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Grade 6 Semester 1

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What two words can be used to describe duration?

a)

Long or short

b)

Smooth or detached

c)

High or low

d)

Thick or thin

2.

Which element of music uses the terms loud and soft?

a)

Timbre

b)

Duration

c)

Pitch

d)

Dynamics

3.

Define forte.

a)

Loud

b)

Soft

c)

Gradually getting louder

d)

Gradually getting softer

4.

Define piano.

a)

Loud

b)

Soft

c)

Gradually getting louder

d)

Gradually getting softer

5.

Which element of music uses the terms fast and slow?

a)

Dynamics

b)

Tempo

c)

Pitch

d)

Duration

6.

Which element of music refers to the sound quality of an instrument or voice?

a)

Texture

b)

Articulation

c)

Timbre

d)

Tempo

7.

Which element of music uses the terms smooth and detached?

a)

Articulation

b)

Duration

c)

Timbre

d)

Tonality

8.

What two words can be used to describe dynamics?

a)

Loud or soft

b)

Fast or slow

c)

High or low

d)

Think or thin

9.

What two words can be used to describe tempo?

a)

Loud or soft

b)

Fast or slow

c)

Long or short

d)

Smooth or detached

10.

Define timbre.

a)

The volume of music

b)

The sound quality of a voice or instrument

c)

How many people are playing different parts

d)

Major or minor

11.

What two words can be used to describe pitch?

a)

Fast or slow

b)

High or low

c)

Thick or thin

d)

Long or short

12.

Texture in music means...

a)

Tempo of playing

b)

How high the note is

c)

Speed of playing

d)

Layers of sound

13.

What best describes the effect of a 'Ritardando'?

a)

A gradual increase of volume

b)

A sudden pause

c)

Changing of key signature

d)

Gradually getting slower

14.

(Texture) When I play a single melody line with a drum, that is a ...

a)

Phonyphony

b)

Monophony

c)

Homophony

d)

Herterophony

15.

What is Articulation in music?

a)

How loud the notes are

b)

How fast we play notes (eg, fast or slow)

c)

How we perform notes (eg, legatto or stacatto)

d)

All of them are correct, articulation is my passion

16.

This note is a really high pitch note..

a)

Ture

b)

False

17.

On this photo you see a Whole Note?

a)

Yes I do!

b)

No I do not!

c)

This is a quaver!

d)

This is a demi semi mini dimi kimi quaver!!!

18.

Name this device:

a)

Chronometer

b)

Metronome

c)

Diameter

d)

Temponome

19.

We use the word BPM to describe...

a)

Burgers Per Mouth (how many Burgers can you fit in your Mouth)

b)

Beats Per Measure (how meany Beats fit in 1 Measure)

c)

Beats Per Minute (how many Beats fit in 1 minute)

d)

Beats Per Metronome (how many times you ca beat the metronome in 1 minute)

20.
a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

21.

You can see a quarter note on the photo

a)

True

b)

False

22.

This is a music rest

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What dynamic term means getting louder?

a)

dim.

b)

rit.

c)

crescendo

d)

decrescendo

24.

What musical texture includes melody and accompaniment?

a)

Mononphony

b)

Homophony

c)

Polyphony

d)

Heterophony

25.

Sfz means...

a)

Getting faster

b)

Getting slower

c)

Getting louder

d)

Suddenly, perform with particular emphasis

26.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Eighth Rest

b)

Quarter Note

c)

Sixteenth Note

d)

Eighth Note

27.

Presto is a term that describes what speed of music?

a)

Very Slow

b)

Medium

c)

Fast

d)

Very Fast

28.

What musical element refers to the layers of sounds?

a)

Timbre

b)

Texture

c)

Music

d)

Pitch

29.

What is this?

a)

Tie

b)

Slur

c)

Phrase

d)

Crescendo

30.

What is this symbol called?

a)

Accent

b)

Staccato

c)

Legato

d)

Sfz

31.

Which instrument does NOT belong in the same family as the others?

a)

Trumpt

b)

French Horn

c)

Piccolo

d)

Tuba

32.

Which instrument does NOT belong in the same family as the others?

a)

Oboe

b)

Cymbals

c)

Bassoon

d)

Flute

33.

What family of instruments does the piano belong to? (2 options)

a)

String

b)

Percussion

c)

Brass

d)

Woodwind

34.

What is the highest pitch instrument in the orchestra?

a)

Trumpt

b)

Piccolo

c)

Flute

d)

Harp

35.

To Which family does the xylophone belong?

a)

String

b)

Woodwind

c)

Percussion

d)

Brass

36.

Who is the leader of the orchestra?

a)

Concert Master

b)

Music Teacher

c)

Audiance

d)

Conductor

37.

What is the largest section in the orchestra?

a)

Percussion

b)

String

c)

Woodwind

d)

Brass

38.

What family does a Bassoon belong to?

a)

String

b)

Woodwind

c)

Brass

d)

Percussion

39.

What family does the Saxophone belong to?

a)

String

b)

Woodwind

c)

Brass

d)

Percussion

40.

What is the highest instrument in the string family?

a)

Viola

b)

Cello

c)

Bass

d)

Violin

41.

What is the name of this instrument?

a)

Trumpet

b)

Trombone

c)

French Horn

d)

Tuba

42.

What is the name of this instrument?

a)

Violin

b)

Viola

c)

Cello

d)

Double Bass

43.

Is Triangle a TUNED or UNTUNED percussion instrument?

a)

Tuned

b)

Untuned

44.

Is Timpani a TUNED or UNTUNED percussion instrument?

a)

Tuned

b)

Untuned

45.

What is the name of the "stick" that the string players use?

a)

Scraper

b)

Bow

c)

Baton

d)

Slider

46.

What is the name of the "stick" that the conductor uses?

a)

Scraper

b)

Bow

c)

Baton

d)

Slider

47.

Which brass instrument does NOT have valves?

a)

Trumpt

b)

Trumbone

c)

Tuba

d)

French Horn

48.

What is the name of the only brass instrument that uses a slide?

a)

Trumpt

b)

Trumbone

c)

Tuba

d)

French Horn

49.

What is the name of this instrument?

a)

Loud drum

b)

Snare drum

c)

Bass drum

d)

The drum

50.

What is the name of this instrument?

a)

Oboe

b)

Basson

c)

Flute

d)

Clarinet

51.

Which instruments don't use reeds? (More than one correct answer)

a)

Oboe

b)

Clarinet

c)

Piccolo

d)

Flute

52.

Bassoon use double reeds.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

The blowing techniques for woodwinds and brass are the same.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

What do we call a small groups of orchestra?

a)

Symphony orchestra

b)

Chamber Orchestra

55.

String instruments from highest pitch to lowest pitch:

a)

Bass, Cello, Viola, Violin

b)

Violin, Cello, Bass, Viola

c)

Viola, Violin, Cello, Bass

d)

Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass

56.

What is the lowest Brass instrument

a)

Double Bass

b)

Tuba

c)

Trombon

d)

French horn

57.

Which instrument family are these instruments belong to?

a)

String

b)

Brass

c)

Clarinet

d)

Woodwind

58.

What is the lowest pitch instrument in the woodwind family?

a)

Clarinet

b)

Bassoon

c)

Flute

d)

Bass

59.

Name this instrument from the brass family

a)

Trombone

b)

French Horn

c)

Harp

d)

String Bass

60.

The Ukulele is in what instrument family?

a)

Percussion

b)

Strings

c)

Brass

d)

Woodwinds

61.

How many strings does a ukulele have?

a)

6

b)

5

c)

3

d)

4

62.

What are the strings on the ukulele? (check all that apply)

a)

G

b)

C

c)

E

d)

B

e)

A

63.

What part of the instrument is the arrow pointing to?

a)

bridge

b)

nut

c)

headstock

d)

body

64.

What part of the instrument is the arrow pointing to?

a)

headstock

b)

bridge

c)

neck

d)

body

65.

What do the frets do?

a)

change pitch of the string(s)

b)

tune the instrument

c)

strum

d)

amplify the sound

66.

What part of the instrument are the arrows pointing to?

a)

bridge

b)

tuning pegs

c)

body

d)

strings

67.

Name this ukulele chord.

a)

F chord

b)

C chord

c)

G7 chord

d)

D7 chord

68.

Name this ukulele chord.

a)

F chord

b)

C chord

c)

D chord

d)

G chord

69.

What does the word 'ukulele' means?

a)

Jumping mice

b)

Flea Flea

c)

Jumping flea

d)

'Uku' means Uku in English, and 'Lele' is the name of my best friend.

70.

The ukulele originally comes from...

a)

United States

b)

The island of Uku-Le-Le

c)

Portugal

d)

Greenland

71.

How are good sounds made on a ukulele?

a)

hitting

b)

striking or hammering the strings

c)

blowing

d)

strumming or plucking the strings

72.

Right now the Ukulele is a national symbol of...

a)

Hawaii

b)

Portugal

c)

China

d)

Canada