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Choir Q2 2019 Midterm Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Singing a capella means singing:

a)

without looking

b)

without emotion

c)

without instruments

d)

with extra style

2.

Abdominal muscle used for breath support when singing:

a)

appendix

b)

trapezius

c)

esophagus

d)

diaphragm

3.

The dynamic marking mp tells you to sing:

a)

medium soft

b)

extra loud

c)

gradually getting louder

d)

very soft

4.

When singing, the word diction refers to:

a)

how far ahead in the music you are looking

b)

how expressive your face is

c)

how carefully words are pronounced

d)

how loudly you are singing

5.

Question-and-answer pattern in which a group responds to a leader:

a)

canon

b)

form

c)

call and response

d)

melody

6.

When singing, score refers to:

a)

how well you are singing

b)

the sheet music

c)

the page you are on

d)

the amount of expressiveness

7.

Voice part that is at the top of the score:

a)

soprano

b)

bass

c)

alto

d)

virtuoso

8.

The dynamic mark ff tells you to sing:

a)

extra soft

b)

very loud

c)

medium loud

d)

medium soft

9.

Number written at the beginning of a piece to quickly communicate the number of beats per measure:

a)

tempo

b)

measure counter

c)

bar line

d)

time signature

10.

Word meaning "to gradually get louder":

a)

forte

b)

crescendo

c)

diction

d)

andante

11.

Overall structural organization of a musical composition:

a)

system

b)

architecture

c)

form

d)

order

12.

Combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce chords:

a)

harmony

b)

form

c)

melody

d)

texture

13.

Listing of sharps and flats ("black keys") at the beginning of a piece:

a)

meter

b)

time signature

c)

key signature

d)

register

14.

A group of beats separated by bar lines:

a)

key

b)

tempo

c)

time signature

d)

measure

15.

"Musical sentence" that must be carefully shaped for expressive singing:

a)

phrase

b)

key

c)

system

d)

measure

16.

Dynamics is a general term referring to:

a)

expressiveness

b)

loud and soft

c)

pitch

d)

rhythm

17.

The distance between a singer's highest and lowest notes:

a)

volume

b)

range

c)

tessitura

d)

dynamics

18.

Generally, the higher male voice part:

a)

tenor

b)

bass

c)

alto

d)

passagio

19.

The lowest voice part:

a)

bass

b)

tenor

c)

alto

d)

cambiata

20.

All parts singing the same note or melody:

a)

unison

b)

a capella

c)

harmony

d)

style

21.

Dynamic marking meaning "extra soft":

a)

mf

b)

mp

c)

pp

d)

ff

22.

A performer with flawless technique:

a)

fortissimo

b)

hero

c)

virtuoso

d)

passagio

23.

Voice part which most often sings the melody:

a)

alto

b)

soprano

c)

tenor

d)

bass

24.

How tempo is measured:

a)

beats per minute

b)

miles per hour

c)

measures per hour

d)

beats per page

25.

Ritardando is an Italian word in music meaning:

a)

slow down

b)

repeat

c)

sing softer

d)

sing expressively

26.

A coda is

a)

an introduction

b)

a repeated section

c)

an ending

d)

an accented note

27.

This symbol means

a)

repeat a section

b)

stop

c)

watch out

d)

don't stop

28.

This mark means

a)

gradually get louder

b)

gradually get faster

c)

go back to beginning

d)

get louder, then softer

29.

A code of conduct expected from those attending musical performances

a)

performance politeness

b)

audience etiquette

c)

music manners

d)

crowd consideration

30.

a combination of three or more pitches sounded simultaneously

a)

measure

b)

section

c)

chord

d)

arpeggio