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40+ Band Terminology

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 22mins

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1.

What's Tone Quality?

a)

Sharps of flats that are written at the beginning of a piece to determine the scale

b)

The beats in a measure

c)

The sound that is produced on your instrument. This is the most important aspect of playing music

2.

What does the Top Number of a Time Signature mean?

a)

Its the most important aspect of playing music

b)

how many beats are in each measure

c)

what type of note gets one beat

d)

A steady pulse

3.

What does the Bottom Number of a Time Signature mean?

a)

A pattern of movement in time

b)

a steady pulse

c)

What type of note gets one beat

d)

A sound produced by your instrument

4.

In 4/4 time how many beats are in a whole note?

a)

4 beats

b)

2 beats

c)

1/4 beat

d)

5 beats

5.

In 4/4 time how many beats are in a half note?

a)

3 beats

b)

1/4 beat

c)

1/2 beat

d)

2 beats

6.

In 4/4 time how many beats are in a quarter note?

a)

1/2 beat

b)

1 beat

c)

1/4 beat

d)

4 beats

7.

In 4/4 time how many beats are in an eighth note?

a)

1/2 beat

b)

1/3 beat

c)

1 beat

d)

2/1 beat

8.

In 4/4 time how many beats are in a sixteenth note?

a)

1 beat

b)

4/1 beats

c)

1/4 beat

d)

4 beats

9.

In 4/4 time how many beats are in two eighth notes?

a)

1 beat

b)

1/4 beat

c)

1/2 beat

d)

2 beats

10.

In 4/4 time how many beats are in four sixteenth notes?

a)

1 beat

b)

1/2 beat

c)

2 beats

d)

4 beats

11.

What is a Beat

a)

Determines which notes are sharps or flats

b)

rasies the pitch

c)

A steady pulse

d)

lowers the pitch

12.

What's Rhythm?

a)

A raise in a pitch

b)

a decreasing in a pitch

c)

a symbol that alters a note in the key signature

d)

a pattern of movement in time

13.

What is a Key Signature?

a)

The first symbol writen on the staff

b)

Sharps of flats that are written at the beginning of a piece to determine the scale

c)

Determines the volume in the music

d)

Determines how fast the piece goes

14.

What is an Accidental?

a)

A symbol that alters a note in the key signature

b)

The first symbol written on the staff

c)

The volume of music

d)

A curved line that connects two or more different pitches

15.

What does a Sharp do?

a)

Raises a pitch by 1/2 step

b)

Negates a flat

c)

Lowers a pitch by 1/2 step

d)

Tells you to rest for 1/2 a beat

16.

What does a Flat do?

a)

Negates a sharp

b)

A symbol at the end of a piece

c)

A steady pulse

d)

Lowers a pitch by 1/2 step

17.

What does a Natural do?

a)

Raises a pitch by 1/2 step

b)

Negates a sharp or a flat

c)

indicates to rest for 1/4 beat

d)

Lowers a pitch by 1/2 a step

18.

What's the Rule Of Accidentals?

a)

always raises a pitch by 1/2 step

b)

Alters a note in the key signature

c)

An accidental in a measure stays good for the entire measure

d)

always lowers a pitch by 1/2 step

19.

In 4/4 time how many beats are in a whole rest?

a)

4 beats

b)

1/4 beat

c)

2 beats

d)

1/2 beat

20.

In 4/4 time how many beats are in a half note?

a)

2 beats

b)

3 beats

c)

1/2 beat

d)

1 beat

21.

In 4/4 time how many beats are in a quarter rest?

a)

2 beats

b)

1/2 beat

c)

1 beat

d)

0 beats

22.

In 4/4 time how many beats are in an eighth rest?

a)

1/2 beat

b)

1 beat

c)

2 beats

d)

2/1 beat

23.

In 4/4 time how many beats are in a sixteenth rest?

a)

4 beats

b)

4/1 beats

c)

1/4 beats

d)

1 beat

24.

What is a Clef?

a)

The volume of the music

b)

The first symbol written on the staff that determines the pitch of the notes written on it

c)

To play a note in a detached style

d)

to play a note for its full value

25.

What are Dynamics in music?

a)

The volume of the music

b)

The speed of the music

c)

A key change in music

d)

A steady pulse

26.

What is the correct Order of Dynamics? (Increasing)

a)

pp, mp, p, f, mf, ff

b)

ff, f, mf, mp, p, pp

c)

pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff

27.

What does Crescendo mean?

a)

To gradually get louder

b)

To gradually get softer

28.

What does Diminuendo mean?

a)

To gradually get softer

b)

To stay neutral

c)

To gradually get louder

d)

to play a note for his full value

29.

What does Intonation mean?

a)

To play a note for its full value

b)

To attack and note with a very short and strong accent

c)

To accurately produce the correct on the instrument (to play in tune)

d)

To emphasize the attack of the

30.

What is Articulation?

a)

To play a note for its full value

b)

The way in which a note is attacked on an instrument

c)

To emphasize the attack of a note

d)

To accurately produce the correct pitch

31.

What does Staccato mean?

a)

To attak a note with a very short and strong accent

b)

to gradually get softer

c)

to gradually get louder

d)

To play a note in a detached style

32.

What does Tenuto mean?

a)

To play a note for its full value

b)

To attack a note with a very short and strong accent

c)

To play a note in a detached style

d)

The way the note is attacked

33.

What does Accent mean?

a)

to play a note for its full value

b)

to attack with a very short and strong accent

c)

To emphasize the attack of a note

34.

What does Marcato mean?

a)

to emphasize the attack of a note

b)

To attack a note with a very short but strong accent

c)

A medium or moderate tempo

35.

What is a Slur?

a)

A curved line that connects two or more different pitches.

b)

A straight line that connects two or more different pitches.

c)

A symbol written over a note signifying that the note is to be lengthened until the conductor cuts it off

d)

A curved line that connects teo or more of the same pitch

36.

What is a Tie?

a)

When you and your competetor have the same amount of points

b)

 A straight line that connects two or more of the same pitch.

c)

 A curved line that connects two or more different pitches.

d)

 A curved line that connects two or more of the same pitch.

37.

What is a Fermata?

a)

A symbol written over a note signifying that the note is to be lengthened until the conductor cuts it off

b)

A symbol indicating to change to a faster tempo

c)

 A key change in the music

d)

The speed at which music is preformed

38.

What does Tempo mean?

a)

A symbol that is written over a note

b)

 A key change in the music

c)

The speed at which music is performed.

39.

What does Moderato mean?

a)

A fat tempo

b)

A medium or moderate tempo

c)

a broad or slower tempo

40.

What does Allegro mean?

a)

Allegro

b)

a key change in the music

c)

A fast tempo

d)

Broad or slower tempo

41.

What does Adagio mean?

a)

a broad or slower tempo

b)

a fast tempo

c)

a medium or moderate tempo

42.

What does Modulation mean? or What is Modulation?

a)

A key change in the music

b)

A type of tempo

c)

the speed at which music is played

d)

a symbol written over a note

43.

What are the three scales learned in band?

a)

Bb, Eb and F

b)

Concert Ab, Concert Db and Concert E

c)

Concert Bb, Concert Eb and Concert F

d)

Concert A, Concert B and C

44.

Did the quiz help you? Did you like it?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

It was ok

d)

It was a bit bad