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CHORUS VOCABULARY QUIZ

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Singing without instruments:

a)

harmony

b)

a cappella

c)

measure

d)

legato

e)

staccato

2.

Soprano refers to a

a)

high female voice

b)

high male voice.

c)

low female voice

d)

low male voice

3.

What is a alto voice?

a)

Being able to sing in a low singing voice, but not as low as bass.

b)

Being able to sing in a high singing voice, but not as high as soprano.

c)

An alternate voice range

d)

The only voice range

4.

What is a tenor singing voice?

a)

The tenor is the lowest male voice

b)

The tenor is the highest male voice

c)

The tenor is the highest female voice

d)

The tenor is the lowest female voice

5.

What is a bass singing voice?

a)

The bass is the lowest singing voice.

b)

The middle range voice

c)

The bass is the highest singing voice.

6.
What is the order of voices, highest to lowest?
a)
Alto, Soprano, Bass, Tenor
b)
Soprano, Tenor, Alto, Bass
c)
Soprano, Bass, Tenor, Alto
d)
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
7.

Baritone?

a)

a HIGH range of the female voice

b)

a male voice range in between tenor and bass

c)

a LOW range of the female voice

d)

a HIGH range of the changed male voice

e)

a LOW range of the male voice

8.

The the clear, precise, pronunciation of speech is?

a)

The articulators

b)

Speaking

c)

Articulation

d)

Enunciation

9.

_____________are the tools an actor has to articulate and say their words clearly.

a)

Articulators

b)

Teeth

c)

Ears

d)

Lips

10.

Select the choices that contain an articulator

a)

Lips

b)

Chest

c)

Tongue

d)

Soft Palate

11.

Deep, full quality of sound

a)

Resonance

b)

Articulation

c)

Projection

d)

Vocal Variety

12.
Which is not a part of your singing voice?
a)
Toes and feet
b)
Vocal cords
c)
Mouth, lips, tongue
d)
Diaphragm & lungs
13.

A steady, periodic sound

a)

Tone

b)

Blend

c)

falsetto

d)

breath

14.

The position you hold your body in when sitting/standing.

a)

Diphthong

b)

Falsetto

c)

Balance

d)

Posture

15.

The high register of the voice; vibrations felt in the face.

a)

Head voice

b)

Chest voice

c)

Falsetto

d)

Breath

16.

Sound formed by the combination of two vowel sounds

a)

Expression

b)

Diction

c)

Vowels

d)

Diphthong

17.

Air taken in or expelled from the lungs

a)

Tone

b)

Intonation

c)

Breath

d)

Falsetto

18.

A male voice with artificially high notes

a)

Head voice

b)

Falsetto

c)

Chest Voice

d)

Diphthong

19.

The low register of the voice - vibrations felt in the chest.

a)

Chest Voice

b)

Head Voice

c)

Falsetto

d)

Intonation

20.

Your voice is your own instrument.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Can your voice travel with you?

a)

Yes

b)

No

22.

What are vocal cords?

a)

Vocal cords are large muscles used for speaking and singing.

b)

Vocal cords are very small muscles used for speaking and singing.

c)

Vocal cords helps you to breathe.

23.

What term is commonly used for the combination of the head voice and the chest voice?

a)

Middle Voice

b)

Whistle Register

c)

Mixed Voice

d)

Falsetto

24.

Which of the following is an OPINION about the chest voice?

a)

It is the most common

b)

Opera singers use it to sing low notes

c)

It produces a pleasing sound

d)

Most people talk in chest voice

25.

What do you call a fast wobble in the singing voice?

a)

Opera

b)

Sixteenth Notes

c)

Shaky Thingy

d)

Vibrato

26.

The clarity with which one pronounces words when speaking or singing

a)

Blend

b)

Energy

c)

Diction

d)

Attack

27.

What is an ensemble?

a)

A solo singer

b)

A group of singers

c)

Part of your vocal cords

d)

A high singer

28.

Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti, Do

a)

Diction

b)

Soprano

c)

Solfege

d)

Melody

29.

Clear pronunciation of the text of a song.

a)

Balance

b)

Intonation

c)

Diction

d)

Phrase

30.

If you're singing beneath the pitch, you are _______.

a)

Sharp

b)

Flat

c)

On pitch

d)

In tune

31.

Voices singing the same notes at the same time.

a)

Harmony

b)

Unison

c)

Solfege

d)

Pitch

32.

Tone is:

a)

the gradual release of air

b)

the vocal sound of a specific quality of a voice or instrument

c)

how we pronounce words

d)

a type of exercise

33.

What are vocal cords?

a)

things

b)

The vocal cords, also known as vocal folds, are folds of tissue in the throat that are key in creating sounds through vocalization. The size of vocal cords affects the pitch of voice. Open when breathing and vibrating for speech or singing, the folds are controlled via the recurrent laryngeal branch of the vagus nerve.

c)

things used for singing

d)

?

34.

What is the other name for vocal cords?

a)

Pharynx

b)

Epiglottis

c)

Trachea

d)

Larynx

35.

The position of the jaw should be

a)

stiff, with limited movement

b)

very extended down

c)

comfortably dropped

36.

The vocal cords are found in the (a)   ?

37.

What is pictured?

a)

Tongue

b)

Pharynx

c)

Vocal Folds

d)

Diaphragm

38.
What are registers?
a)
Vocal Ranges
b)
The distance between the highest and lowest pitch
c)
Volume
d)
Instrument Families
39.
What is range?
a)
Vocal Ranges
b)
The quality of sound or tone
c)
The distance between the highest and lowest pitches of the voice
d)
The distant between musicians in an ensemble
40.
The lowest classification of the female voice is called
a)
bass
b)
Contralto
c)
mezzo soprano
d)
tenor
41.

Amplification of a voice caused by sympathetic vibration in a singer's body

a)

Chord

b)

Tempo

c)

Resonance

d)

Phrasing

42.

The _________________are folds of tissue in the throat that are key in creating sounds.

a)

Vocal Cords

b)

Epiglottis

c)

Lungs

d)

Bronchioles

43.

The hard palette is positioned where?

a)

Back of the mouth

b)

Bottom of the mouth

c)

Roof of the mouth

d)

Next to the vocal cords

44.

Name the other palette.

a)

Rough Palette

b)

Soft Palette

c)

Smooth Palette

d)

Mouth Palette

45.

This part of the voice vibrates 100-1000 times per second to create sound as air travels through them.

a)

The vocal folds

b)

The lungs

c)

The knees

d)

The teeth

46.

Helps control the sounds you make. Lifting this part of your voice enables your voice to carry and have good resonance.

a)

Soft palate

b)

Hard palate

c)

Eyeshadow palate

d)

Blush palate

47.

The hard ridge in front of your soft palate.

a)

Teeth

b)

Tongue

c)

Lips

d)

Hard palate

48.

Tone is:

a)

the gradual release of air

b)

the vocal sound of a specific quality of a voice or instrument

c)

how we pronounce words

d)

a type of exercise

49.

Control of the breath is one of the most important things in singing.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

What term is commonly used for the combination of the head voice and the chest voice?

a)

Middle Voice

b)

Whistle Register

c)

Mixed Voice

d)

Falsetto

51.

A pure vowel is

a)

a vowel that is sung softly

b)

a vowel that is free of congestion

c)

a vowel that doesn't change as it is sung

d)

a vowel that has no additives

52.

Which of these is a "pure vowel"?

a)

"ah" as in the word "strong"

b)

"ow" as in the word "cow"

c)

"oy" and in the word "joy"

d)

"ay" as in the word "say"

53.

What is Timbre?

a)

a tree

b)

Blue

c)

The color of the sound

d)

a type of tambourine

54.

True or False... The timbre of a voice or an instrument is what makes it sound unique.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

True or False... Timbre is the tone or quality of a sound.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

Which term below means 'regular pulsating change in pitch'?

a)

Tempo

b)

Unison

c)

Vibrato

d)

Vivace

57.
How many beats is a whole note?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
58.
How many beats is a half note?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
59.
How many beats is a quarter note?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
60.
How many beats is a quarter rest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
61.
How many beats is a half rest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
62.
How many beats is a whole rest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
63.
How many lines are on a staff?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
5
d)
7
64.
How many spaces are on a staff?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
5
d)
7
65.
The space between 2 bar lines is a _______.
a)
Line
b)
Music
c)
Measure
d)
notes
66.
What does a double bar line mean?
a)
The end of the song
b)
Play again
c)
Start Dancing
d)
Party Time
67.
What does Piano mean?
a)
soft
b)
loud
68.
What does Forte mean?
a)
soft
b)
loud
69.
What does Mezzo Forte mean?
a)
medium loud
b)
medium soft
70.
What does mezzo piano mean?
a)
medium loud
b)
medium soft