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2022 General Music

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. What is an easy definition of "music?"

a)

A) Something that sounds good

b)

B) Sounds that are organized in time

c)

C) Sounds that make people feel good

d)

D) There is no easy definition of music

2.

2. Why do some stores at a mall play music?

a)

A) Because the employees think it is cool to play music at work

b)

B) Music makes people buy less

c)

C) Music makes people buy more

d)

D) No one knows why stores play music

3.

3. Which of the following is "short-lived" music?

a)

A)  TV commercials

b)

B)  Classical music

c)

C) Popular music

d)

D) Both A and C

4.

4. How many main properties of musical sounds are there?

a)

A) Three

b)

B) Four

c)

C) Five

d)

D) Six

5.

5. Every sound is caused by a __________________

a)

A) tone

b)

B) interval

c)

C) vibration

d)

D) rhythm

6.

6. What is pitch?

a)

A) Something to do with baseball

b)

B) How loud or soft the music is

c)

C) How high or low the tones are

d)

D) No one knows what pitch is

7.

7. What is an interval?

a)

A) A new kind of pizza

b)

B) A drum that is played upside-down

c)

C) A large flute

d)

D) the distance pitch between two tones

8.

8. What is dynamics?

a)

A)   How high or low music is

b)

B) Sounds without any tone

c)

C) How loud or soft music is

d)

D) I have no idea

9.

9. What do dynamics add to performances?

a)

A)   are useless in music

b)

B) add spirit and mood

c)

C)   are not fun

d)

D) makes all music sound loud

10.

10.  What is tone color?

a)

A) blue, but sometimes can be green

b)

B) part of rhythm

c)

C) the color of a musical instrument

d)

D) how we can tell the difference between instruments

11.

11. What kind of words could you use to describe the sound of a flute?

a)

A) dark and fat

b)

B) light and airy

c)

C) heavy and rich

12.

12. Name the parts of rhythm

a)

A) interval, pitch, and tone

b)

B) dynamics, piano, and forte

c)

C) timbre, tone color, and tuba

d)

D) beat, meter, accent, and tempo

13.

13. We can define rhythm as

a)

A)  the ordered flow of music through time

b)

B)   how high or low the notes are

c)

C)  how loud or soft music is

d)

D)   pounding drums

14.

14) Name the dynamic marking.

a)

A) Forte

b)

B) Crescendo

c)

C) Mezzo forte

d)

D) Fortissimo

15.

15. What dynamics term means “loud”?

a)

A) Forte

b)

B) Crescendo

c)

C) Mezzo forte

d)

D) Fortissimo

16.

16. What dynamics term means “soft”?

a)

A) Pianissimo 

b)

B) Piano

c)

C) Mezzo piano

d)

D) Decrescendo

17.

17. What dynamics term means “very loud”?

a)

A) Forte

b)

B) Crescendo

c)

C) Mezzo forte

d)

D) Fortissimo

18.

18. What dynamics term means “medium soft”?

a)

A) Pianissimo 

b)

B) Piano

c)

C) Mezzo piano

d)

D) Decrescendo

19.

19) Name the dynamic marking.

a)

A) Forte

b)

B) Crescendo

c)

C) Mezzo Forte

d)

D) Fortissimo

20.

20) Name the dynamic marking.

a)

A) Pianissimo

b)

B) Piano

c)

C) Mezzo piano

d)

D) Decrescendo

21.

BONUS QUESTION!!!

Low sound = ________ vibration

High sound = ________ vibration

a)

fast, slow

b)

slow, fast

c)

I don't know