w, w, w, h, w, w, h
d)
w, h, w, h, w, h, w
12.
What clef does a cello read in primarily?
a)
Alto
b)
Tenor
c)
Bass
d)
Treble
13.
What clef does the viola read in primarily?
a)
Alto
b)
Tenor
c)
Treble
d)
Bass
14.
What clef does the violin read in?
a)
Bass
b)
Alto
c)
Treble
d)
Tenor
15.
What clef does the string bass play in primarily?
a)
Alto
b)
Tenor
c)
Treble
d)
Bass
16.
What clef does the viola read use when playing sustained passages in a high register?
a)
Treble
b)
Alto
c)
Tenor
d)
Bass
17.
What clef does the cello read in when playing sustained passages in a high register?
a)
Bass
b)
Treble
c)
Alto
d)
Tenor
18.
What is the definition of piano?
a)
Soft
b)
Very Soft
c)
Very, Very, Soft
d)
Very, very, very soft
19.
What clef does the string bass read in when performing sustained passages in a high register?
a)
Treble
b)
Alto
c)
Tenor
d)
Bass
20.
What is the definition of a coda?
a)
The final added measures of a musical composition.
b)
The final added measures of a solo.
c)
In a brilliant style.
d)
In an antique style.
21.
What is the definition of pianississimo?
a)
Soft
b)
Very soft
c)
Very, very soft
d)
Loud
22.
What is the definition of Con Grazia?
a)
With grace.
b)
With passion.
c)
With
23.
What is the definition of Da Capo?
a)
From the end.
b)
From the middle.
c)
From the beginning.
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