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WorksheetsMid-Term Exam Advanced Chorus
Total questions: 76
Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins
What does the term piano mean?
soft
loud
very soft
very loud
What does the term mezzo piano mean?
soft
very soft
medium soft
medium loud
What does the term crescendo mean?
to get louder
to get softer
to get faster
to get slower
What does the term pianississimo mean?
soft
very soft
very very loud
very very soft
What does the term mezzo forte mean?
loud
soft
medium loud
medium soft
What does the term fortissimo mean?
very soft
very loud
very, very loud
very, very soft
What does the term forte mean?
soft
loud
very loud
to get softer
What does the term decrescendo mean?
to get softer
to get louder
to get slower
to get faster
What does the term pianissimo mean?
soft
very soft
very, very soft
to get softer
What does the term fortississimo mean?
loud
very loud
very, very loud
to get louder
The dynamics in music
tell us how fast or slow to play
add extra notes to play
tell us how loud or soft the music is
tell us to smoothly connect the notes
Terms such as forte are written in
Latin
Italian
English
French
Which word from the following list is not a dynamics term?
forte
fortissimo
allegro
piano
Which selection correctly lists the terms from softest to loudest?
mezzo piano, piano, mezzo forte, forte
mezzo forte, forte, mezzo piano, piano
piano, mezzo piano, mezzo forte, forte
piano, mezzo forte, mezzo piano, forte
Which selection lists the terms from loudest to softest?
forte, mezzo forte, pianissimo, fortissimo
fortissimo, forte, mezzo forte, pianissimo
forte, mezzo forte, fortissimo, pianissimo
mezzo forte, forte, pianissimo, fortissimo
The loudness or softness of sound.
Dynamics
Structure
Rhythm
Melody
What would the audience hear first if this music was being performed?
Part One
Part Two
Accompaniment
Singers
Who sings first?
Sopranos and Altos
Part Two
Accompanist
Baritones
What does the fact that certain staves are connected together mean?
If staves are connected together, everyone sings it.
If staves are connected together, everything that lines up vertically (up and down) happens at the same time.
If staves are connected, you should sing smoothly.
If staves are connected, the lines sound similar.
Which part(s) start with half notes?
Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4
Parts 1 and 2
Parts 2, 3, and 4
Parts 1 and 3
When the Sopranos and Altos start singing at measure 9, what do the Baritones have in their part?
The same as the Sopranos and Altos
Different notes but the same words
The same notes but in a different rhythm
A rest for at least a measure
How many systems are on this page?
2
5
1
4
What is the letter name of the first note the altos sing?
G
B
C sharp
D
What is the letter name that the sopranos sing on the word "horse"?
A
B
F sharp
E
Is the Soprano note on "na" of Regina in the first measure higher, lower, or the same in comparison to the Alto note at the same place?
Higher
Lower
The same
Is the alto note higher, lower, or the same in comparison to the soprano note on "li" of caeli in this measure?
Higher
Lower
The same
If the instrumentalist plays this exactly as written, how many measures will he/she play (some measures are played more than once. Count them all times.)
17
31
20
100
Who sings the top line?
Usually a soprano soloist or small group singing notes above the rest of the Chorus.
The conductor, teacher, director, or accompanist.
Whichever student talks too much in class.
A professional, hired singer.
What (besides the notes) is different between the first two measures and the second two measures?
The words change between the Sopranos, Altos, Tenors, and Basses.
The parts that sing are different notes and people.
The first two measures are louder than the second two.
The first two measures are softer than the second two.
How does the speed of the song change in these measures?
It starts fast, slows down, then goes very fast.
It stays the same throughout.
It gets louder as the singers start singing, and softer after that.
It starts at a walking tempo, slows down, then goes back to the first speed.
How many voice parts are there in this song?
1
2
3
4
What measure begins a loud section?
1
3
10
2
Where do the voice parts have different rhythms from each other?
None of these measures
Measure 4
Measure 8
Measure 1
At the beginning of the song, there is a marking that says that a quarter note = 144. What does that mean?
There are 144 measures.
There are 144 quarter notes.
The tempo is 144 beats per minute.
This works best for 144 singers.
There are names below the title. What do they mean?
Some of the music is by Gene B. Welling and some of the words are by James Stanard.
Some of the words are by Gene B. Welling and some of the music is by James Stanard.
James Stanard left the song for Gene B. Welling in his last will and testament.
Gene B. Welling and James Stanard are in competition for the rights to the song.
Where does this song change from unison to harmony?
At the beginning of the first line
On "A" of A-long
On the last line
On "trav" of trav-el-er
What is Monophonic Texture?
A single Melody that contains no accompaniment and no harmonies
A melody with with chords
Two or more melodies playing at one time
More than one melody performed at the same time.
Monophonic
Homophonic
Polyphonic
Round
The same melody that starts at different points by another voice or instrument. Also known as a canon.
Monophonic
Homophonic
Polyphonic
Round
The same melody performed by several voices/instruments at the same pitch.
Unison
Duet
Trio
Quartet
