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General Music First Quarter - Baroque and Instrument Families

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was the baroque period?

a)

1600-1750

b)

1900-present

c)

1750-1820

d)

1820-1900

2.

Which of the following is not a baroque composer ?

a)

Johann Christian Bach

b)

George Frideric Handel

c)

Scott Joplin

d)

Antonio Vivaldi

3.

What does a Foley Artist do?

a)

sings nonsense words like "shoe-de-boo" and "bop"

b)

makes the sound effects in movies

c)

sings in a low register voice

d)

composes the music for movies

4.

Who composed the Harry Potter movie soundtrack?

a)

John Williams

b)

Antonio Vivaldi

c)

Mrs. Nelson

d)

Steven Spielberg

5.

John Williams composed the music for Jaws.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What does instrumentation mean in music?

a)

what type or genre of music a song is

b)

what types of instruments or voices are used in a song

c)

what the mood and timbre is

7.

What does a composer do?

a)

the person who writes the music

b)

dances to the music

c)

helps the orchestra keep the beat by waving his/her arms

d)

mixes the sound in movies

8.

The brass section includes:

a)

trumpet

b)

flute

c)

violin

d)

trombone

e)

tuba

9.

Which of the following is a keyboard instrument that produces air by driving wind through pipes?

a)

piano

b)

harpsichord

c)

pipe organ

d)

ukulele

10.

what is a prodigy?

a)

A lazy child

b)

A healty child

c)

A child with great talent

d)

A disrespectful child

11.

Who was a child prodigy on the cello?

a)

JS Bach

b)

Yo Yo Ma

c)

Chopin

d)

John Williams

12.

Name one of the four instrument families.

(a)  

13.

John Williams wrote the music for "Joker".

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Which one of these in not in the woodwind family?

a)

flute

b)

bassoon

c)

oboe

d)

viola

15.

Where would you most likely see a live symphony orchestra?

a)

a theater

b)

a restaurant

c)

on the street

d)

in school

16.

Name a baroque composer that we have studied.

(a)  

17.

Baroque melodies tend to be very elaborate and decorated.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Where are pipe organs usually found?

a)

school

b)

church

c)

movies

d)

office building

19.

Changing the background music (soundtrack) to a movie can really change the emotion and feeling of what's going to happen in a movie.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Which movie did John Williams NOT compose music for?

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

Which director works almost exclusively with John Williams?

a)

Ron Howard

b)

Steven Spielberg

c)

Spike Lee

d)

J.J. Abrams

22.

When was the baroque period?

a)

1600-1750

b)

1900-present

c)

1750-1820

d)

1820-1900

23.
What family does the bass drum belong to?
a)
string
b)
woodwind
c)
percussion
d)
brass
24.
What family does the double bass belong to?
a)
string
b)
brass
c)
woodwind
d)
percussion
25.

What is a choir?

a)

A herd of cats

b)

A group of singers

c)

A set of instruments

d)

A TV Show