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Beginning Band Vocabulary Common Assessment

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is made up of five lines and four spaces?

a)

Music Stand

b)

Music Staff

c)

Bar Line

d)

Breath Mark

2.

This picture is an example of a

a)

Bass Clef

b)

Treble Clef

c)

Time Signature

d)

Key Signature

3.

In music, this symbol is a

a)

flat

b)

natural

c)

sharp

4.

In music, the red symbol is a

a)

Breath Mark

b)

Comma

c)

Mistake

d)

Rest

5.

Which band instruments must transpose a note when the conductor gives a "Concert Pitch"?

a)

trumpets

b)

french horns

c)

trombones

d)

baritones

e)

drums

6.

This type of note and rest receives four beats.

a)

Whole

b)

Half

c)

Quarter

d)

Eighth

7.

This picture is an example of a

a)

Bass Clef

b)

Treble Clef

c)

Time Signature

d)

Key Signature

8.

In music, this symbol is a

a)

flat

b)

natural

c)

sharp

9.

This type of note and rest receives one beat.

a)

Whole

b)

Half

c)

Quarter

d)

Eighth

10.

This picture is an example of a

a)

Bass Clef

b)

Treble Clef

c)

Time Signature

d)

Key Signature

11.

Which band instruments must transpose a note when the conductor gives a "Concert Pitch".

a)

flutes

b)

oboes

c)

clarinets

d)

alto saxophones

e)

bells/xylophones

12.

This type of note and rest receives half of a beat.

a)

Whole

b)

Half

c)

Quarter

d)

Eighth

13.

In music, this symbol is a

a)

flat

b)

natural

c)

sharp

14.

This type of note and rest receives two beats.

a)

Whole

b)

Half

c)

Quarter

d)

Eighth

15.

This picture is an example of a

a)

Bass Clef

b)

Treble Clef

c)

Time Signature

d)

Key Signature

16.

What do dynamics do in music?

a)

Change the volume of the piece.

b)

Change the speed of the piece.

c)

Change the instrument in the piece.

d)

Change the form of the piece.

17.

Select every answer below that is related to "dynamics" in music.

a)

Forte

b)

Form

c)

Piano

d)

Crescendo

e)

Crescent

18.

What body part helps to create different types of articulations for wind instruments?

a)

Fingers

b)

Lungs

c)

Brain

d)

Tongue

19.

This symbol in music is called a

a)

dot

b)

trill

c)

staccato

d)

stot

20.

Select all the terms that are connected to articulations:

a)

Slur

b)

Tongue

c)

Fast

d)

Slow

e)

Accent

21.

Another term for a musical sentence is a

a)

staff

b)

phrase

c)

era

d)

attack

22.

The name for a person who writes music is a

a)

composer

b)

conductor

c)

conquistador

d)

connector

23.

What do wind players call the muscles in their mouth that they use to control the tone and pitch of their instrument?

a)

embarrass

b)

embrace

c)

envelope

d)

embouchure

24.

What musical symbol is being used in this picture?

a)

accent

b)

tie

c)

slur

d)

legato

25.

Bar lines divide music up into

a)

beats

b)

meters

c)

measures

d)

pieces

26.

A dotted half note receives how many beats?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

27.

The speed of the music is also referred to as the

a)

dynamics

b)

tempo

c)

articulation

d)

era

28.

When you "assemble" your instrument you are...

a)

putting it together.

b)

taking it apart.

c)

repairing it.

d)

breaking it.