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Q1 2020 Choir Benchmark Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Singing a cappella 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 f tells you to sing:

a)

softly

b)

loudly

c)

with careful pronunciation

d)

fast

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 you pronounce the words

d)

how loudly you are singing

5.

This symbol tells you to:

a)

gradually get louder

b)

get loud, then soft

c)

go back to the beginning

d)

gradually get faster

6.

This symbol tells you to:

a)

stop

b)

watch out

c)

don't stop

d)

repeat

7.

When singing, score refers to:

a)

how well you are singing

b)

the sheet music

c)

the page you're on

d)

the amount of expressiveness

8.

Voice part that is at the top of the score:

a)

soprano

b)

bass

c)

alto

d)

virtuoso

9.

The dynamic mark ff tells you to sing

a)

extra softly

b)

very loudly

c)

medium loudly

d)

with expressiveness

10.

Numbers 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

11.

Word meaning meaning "to gradually get louder":

a)

forte

b)

crescendo

c)

diction

d)

andante

12.

The combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce chords:

a)

harmony

b)

form

c)

melody

d)

texture

13.

Listing of sharps and flats at the beginning of a piece:

a)

meter

b)

time signature

c)

key signature

d)

register

14.

Groups of beats separated by bar lines:

a)

key

b)

tempo

c)

system

d)

measures

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 is his/her:

a)

volume

b)

range

c)

tessitura

d)

dynamics

18.

The lowest voice part:

a)

bass

b)

tenor

c)

alto

d)

cambiata

19.

All parts singing the same note or melody:

a)

unison

b)

a cappella

c)

harmony

d)

style

20.

Dynamic marking meaning "very soft":

a)

mf

b)

mp

c)

pp

d)

ff

21.

Voice part which most often sings the melody:

a)

alto

b)

soprano

c)

bass

d)

tenor

22.

How tempo is measured:

a)

beats per minute

b)

miles per hour

c)

measures per hour

d)

beats per page

23.

Which of the following is NOT a component of good singing posture:

a)

knees, hips and chest align

b)

shoulders relaxed, arms hanging down

c)

feet firmly planted on the ground

d)

chin held high

24.

What does this symbol mean:

a)

raise the pitch

b)

lower the pitch

c)

sing softly

d)

buzz like a bee

25.

Which of the scale syllables (solfege) is the lowest-pitched?

a)

la

b)

mi

c)

so

d)

do