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Extreme Music Showdown

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The lines in the treble staff are, from bottom to top:

4 lines
2.

Which famous guitar brand has a model named the Stratocaster?

a)

Fender

b)

Gibson

c)

Jackson

d)

PRS

3.

This large wind instrument is used for cultural music by the indigenous people of Australia.

a)

bassoon

b)

flimflam

c)

didgeridoo

d)

tuba

4.

This instrument was patented in 1856 and featured a double-reed. It was used to replace oboes and bassoons in outdoor band music. What instrument was it?

a)

Sudophone

b)

Saxophone

c)

Sousaphone

d)

Sarrusophone

5.

A dotted half note equals how many quarter notes?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

6

6.

The musical term used to describe differences in volume is:

(a)  

7.

This instrument has a very long tube with a curved bell towards the end. It’s heavily associated with the Swiss Alps. What is it?

a)

swisshorn

b)

yoohoorn

c)

alphorn

d)

yodelhorn

8.

Typically used for jazz music, this instrument will rarely find its way onto the symphonic stage.

a)

sousaphone

b)

cornet

c)

trumpet

d)

saxophone

9.

The small lines above or below a staff are called:

4 lines
10.

Draw the treble clef symbol

11.

Explain what a Ritardando is

4 lines
12.

Which of these voices parts are typically female?

a)

bass

b)

tenor

c)

alto

d)

baritone

e)

soprano

13.

This instrument has heavy associations with a band’s rhythm section. It’s also heavily used in certain cultures to strengthen their men in war, or to provide a beat for dance. What is it?

4 lines
14.

Circle common time

15.

This interesting set-up – made up of metal pots hung over a frame – is considered am musical instrument and originated in Bali. What is it called?

a)

Geong

b)

Balamb

c)

Reyong

d)

Raikey

16.

Put the following dynamics in order from quietest to loudest:

piano

forte

mezzopiano

fortissimo

4 lines
17.

If there are 52 white keys on a piano, how many black keys does it have?

(a)  

18.

Draw a fermata symbol

19.

Symphony Number 9 was one of the most popular symphonies to be composed by this former director of the National Conservatory of Music of America. In fact, Neil Armstrong even brought the composition with him on the Apollo mission to the moon. It was dubbed the ‘New World Symphony’. Who composed it?

a)

Dvorak

b)

Tchaikovsky

c)

Wagner

d)

Dumbledore

20.

A modern orchestra is divided into different sections, each of which is composed of similar musical instruments that emit sounds that compliment each other. How many sections are there?

(a)  

21.

Draw the segno symbol (for D.S. al coda)

22.

Most composers user logical sequences to number their compositions, except for this one. His sixth and ninth cause frequent confusion, so the ninth is nicknamed the Great C Major to distinguish it from the sixth in the same key. The eight is unfinished, and the seventh does not exist. Who is this composer?

a)

Handel

b)

Mozart

c)

Schubert

d)

Paganini

23.

How fast or slow the steady beat is moving is

called the

(a)  

24.

Draw the symbol that cancels a sharp or a flat

25.

The term for performing a detached, short

note is called

a)

staccato

b)

legato

c)

clippato

d)

gelato