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Music theory

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is tone?

a)

The quality of sound across an ensemble

b)

The pitch created on an instrument

c)

An odd pulse against an even pulse or vice versa

d)

The speed of the rhythmic value of music

2.

What is intonation?

a)

Smooth and connected

b)

Common time (4/4)

c)

The quality of sound across the ensemble

3.

What cannot be interpreted in music?

a)

Dynamics

b)

Key signature

c)

Phrasing

4.

____ is fast (tempo 120), and ____ is faster

a)

Allegro/vivace

b)

Allegro/legato

c)

Legato/vivace

d)

Vivace/allegro

5.

What does legato mean?

a)

Slow tempo

b)

Smooth and connected

c)

Connects 2 notes that are different

6.

What does subito piano mean?

a)

Suddenly soft

b)

Suddenly quiet

c)

Suddenly fast

7.

____ is common time (4/4), and ____ is cut time (2/2)

a)

Alla breve/breve

b)

Breve/Alla breve

8.

True or false: tempo is the speed of the rhythmic value of music

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What is the key of the following instruments: flute, trombone, bass, string instruments, piano?

a)

Bb

b)

C

c)

Eb

d)

F

10.

What is a D.S. Al coda?

a)

Go back to the sign and then to the coda

b)

Return to the beginning

c)

Go right to the coda

d)

Go to the end and repeat at the sign

11.

What is da capo?

a)

Repeat the section

b)

Return to the coda

c)

Return to the beginning

d)

Return to the sign once ending the phrase

12.

True or false: a hemiola is an odd pulse against an odd pulse

a)

True

b)

False

13.

When does a fermata occur?

a)

At the end of a piece or phrase or before a change in the music

b)

In the middle of a piece of music

c)

During the coda

d)

When the music indicates a repeating phrase

14.

An accelerando is a ____ in speed, and a retardando is a ____ in speed

a)

Increase/decrease

b)

Decrease/increase

15.

What is the difference between a slur and a tie?

a)

A slur connects 2 of the same notes and a tie connects 2 different notes

b)

A slur connects 2 different notes and a tie connects 2 of the same notes

16.

When balancing voices in an ensemble, which voices should be balanced towards?

a)

Soprano

b)

Alto

c)

Tenor

d)

Bass

17.

What is the order of flats?

a)

E B D G A C F

b)

B E A D G C F

c)

F C A D E B G

18.

True or false: the order of sharps is the same as the order of flats but backwards

a)

True

b)

False