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Music Exam Prep

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who started music notation?

a)

French

b)

Ancient Greeks

c)

Ancient Romans

d)

Italians

2.

What is the name of the people/person who started Music Notation?

a)

Neumes

b)

Mozart

c)

Ginoncras

d)

Pythagoras

3.

Who invented the Gregorian Chant?

a)

Mozart

b)

Boethius

c)

Pope Gregory

d)

Pythagoras

4.

Who developed neumes?

a)

Pope Gregory

b)

St Isidore

c)

Guido D'Arezzo

d)

Mozart

5.

When was neumes created?

a)

650AD

b)

630AD

c)

645AD

d)

594AD

6.

Who wrote De Institutione Musica (The Principles of Music)?

a)

Boethius

b)

Mozart

c)

Creed

d)

Pythagoras

7.

What did Boethius write?

a)

De Fórmula Musica.

(The Formula of Music)

b)

La comprensión de la música.

(The Understanding of Music)

c)

De Institutione Musica (The Principles of Music)

d)

El propósito de la música.

(The purpose of Music)

8.

Who created four line staff or formal notation, Time Signatures & Solfege?

a)

Pope Gregory

b)

The Ancient Greek

c)

St. Isidore

d)

Guido D’Arezzo

9.

What are accidentals?

a)

A sign placed before a note to show that note changed in pitch.

b)

Sharps and flats immediately following the cleff sign.

c)

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d)

Key Signatures

10.

Name the accidentals.

a)

Sharps

b)

Flats

c)

Natural Sign

d)

All of the above

11.

Where are the Accidentals placed?

a)

Immediately following/infront of the clef sign

b)

Behind the clef sign

c)

Above the clef sign

d)

Under the clef sign

12.

What is another name for the Treble Clef?

a)

G Cleff

b)

F cleff

c)

A cleff

d)

C cleff

13.

What is another name for the Bass Cleff?

a)

T Cleff

b)

Q cleff

c)

G cleff

d)

F cleff

14.

How many beats are in a whole note/rest?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

2

15.

How many beats are in a half note/rest?

a)

7

b)

2

c)

6

d)

4

16.

How many beats are in a Quarter note/rest?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

1

17.

How many beats are in a Eight note/rest?

a)

1/2

b)

1/4

c)

1/8

d)

8

18.

How many beats are in a Sixteenth Note/Rest?

a)

1/2

b)

1/4

c)

1/16

d)

16

19.

How many beats are in a Dotted Whole Note?

a)

5 beats

b)

6

c)

3

d)

7

20.

How many beats are in a Dotted Half Note?

a)

1 1/2

b)

6

c)

3

d)

7

21.

How many beats are in a Dotted Quarter Note?

a)

1 1/2

b)

2

c)

3 1/2

d)

6

22.

What does the dot (.) do or mean behind a note?

a)

It adds half the value of the note.

b)

It adds double the value of the note.

c)

It takes away half the value of the note.

d)

It adds 1 beat to the note.

23.

When was the classical period?

a)

1750-1820

b)

1980-1775

c)

1730-1750

d)

1750-1830

24.

What is the order of placement for the sharps on the staff?

a)

FCGDAEB

b)

BEADGCF

c)

ABCDEFG

d)

GFBADCFEA

25.

What is the correct placement for the flats on the staff?

a)

FABEA

b)

ABCGE

c)

BEADGCF

d)

FCGDAEB

26.

Where was Wolfang Amadeus Mozart born?

a)

Satzburg, Austria 1756.

b)

Genoa, Italy 1756.

c)

Stratford England, 1756

d)

London, United Kingdom 1756.

27.

Name 4 Composers of the classical period.

a)

Mozart

b)

Beethoven, Haydn and Clementi

c)

Pope Gregory

d)

MomRuoy

28.

Who did Mozart write his compositions for?

a)

For kings/queens and nobles.

b)

For peasants

c)

For drunkards

d)

For his family

29.

What countries did Mozart Travel to?

a)

France

b)

London

c)

Rome

d)

Italy

30.

What instruments did Mozart play?

a)

The Organ

b)

The Violin

c)

The Piano

d)

The Viola

e)

All of the above

31.

 

The Violin Family is part of a larger family called?

a)

Headphones

b)

Chordophones

c)

Cellphones

d)

Mexophones

32.

The Instruments of the Violin Family are?

a)

Violin, Drum, Viola, and the Bass Drum

b)

Violin, Viola Xylophone and the Clarinet

c)

Violin, Viola, Cello, and Double Bass

33.

Who are the well known string makers of the 1600's?

a)

Guarneri, Stradivari and Amati

b)

Guarneri, Amati and Mcphee

c)

Rolle, Johnson and Smith

34.

Who is a Luthier?

a)

A person who makes or repairs String Instruments

b)

A person who makes or repair engines

c)

A person who repairs or makes bows.

d)

A person who makes or repair shoes

35.

 

How do you play the four (4) Strings of the Violin Family?

a)

By plucking and pulling the wagon across the stream

b)

By pinching the wood on the back

c)

Your.....mom.

d)

By plucking and drawing the bow across the strings

36.

 

The word "ARCO" tells a player what?

a)

When he or she is to use the buttons to play a string instrument

b)

When he or she is to argue with the violin

c)

When he or she is to use the bow to play a string instrument

37.

What is a bow made from?

a)

Cotton and rope

b)

A stick and leather

c)

Wood from Brazil, stung together with horsehair

38.

 

Who is an "Archetier" ?

a)

A person who makes bows for String Instruments

b)

A person who makes tires for carrying the instruments

c)

A person who build buildings

39.

People who play the Violin are called?

a)

A Volcanist

b)

A Violinist

c)

A Voluntarist

40.

A person who plays a Viola is called?

a)

A Violists

b)

A Wrestler

c)

A Veterinarian

41.

The Tone Color of the Viola is ______ compared to the Violin?

a)

Higher and Sharp

b)

Richer and Lower

c)

Higher and Mild

42.

 

The person who plays the Cello is called?

a)

A Cellist

b)

A bag pipper

c)

A Piano Player

43.

When playing the Cello, How should you play it

a)

The Cellist sits holding the cello on their shoulder

b)

The Cellist, sits holding the cello upright between the knees

c)

The Cellist stands holding the cello on thier head

44.

Another name for the "Double Bass" is?

a)

The Triple Bass

b)

Home Bass

c)

Upright Bass, or Contrabass, or Bass

45.

 

The person who plays the "Double Bass" is called ?

a)

The Boss

b)

The Bassist

c)

The Baser

d)

The Bigger Boss

46.

How should a Bassist, play the Upright Bass?

a)

Kneeing on the floor with the Bass on your shoulder

b)

Standing or sitting on a special stool while playing

c)

Kneeing on the floor while playing

47.

 

The Harp has how many Strings and Pedals?

a)

102 Strings and 3 Pedals

b)

91 Strings and 15 Pedals

c)

47 Strings and 7 Pedals

d)

56 strings and 20 pedals.

48.

The person playing the Harp is called?

a)

The harp player

b)

The Harpist

c)

The harp singer

d)

The Harpy

49.

What are two ways to care for a string instrument?

a)

Keep the Instrument Clean and Handle it with care

b)

Keep the Instrument in the sun at all times

c)

Keep washing the instrument in the washing machine

50.

How does a Harpist create the sound?

a)

By plucking and banging the floor of the harp

b)

By Hitting or Plucking the pedal to make sound

c)

By Strumming and Plucking the Strings to make the sound

d)

By hitting the strings with all their strength.

51.

 

What are String Instruments?

a)

Instruments with wood and water blowing in it

b)

Instruments with rock formation

c)

String Instruments that are chordophones, producing sound with vibrating strings

52.

String History began back when?

a)

1780AD

b)

2500 BC

c)

2021 AD

d)

1800 AD

53.

 

Where was the first String Instrument found?

a)

The Bahamas

b)

England

c)

Sri Lanka

d)

Spain

54.

The Rebab String was made from?

a)

Chain

b)

Silk

c)

Milk

d)

Cotton

55.

 

Three Lyres were discovered in 1929, in which country?

a)

Russia

b)

France

c)

Iraq

d)

Africa

56.

After the Lyres were discovered in Iraq, they were known as ?

a)

The Golden Lyre of Ur

b)

The Lyre of Nassau

c)

The Silver Lyre

57.

The "Viol" of the 10th, Century, had similarities with the modern day what?

a)

Violin

b)

Car

c)

Viola

d)

Boat

58.

"Viola da Braccio" Braccio in Italian means?

a)

Chair - and the instrument was placed in the chair

b)

Arm - and the instrument was played, held against the arm

c)

Foot - and the instrument was held with the foot

59.

"Viola de Gamba" Gamba in Italian means?

a)

Knee - and the instrument was placed on the knee

b)

Head - and the instrument was placed on the head

c)

Leg - and the instrument was played braced between the thighs

60.

Stradivari created his first Violin at the age of ____ and how many violins he created in his lifetime ______ ?

a)

18 and 50

b)

17 and 20

c)

22 and 1100

d)

39 and 750