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Year 8 music

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What musical intruments is this?

a)

Flute

b)

Trumpet

c)

Clarinet

d)

Horn

2.

What does pitch mean?

a)

Highness or lowness of a sound

b)

How loud or soft the music is

c)

The speed of the music

d)

The hummable parts of music

3.

What musical intruments is this?

a)

Trombones

b)

Flute

c)

Clarinet

d)

Harmonicas

4.

Which family are the clarinet and saxophone a part of?

a)

Brass

b)

Woodwind

c)

Percussion

d)

Strings

5.
Name this part of the instrument
a)
String
b)
Scroll
c)
Bridge
d)
Clef
6.

Adding a sharp makes the note go _____ a half step

a)

Up

b)

Down

c)

Left

d)

Right

7.

What is this symbol called?

a)

Flat

b)

Sharp

c)

Natural

d)

Monkey

8.
What note is this?
a)
C#/Db
b)
D#/Eb
c)
F#/Gb
d)
G#/Ab
9.

The degrees of volume in a piece of music is called what?

a)

Melody

b)

Tempo

c)

Dynamics

d)

Rhythm

10.

The musical style is called what?

a)

Form

b)

Genre

c)

Tone Color/Timbre

d)

Tempo

11.

The speed of a piece of music is called what?

a)

Tempo

b)

Dynamics

c)

Melody

d)

Rhythm

12.

The structure for a piece of music is called what?

a)

Tone color/timbre

b)

Genre

c)

Melody

d)

Form

13.

Notes played along with the melody are called what?

a)

Melody

b)

Rhythm

c)

Dynamics

d)

Harmony

14.

The main idea of a song is called what?

a)

Harmony

b)

Melody

c)

Rhythm

d)

Dynamics

15.

The person who writes the music is called what?

a)

Author

b)

Composer

c)

Director

d)

Principal

16.

It is a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.

a)

Rhythm

b)

Melody

c)

Harmony

d)

Dynamics

17.

It refers to how loud or soft the music is.

a)

Melody

b)

Harmony

c)

Tempo

d)

Dynamics

18.

How many letters are there in the musical (A to G) alphabet?

a)

10

b)

7

c)

15

d)

11

19.

What type of note gets 4 beats/counts?

a)

half note

b)

whole note

c)

quarter note

d)

eighth note

20.

This instrument is...

a)

Trumpet

b)

Trombone

c)

French horn

d)

Tuba

21.
This instrument is...
a)
Vibraphone
b)
Xylophone
c)
Timpani
d)
Cymbals
22.
What are the families of the orchestra?
a)
String, Brass, Woodwind, Drums
b)
String, Metal, Wood, Wind
c)
String, Percussion, Brass, Woodwind
d)
Metal, String, Piano, Percussion
23.
What family does this instrument belong to?
a)
Brass
b)
Woodwind
c)
Metal
d)
Percussion
24.
Why is the string family called the string family?
a)
They have a reed in the mouth piece
b)
They have strings 
c)
They use a string to play
d)
They are made of metal
25.
What is the name of this family?
a)
Brass
b)
Drum
c)
Wood
d)
Percussion
26.
What family would these belong to?
a)
Percussion
b)
Brass
c)
Woodwind
d)
String
27.

Instruments in this family using plucking or bowing to create their sound:

a)

Woodwind

b)

Brass

c)

String

d)

Percussion

28.
The timpani (or kettle drums) belong to which family?
a)
string
b)
percussion
c)
brass
d)
woodwind
29.
The bassoon belongs to which family?
a)
brass
b)
woodwind
c)
string
d)
percussion
30.
A band made from instruments from all 4 families is called a_________.
a)
duet
b)
trio
c)
marching band
d)
orchestra
31.
a)

glockenspiel

b)

Triangle

c)

xylophone

32.

Define the String Quartet.

a)

A musical piece specifically written for two violins, a viola and a cello

b)

A musical piece written for two violins and a viola

c)

An ensemble with three different string instruments

33.

On which continent did classical music develop?

a)

North America

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

34.

Which of the following is not true about the Classical period?

a)

Music contained balanced musical phrases

b)

There were bigger orchestras

c)

The music was less fancy than the Baroque

d)

The music was less organised

35.

What are some musical features of the Classical period?

a)

Melodies are not as ornamented as in the Baroque and there are well balanced, simple melodies present

b)

Emphasis on elegance, balance and simplicity

c)

Use of contrasting moods and it was mainly homophonic in texture

d)

All of these

36.

Whose lifespan is 1756-1791?

a)

Haydn

b)

Mozart

c)

Beethoven

37.

Which element of music uses the terms loud and soft?

a)

Timbre

b)

Duration

c)

Pitch

d)

Dynamics

38.

Which element of music uses the term high and low?

a)

Pitch

b)

Texture

c)

Dynamics

d)

Duration

39.

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

40.

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

41.

What two words can be used to describe texture?

a)

Loud or soft

b)

Fast or slow

c)

Happy or sad

d)

Think or thin

42.

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

43.
What is this symbol?
a)
flat sign
b)
sharp sign
c)
pound sign
d)
natural sign
44.
Name this note:
a)
Whole Note
b)
Quarter Rest
c)
Half Note
d)
Half Rest
45.

What´s the name of this note?

a)

Big note

b)

Hole note

c)

Whole note

d)

Wole note

46.

How many beats is a half note ?

a)

4

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

47.

Which does NOT belong in the BRASS family?

a)

Tuba

b)

Trombone

c)

Trumpet

d)

Violin

48.

The Baroque period ran from

a)

1600-1750

b)

1700-1850

c)

1800-1950

d)

1400-1550

49.
What note in Treble Clef is this?
a)
F
b)
A
c)
G
d)
B
50.
a)
C
b)
D
c)
F
d)
A
51.

Which of the following is not a Classical composer?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Mozart

c)

Gershwin

d)

Haydn

52.

What type of note gets 4 beats/counts?

a)

half note

b)

whole note

c)

quarter note

d)

eighth note

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