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WorksheetsBand Pre test
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 31mins
What are these note / rest charts called?
(a)
What note value is this ?
Half note
Circle note
Open note
Whole note
What are the steps to playing one note?
You just do it
You establish; proper posture, instrument/hand position, breathing, embouchure, proper fingering, reading the note on the staff, articulation, proper tone, note duration, release of the note, dynamics, watch the conductor if you playing with other people, rhythm and tempo (if more notes follow), self reflection, repeat.
You blow into the instrument and hope for the best
Pick up the instrument, hold it, play the note by breathing into the instrument or striking it, done.
What note value is this ?
whole note on a stick
half note
quarter note
little note
What note value is this ?
black note
whole note
Quarter note
a note
What is the definition of a note value ?
It is the name of a note
It is how we count the note
It is the length of a note
It is the price of the note
What is the definition of a note's duration?
How loud or soft a note is played
A fraction of a note
The name of a note
How long or short a note is played.
What are musical counts?
How many beats or subdivisions a note gets.
Counting in melody style singing
The number at the front of a measure
They are the same as any other counts
What are note names?
The same as note values. (Whole ,half ,quarter...)
The name of the letter found on the staff and the fingering on your instrument (A-G)
A special name you get to give your favorite note, my favorite note's name is Deborah
What is this called?
Lines
Staff
Music
It doesn't have a name
What are the symbols found a the begging of a measure called?
Capital letters
Clefs
Bar lines
Notes
What do clefs do?
Look nice on the page
Tell you what pitches are on the staff.
Tells you how long to play a note
What are time signatures ?
Tells you what time we play music
Tells you the speed of the music
Tell you how many beats are in a measure
Which one is a treble clef ?
Which pair are not the same ?
Which one is the bass clef?
What is the definition of a tempo marking?
It's when you draw a line through the tempo that you want to change.
It's the word and or number that tells you how fast or slow to play the music
It's the line between the measures in a piece of music
Allegro, Moderato, and Andante are examples of what?
Clefs
Dynamics
Tempo markings
Mario's long lost brothers
What are dynamics?
How low or high the music played
A type of music being played
How loud or soft the music is played
What does Forte mean?
To play soft
To play loud
To play medium
To play F on your instrument
Which are dynamics?
What are the space notes when you are in treble clef?
ABCD
DEFG
FACE
ACEG
What are the space notes in bass clef?
LMNO
ACEG
FACE
WXYZ
What are the line notes in treble clef?
LMNOP
EGBDF
GBDFA
BDFAC
What are the line notes in bass clef?
GBDFA
FDBGE
EGBDF
FACES
What are the smaller lines added above and below the staff to indicate higher or lower notes?
Lines
Baby staff
Ledger Lines
Line lines
What are musical rest?
There isn't such a thing
When you can put your instrument down
When we take naps while listening to music
Silence in a piece of music
What is an articulation?
How you start and stop each note by using your tongue.
It's a phrase in the music
It's how you breath
What's an interval?
You write it in your music
The space between two notes
The musical code
What is a key signature?
How many notes their are in a piece of music
How many beats are in a piece of music
How many sharps and flats are in a piece of music
What is a scale?
A pattern of notes going up and down
What you rank yourself on each day
A combination of rhythms
What is a chromatic scale?
When you play all the notes in order
The scale you play the loudest
A melody
What is an ensemble?
A sports team
A group of musicians
How you play your instrument
What does the conductor do?
Counts
Keeps tempo and provides expression to the ensemble
Smiles
Nothing
What is tuning?
When you adjust the length of your instrument to make sure your pitch matches everyone else
When we hum in class to understand our parts
A song
What is breath support ?
Oxygen musicians take before concerts
Proper breathing exercises and technique
When you sign before you play
What is an Embouchure?
The way you hold your instrument
It's how you breath
The way the lips and facial muscles are shaped to produce a sound.
What are the three main families of instruments in a typical concert band?
Strings
Woodwind
Brass
Snare drum
Tuba
Flute
Woodwind
Brass
Percussion
Trumpet
Trombone
French Horn
Name three woodwind instruments commonly found in a concert band.
Guitar
Violin
Banjo
Trumpet
Trombone
Tuba
Snare drum
Glockenspiel
Timpani
Flute
Clarinet
Saxophone
What does this mean?
4 whole notes in a measure
4 quarter notes in a measure
one whole note in a measure
What is the purpose of a metronome?
To keep the beat when you practice
To help you tune
To teach you notes
What language are many music terms?
English
French
Italian
Which clef do flute, clarinet, and trumpet use?
They don't have a clef
Treble
Soprano
Bass
Define the term "intonation" as it relates to playing a musical instrument.
The accuracy of the pitch when multiple people are playing together, based on tuning, embouchure, humidity, and quality of the instrument itself.
The effort you put into playing your instrument
How you put your instrument together.
What's the difference in woodwind/brass/percussion instrument in term of how you play them?
What is a crescendo?
When the music gets softer
When the music gets louder
When the music stops
When the music gets higher
How do you make sound on a brass instrument ?
Blow air
Buzz your lips
both a and b
All you have to do is push the buttons or move the slide
What is sight reading?
When you can't see your music but you play anyway
When you play a piece of music for the first time
Music you can see but not hear
What is musical aesthetics
the beauty and artist expression
the tempo
the rhythm
Write a three paragraphs
1. What are you most excited to learn in band this year ?
2.What are you most concerned about for band ?
3. What is something you would like to tell me about yourself?
4. What instrument are you going to play ?
5. Why did you join band / is it what you expected?
