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Music Pre-test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is beat?

a)

the placement of sounds and silences in time

b)

the basic unit of time, the pulse

c)

the quality that makes it possible to judge sounds as "higher" and "lower" in the sense associated with musical melodies

d)

the quality of a musical note. It is what makes a musical note sound different from another one. Words like round, brassy, sharp, or bright can be used to describe this

2.

What is rhythm?

a)

the placement of sounds and silences in time

b)

the basic unit of time, the pulse

c)

the quality that makes it possible to judge sounds as "higher" and "lower" in the sense associated with musical melodies

d)

the quality of a musical note. It is what makes a musical note sound different from another one. Words like round, brassy, sharp, or bright can be used to describe this

3.

What is pitch?

a)

the placement of sounds and silences in time

b)

the basic unit of time, the pulse

c)

the quality that makes it possible to judge sounds as "higher" and "lower" in the sense associated with musical melodies

d)

the quality of a musical note. It is what makes a musical note sound different from another one. Words like round, brassy, sharp, or bright can be used to describe this

4.

What is timbre?

a)

the placement of sounds and silences in time

b)

the basic unit of time, the pulse

c)

the effect of the different layers of sound in a piece of music, and the relationship between them

d)

the quality of a musical note. It is what makes a musical note sound different from another one. Words like round, brassy, sharp, or bright can be used to describe this

5.

What is texture?

a)

the placement of sounds and silences in time

b)

the basic unit of time, the pulse

c)

the effect of the different layers of sound in a piece of music, and the relationship between them

d)

the quality of a musical note. It is what makes a musical note sound different from another one. Words like round, brassy, sharp, or bright can be used to describe this

6.

What is melody?

a)

the effect of the different layers of sound in a piece of music, and the relationship between them

b)

the pulse

c)

a collection of musical tones that are grouped together as a single entity

d)

the composite product when individual musical voices group together to form a cohesive whole

7.

What is melody?

a)

the effect of the different layers of sound in a piece of music, and the relationship between them

b)

the pulse

c)

a collection of musical tones that are grouped together as a single entity

d)

the composite product when individual musical voices group together to form a cohesive whole

8.

What is harmony?

a)

the effect of the different layers of sound in a piece of music, and the relationship between them

b)

the pulse

c)

a collection of musical tones that are grouped together as a single entity

d)

the composite product when individual musical voices group together to form a cohesive whole

9.

What is harmony?

a)

the effect of the different layers of sound in a piece of music, and the relationship between them

b)

the pulse

c)

a collection of musical tones that are grouped together as a single entity

d)

the composite product when individual musical voices group together to form a cohesive whole

10.

What is form?

a)

refers to the structure and organization of a musical composition

b)

the pulse

c)

a collection of musical tones that are grouped together as a single entity

d)

the composite product when individual musical voices group together to form a cohesive whole

11.

What is this called and how many beats does it get?

a)

Half note; 1 beat

b)

Quarter note; 1 beat

c)

Quarter note; two beats

d)

half note; 1 beat

12.

What is this called and what does it mean?

a)

quarter rest; 1 beat of silence

b)

Quarter note; four beats

c)

quarter rest; one beat

d)

eighth note; 1 beat of silence

13.

What is this called and how many beats does it get?

a)

eighth note; 1/2 beat

b)

Quarter note; 1/2 beat

c)

Quarter note; two beats

d)

eighth note; 1 beat

14.

What is this called and how many beats does it get?

a)

eighth note; 1/2 beat

b)

Quarter note; 1 beat

c)

Half note; two beats

d)

whole note; 2 beats

15.

What is this called and how many beats does it get?

a)

quarter note; 4 beats

b)

whole one; 4 beats

c)

quarter note; 1 beat

d)

half note; 2 beats

16.

What are these called?

a)

instruments

b)

notes

c)

shapes

d)

clefs

17.

What instrument family do these belong to?

a)

brass

b)

percussion

c)

woodwinds

d)

strings

18.

What instrument family do these belong to?

a)

brass

b)

percussion

c)

woodwinds

d)

strings

19.

What instrument family do these belong to?

a)

brass

b)

percussion

c)

woodwinds

d)

strings

20.

What instrument family do these belong to?

a)

brass

b)

percussion

c)

woodwinds

d)

strings