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Chapter 2 Quiz

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 3hrs 40mins

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Class
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1.

Which of these examples was the first musical instrument?

a)

Flute

b)

Drums

c)

Trumpet

d)

Voice

2.

The mezzo - soprano is the second highest (a)   singing voice.

3.

The air that a singer uses for breath control originates from the (a)   . Use only one word, no capitalization.

4.

Which of these singers has a range from E2 - B6?

a)

Michael Jackson

b)

Rihanna

c)

Mariah Carey

d)

Justin Timberlake

5.

True or False: A soprano is an example of a woman's singing voice.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Who is the person who coordinates the performers and shapes the interpretation of a musical composition?

a)

Concertmaster

b)

Tenor

c)

Conductor

d)

Contralto

7.

Which of these instrument families plays using a bow?

a)

Electronic

b)

Strings

c)

Brass

d)

Woodwinds

8.

Part of the total range of an instrument is called the (a)   . Use only one word and no capitalization.

9.

Which of these instruments is the 4th most popular instrument to learn?

a)

Flute

b)

Guitar

c)

Trumpet

d)

Drums

10.

The (a)   is the lowest pitched string instrument in the strings family. Use only one word, no capitalization.

11.

Which of these techniques means "to pluck the string?"

a)

Vibrato

b)

Pizzicato

c)

Tremolo

d)

Mute

12.

Which of these terms means "a throbbing, expressive tone produced by rocking the left hand while pressing the string down?"

a)

Vibrato

b)

Mute

c)

Harmonics

d)

Tremolo

13.

Which instrument plays using a plectrum?

a)

Harp

b)

Viola

c)

Chimes

d)

Double Bass

14.

Of these, which woodwind instrument does not use a reed or mouthpiece to play?

a)

Clarinet

b)

Flute

c)

Saxophone

d)

Oboe

15.

What woodwind family does the English horn belong to?

a)

Flute

b)

Clarinet

c)

Oboe

d)

Bassoon

16.

The Bassoon is part of the (a)   reed family. Use only one word, no capitalization.

17.

The ______ ____ is the only brass instrument which plays backwards. Use two words and a space. One word requires capitalization.

(a)  

18.

The (a)   is the only brass instrument that plays using a slide.

19.

Mutes can be made of what materials?

a)

Wood

b)

Plastic

c)

Metal

d)

They can be made of each material.

20.

This percussion instrument has an indefinite pitch. What is it?

a)

Gong

b)

Celesta

c)

Kettle Drums

d)

Xylophone

21.

This unpitched percussion instrument is considered to be pleasant or unpleasant depending on the context.

a)

Gong

b)

Cymbals

c)

Tambourine

d)

Snare Drum

22.

Who wrote Ionisation (1931)?

a)

John Cage

b)

Edgard Varese

c)

Hans Zimmer

d)

Alan Silvestri

23.

Which of these percussion instruments has a definite pitch?

a)

Tambourine

b)

Glockenspiel

c)

Bass Drum

d)

Tom - Tom

24.

The (a)   is the successor keyboard instrument to the harpsichord. Use only one word, no capitalization.

25.

Which piano pedal veils or mutes the sound?

a)

Damper

b)

Soft

c)

Sostenuto

26.

This keyboard instrument is also known as the "King of Instruments."

a)

Harpsichord

b)

Accordion

c)

Pipe Organ

d)

Piano

27.

Which hand does an accordion player use to play the piano keys side of the instrument?

a)

Left

b)

Right

28.

Which of these are considered electronic instruments?

a)

Tape studios

b)

Saxophone

c)

Glockenspiel

d)

Cymbals

29.

This synthesizer, built in the mid - 1950s, was the size of an entire wall in New York City. What was it?

a)

Moog Synthesizer

b)

The RCA Mark II

c)

Buchla Synthesizer

30.

What is a type of effects device?

a)

Reverberators

b)

Echo devices

c)

Stereo splitters

d)

All of these are examples of effects devices

31.

This type of electronic instrument is a system of electronic components that generate, modify, and control sound.

a)

Analog Synthesis

b)

MIDI

c)

Synthesizer

d)

FM Synthesis

32.

Which of these BEST DESCRIBES sampling?

a)

An electronic instrument that is often integrated into synthesizers and the synthesis process

b)

It allows the device actually played on to be separated from tone generation.

c)

It is the earliest of the synthesizer technologies

d)

It is considered a synthesizer technology, since it involves placing brief digital recordings of live sounds under the control of a synthesizer keyboard