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WorksheetsGKM1043 Introduction to Music Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The distance in pitch between and two tones is called
duration
dynamic accent
timbre
an interval
Degree of loudness and softness in music are called
dynamics
pitches
notes
tone colors
Plucking the string with the finger instead of using a bow is called
tremolo
pizzicato
vibrato
pluckato
The strings of a violin are tuned
by tightening or loosening the pegs
by putting on new strings
by moving the bridge
at the factory
The highest woodwind instrument in the orchestra is the
piccolo
flute
oboe
clarinet
The lowest instrument in the orchestra is the
piccolo
tuba
double bass
contrabassoon
Flute and piccolo players
blow across the edge of a mouth hole
blow through a "whistle" mouthpiece
using single reed
using double reed
A thin piece of cane, use singly or in pairs by woodwind players, is called a
reed
mute
double stop
mouthpiece
The saxophone is
a double reed woodwind instrument
a single reed woodwind instrument
a brass instrument
not a true musical instrument
Which of the following is not a brass instrument
cornet
french horn
euphonium
english horn
The ___________ are the only orchestral drums of definite pitch.
snare drums
bass drums
timpani
tambourines
The piano has ____ keys, spanning more than 7 octaves.
47
56
66
88
Which of the following is not a percussion instrument of definite pitch?
tambourine
timpani
xylophone
chimes
Which of the following is not a double read instrument?
oboe
clarinet
bassoon
english horn
If a flute player were to play a solo without any other accompaniment, the texture would be
contrapuntal
homophonic
monophonic
polyphonic
When two or more melodic lines of equal interest are performed simultaneously, the texture is
monophonic
homophonic
polyphonic
heterophonic
When there is one main melody accompanied by chords, the texture is
polyphonic
homophonic
monophonic
imitative
The __________ is a keyboard instrument that uses vibrating air columns to produce sound.
piano
pipe organ
stops
gos
Synthesizers
can usually be played by means of a keyboard
allow the composer complete control over pitch, tone, color, dynamics, and duration.
can generate a huge variety of musical sound and noises.
all of the above
MIDI is a
technology based on placing brief digital recordings of live sounds under the control of a synthesizer keyboard.
technology based on representing data in terms of measurable physical quntities.
standard adopted by manufactures for interfacing synthesizer equipment.
technology based on representing physical quantities as numbers.
