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PWMUSIC FIN EX Part 1 & Part 2 2021

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word "DYNAMICS" mean in music?

a)

How fast or how slow the music is

b)

How thick or how thin the layers of music are

c)

How high or how low the music is

d)

How loud or how soft the music is

e)

How long or how short the beat of the music is

2.

Look at the picture. What is the name of the symbol under the notes?

a)

decrescendo

b)

crescendo

c)

fermata

d)

staccato

e)

dimenuendo

3.

Look at the picture. What is the name of the symbol under the notes?

a)

crescendo

b)

decrescendo

c)

harmony

d)

legato

e)

greater than

4.

What does decrescendo mean?

a)

To gradually become softer

b)

To gradually become slower

c)

To sing with musical accompaniment

d)

To gradually become louder

e)

To gradually become faster

5.

What does crescendo mean?

a)

To gradually get softer

b)

To gradually get slower

c)

To gradually get louder

d)

To hold the note

e)

To gradually get higher

6.

What does the suffix "-issimo" mean?

a)

Little

b)

Sudden

c)

Moderate

d)

Very

7.

What does "mezzo" mean?

a)

Medium, moderate

b)

Very, Most

c)

Loud, Strong

d)

Soft, Quiet

8.
a)

mezzo-forte

b)

forte

c)

pianissimo

d)

mezzo-piano

e)

fortissimo

9.

a)

Piano

b)

Pianissimo

c)

Forte

d)

Crescendo

e)

Decrescendo

10.

a)

mezzo-piano

b)

forte

c)

pianissimo

d)

piano

e)

presto

11.

a)

fortissimo

b)

forte

c)

crescendo

d)

piano

e)

fermata

12.

a)

fortissimo

b)

piano

c)

forte

d)

mezzo-piano

e)

pianissimo

13.

a)

forte

b)

mezzo-forte

c)

fortissimo

d)

pianissimo

e)

mezzo-piano

14.

Which answer is in order from LOUDEST to SOFTEST?

a)

pp,p,mp,mf,f,ff

b)

ff,f,mf,mp,pp,p

c)

pp,p,mp,f,mf,ff

d)

ff,f,mf,mp,p,pp

e)

mf, f, ff, mp, pp, p

15.

Which answer is in order from SOFTEST to LOUDEST?

a)

pp,p,mp,mf,f,ff

b)

ff,f,mf,mp,pp,p

c)

pp,p,mp,f,mf,ff

d)

ff,f,mf,mp,p,pp

e)

mp, p, pp, ff, f, mf

16.

Soft in music is called

a)

pianissimo

b)

piano

c)

forte

d)

forissimo

17.

Very loud in music is called

a)

pianissimo

b)

piano

c)

forte

d)

fortissimo

18.

Very soft in music is called

a)

pianissimo

b)

piano

c)

forte

d)

fortissimo

19.

Mezzo forte means

a)

medium soft

b)

soft

c)

medium loud

d)

loud

20.

What does "forte" mean?

a)

Medium

b)

Soft

c)

Loud

d)

very loud

e)

medium loud

21.

Mezzo piano means

a)

medium soft

b)

soft

c)

medium loud

d)

loud

22.

Who is responsible for finding the singer a record deal?

a)

Product Manager

b)

Tour Manager

c)

Artist Manager

d)

Booking Agent

23.

A _______________ would work with patients who have Alzheimer’s disease.

a)

Pop Music Critic

b)

Tour Manager

c)

Music Therapist

d)

Worship Leader/Cantor

24.

A music historian

a)

studies the history of music and preserves it

b)

judges the quality of musical works and performances

c)

Sells & promotes musical works from every composer

d)

There is no such person

25.

A conductor

a)

directs musical ensembles or groups

b)

manages the legal, financial artistic, and ethical issues in the music industry

c)

Creates music played on subways & other public transportation

d)

hires all the studio musicians needed for a recording session

26.

An acoustic engineer

a)

sells sheet music, various instruments, and offers instrument repair service

b)

monitors and controls noise levels

c)

handles the stage set-up for concerts

d)

works with patients who have vocal ailments

27.

Select the Style/Genre of music that best describes the music being played.

a)

Reggae

b)

Pop

c)

Blues

d)

Jazz

28.

Select the Style that best describes the music being played.

a)

R & B

b)

Rock & Roll

c)

Classical

d)

K-Pop

29.

Select the Style that best describes the music being played.

a)

Jazz

b)

Heavy Metal

c)

Chicago Blues

d)

Country

30.

Select the Style that best describes the music being played.

a)

Patriotic Gospel

b)

Reggae

c)

Salsa

d)

Disco

31.

Select the Style that best describes the music being played.

a)

Opera (Classical)

b)

Contemporary Jazz

c)

Latin Pop

d)

Broadway Musical

32.

What musical technique can you hear?

a)

Call and response

b)

Verse and chorus

c)

Blues scale

d)

swing rhythm.

33.

The style of music in the recording helped to influence the style known as Blues.

a)

Spiritual

b)

Ragtime

c)

Country

d)

Work Song

34.

(Check the 3 answers that apply) -- Blues music is usually about...

a)

Family Life & Happy Times

b)

Troubles & Hard times

c)

Favorite songs & colors

d)

Hopelessness

e)

Longing for a better life

35.

Which of the following is NOT the name of a famous Blues musician?

a)

Robert Johnson.

b)

Willy Nelson

c)

B.B. King.

d)

Muddy Waters.

e)

Bo Diddley

36.

Which style of music did NOT influence the Blues?

a)

Folk Music

b)

Spirituals

c)

Rock

d)

Gospel

e)

Ragtime

37.

Which instrument would you NOT normally hear in Blues music?

a)

Harmonica

b)

Guitar

c)

Violin

d)

Piano

38.

Which statement if FALSE?

a)

Blues had an influence of Jazz, Bluegrass, and Country.

b)

Blues often includes call and response or chanting.

c)

Blues are usually filled with sad, melancholy lyrics.

d)

Blues was influenced by R&B (Rhythm & Blues).

39.

Most Blues Singers are / were from

a)

The far Western part of America

b)

The Northern part of America

c)

The East Coast States

d)

The Deep South of America

e)

The United Kingdom

40.

Which 3 chords are used to create the 12 bar blues pattern? Check all that apply.

a)

I

b)

IV

c)

iii

d)

V

e)

vi

41.

Some of the best-known country blues singers of the early period were Big Bill Broonzy, Robert Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and:

a)

LL Cool J

b)

Usher

c)

Lil' Wayne

d)

Lil' Walter

42.

The slaves who influenced early Blues music brought their work songs from________.

a)

Africa

b)

China

c)

Russia

d)

Spain

e)

Jamaica

43.

Where was B.B.King from in America?

a)

The deep south of America

b)

The northern states of America

c)

The east coast of America

d)

The far west coast of America

44.

How did blues music start up back in the early 1800's?

a)

Office workers singing to each other

b)

Farmers singing to each other

c)

Slaves on plantation fields singing to each other

d)

Children singing to each other

45.

The blues music was inspired by

a)

African music

b)

Work songs

c)

Spirituals

d)

All of the above

e)

African music & Work songs only

46.

Traditional Blues music follows what form / format?

a)

ABBA

b)

ABA

c)

AAB

d)

ABAB

47.

The first 2 blues songs to be written down in 1912, were

a)

Texas Blues

b)

Memphis Blues

c)

Mississippi Blues

d)

New Orleans Blues

e)

Dallas Blues

48.

What was one of the main differences between Delta Blues and Chicago Blues?

a)

Delta Blues had more instruments

b)

Chicago Blues had more instruments

49.

Who is this blues singer?

a)

Beyonce

b)

Etta James

c)

Bessie Smith

d)

Ella Fitzgerald

50.

Who is this blues singer?

a)

Beyonce

b)

Etta James

c)

Bessie Smith

d)

Ella Fitzgerald

51.

Who is this famous Blues Artist known for naming his guitar "Lucille"?

a)

Bo Diddley

b)

Muddy Waters

c)

B.B. King

d)

Buddy Guy

e)

Howling Wolf

52.

What style of song can you hear?

a)

Country Blues

b)

Memphis Blues

c)

Work Song

d)

Country Song

e)

Spiritual