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Chapters 5-8 Music bk

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name a method of sight-singing using syllables:

a)

Solimization

b)

Alphabet

2.

Solfege is a singing method using syllables?

a)

False

b)

True

3.

Your voice is one of your least distinguishing characteristic. It is not part of your personality.

a)

False

b)

True

4.

How can you tell which instrument will sound high and which instrument will sound low?

a)

by the size of the mouthpiece

b)

length of the tubing

5.

How did Pope Gregory receive the Gregorian Chants?

a)

From a messenger from another Abbey

b)

From a dove

6.

Name a child prodigy:

a)

Mozart

b)

Beethoven

c)

Bach

d)

Schoenberg

7.

How many notes are in a triad?

a)

5

b)

9

c)

3

d)

2

8.

A music critic may not comment on the performer, the composer, the conductor, the acoustics, the size of the audience or anything else that relates to the performance.

a)

False

b)

True

9.

How do you determine your vocal range?

a)

singing the starting pitch of a song

b)

by singing to your highest and lowest pitches with ease

c)

humming

d)

whistling

10.

The ability to perform an instrument or sing in tune and in proper rhythm.

a)

technique

b)

rowing

11.

Someone who excels at a very early age musically.

a)

Gifted

b)

Virtuoso

c)

Child prodigy

d)

Talented

12.

Name one Pro and one Con for using headphones:

(Pro - for) (Con - against)

a)

Pro: You can listen to music privately

Con: May damage your hearing

b)

Pro: Can listen to music loudly

Con: Will make you look silly

13.

Name the male voices:

a)

soprano, alto, bass

b)

tenor, soprano, contralto

c)

tenor, baritone, bass

14.

A gradual increase in the loudness of a sound.

a)

measure

b)

decrescendo

c)

fermata

d)

crescendo

15.

What is the person who leads the orchestra, chorus, band or any other performing group called?

a)

Flight attendant

b)

Guide

c)

Conductor

16.

Native American flute music is not written down.

a)

false

b)

true

17.

Name one challenge a Double Bass player may encounter while playing:

a)

The chair is to small to sit on

b)

The instrument is large and hard to maneuver

18.

How are the mental and physical tasks required of a sports star and a virtuoso musician similar?

a)

they eat the same foods

b)

the wear different clothes

c)

practice, conditioning, stamina

19.

What is unique about the Composition 4'33" by John Cage?

a)

He had birds tweeting the whole song

b)

He invited a special guest to play instead of himself

c)

He did nothing but sit at the piano and did not make a sound.

20.

Name the two female voices:

a)

baritone, bass

b)

tenor, baritone

c)

soprano, alto

21.

A gradual decrease in the loudness of a sound.

a)

crescendo

b)

accent

c)

decrescendo

d)

fermata

22.

What is the span from the highest to the lowest pitch you can sing?

a)

Music Critic

b)

Vocal range

23.

Combination of different melodies and rhythms.

a)

polyphony

b)

monophony

24.

Name the largest instrument in the string family:

a)

clairnet

b)

piccolo

c)

triangle

d)

double bass

25.

A single melodic line with no accompaniment.

a)

polyphony

b)

monophony

26.

The feeling a performer brings to music.

a)

Music expression

b)

Music critic

27.

A person who judges the quality of a musical performance.

a)

Pianist

b)

Music critic

28.

A performer with brilliant, flawless technique.

a)

talented

b)

virtuoso

29.

Which hand does a composer use the baton to conduct with?

a)

left

b)

right

30.

Which hand will the composer use to direct dynamics?

a)

right

b)

left