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Band Pre test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are these note / rest charts called?

(a)  

2.

What note value is this ?

a)

Half note

b)

Circle note

c)

Open note

d)

Whole note

3.

What are the steps to playing one note?

a)

You just do it

b)

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.

c)

You blow into the instrument and hope for the best

d)

Pick up the instrument, hold it, play the note by breathing into the instrument or striking it, done.

4.

What note value is this ?

a)

whole note on a stick

b)

half note

c)

quarter note

d)

little note

5.

What note value is this ?

a)

black note

b)

whole note

c)

Quarter note

d)

a note

6.

What is the definition of a note value ?

a)

It is the name of a note

b)

It is how we count the note

c)

It is the length of a note

d)

It is the price of the note

7.

What is the definition of a note's duration?

a)

How loud or soft a note is played

b)

A fraction of a note

c)

The name of a note

d)

How long or short a note is played.

8.

What are musical counts?

a)

How many beats or subdivisions a note gets.

b)

Counting in melody style singing

c)

The number at the front of a measure

d)

They are the same as any other counts

9.

What are note names?

a)

The same as note values. (Whole ,half ,quarter...)

b)

The name of the letter found on the staff and the fingering on your instrument (A-G)

c)

A special name you get to give your favorite note, my favorite note's name is Deborah

10.

What is this called?

a)

Lines

b)

Staff

c)

Music

d)

It doesn't have a name

11.

What are the symbols found a the begging of a measure called?

a)

Capital letters

b)

Clefs

c)

Bar lines

d)

Notes

12.

What do clefs do?

a)

Look nice on the page

b)

Tell you what pitches are on the staff.

c)

Tells you how long to play a note

13.

What are time signatures ?

a)

Tells you what time we play music

b)

Tells you the speed of the music

c)

Tell you how many beats are in a measure

14.

Which one is a treble clef ?

a)

b)

c)

d)

15.

Which pair are not the same ?

a)

b)

c)

d)

16.

Which one is the bass clef?

a)

b)

c)

d)

17.

What is the definition of a tempo marking?

a)

It's when you draw a line through the tempo that you want to change.

b)

It's the word and or number that tells you how fast or slow to play the music

c)

It's the line between the measures in a piece of music

18.

Allegro, Moderato, and Andante are examples of what?

a)

Clefs

b)

Dynamics

c)

Tempo markings

d)

Mario's long lost brothers

19.

What are dynamics?

a)

How low or high the music played

b)

A type of music being played

c)

How loud or soft the music is played

20.

What does Forte mean?

a)

To play soft

b)

To play loud

c)

To play medium

d)

To play F on your instrument

21.

Which are dynamics?

a)

b)

c)

22.

What are the space notes when you are in treble clef?

a)

ABCD

b)

DEFG

c)

FACE

d)

ACEG

23.

What are the space notes in bass clef?

a)

LMNO

b)

ACEG

c)

FACE

d)

WXYZ

24.

What are the line notes in treble clef?

a)

LMNOP

b)

EGBDF

c)

GBDFA

d)

BDFAC

25.

What are the line notes in bass clef?

a)

GBDFA

b)

FDBGE

c)

EGBDF

d)

FACES

26.

What are the smaller lines added above and below the staff to indicate higher or lower notes?

a)

Lines

b)

Baby staff

c)

Ledger Lines

d)

Line lines

27.

What are musical rest?

a)

There isn't such a thing

b)

When you can put your instrument down

c)

When we take naps while listening to music

d)

Silence in a piece of music

28.

What is an articulation?

a)

How you start and stop each note by using your tongue.

b)

It's a phrase in the music

c)

It's how you breath

29.

What's an interval?

a)

You write it in your music

b)

The space between two notes

c)

The musical code

30.

What is a key signature?

a)

How many notes their are in a piece of music

b)

How many beats are in a piece of music

c)

How many sharps and flats are in a piece of music

31.

What is a scale?

a)

A pattern of notes going up and down

b)

What you rank yourself on each day

c)

A combination of rhythms

32.

What is a chromatic scale?

a)

When you play all the notes in order

b)

The scale you play the loudest

c)

A melody

33.

What is an ensemble?

a)

A sports team

b)

A group of musicians

c)

How you play your instrument

34.

What does the conductor do?

a)

Counts

b)

Keeps tempo and provides expression to the ensemble

c)

Smiles

d)

Nothing

35.

What is tuning?

a)

When you adjust the length of your instrument to make sure your pitch matches everyone else

b)

When we hum in class to understand our parts

c)

A song

36.

What is breath support ?

a)

Oxygen musicians take before concerts

b)

Proper breathing exercises and technique

c)

When you sign before you play

37.
  1. What is an Embouchure?


a)

The way you hold your instrument

b)

It's how you breath

c)
  1. The way the lips and facial muscles are shaped to produce a sound.

38.

What are the three main families of instruments in a typical concert band?

a)

Strings

Woodwind

Brass

b)

Snare drum

Tuba

Flute

c)

Woodwind

Brass

Percussion

d)

Trumpet

Trombone

French Horn

39.

Name three woodwind instruments commonly found in a concert band.

a)

Guitar

Violin

Banjo

b)

Trumpet

Trombone

Tuba

c)

Snare drum

Glockenspiel

Timpani

d)

Flute

Clarinet

Saxophone

40.

What does this mean?

a)

4 whole notes in a measure

b)

4 quarter notes in a measure

c)

one whole note in a measure

41.

What is the purpose of a metronome?

a)

To keep the beat when you practice

b)

To help you tune

c)

To teach you notes

42.

What language are many music terms?

a)

English

b)

French

c)

Italian

43.

Which clef do flute, clarinet, and trumpet use?

a)

They don't have a clef

b)

Treble

c)

Soprano

d)

Bass

44.

Define the term "intonation" as it relates to playing a musical instrument.

a)

The accuracy of the pitch when multiple people are playing together, based on tuning, embouchure, humidity, and quality of the instrument itself.

b)

The effort you put into playing your instrument

c)

How you put your instrument together.

45.

What's the difference in woodwind/brass/percussion instrument in term of how you play them?

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46.

What is a crescendo?

a)

When the music gets softer

b)

When the music gets louder

c)

When the music stops

d)

When the music gets higher

47.

How do you make sound on a brass instrument ?

a)

Blow air

b)

Buzz your lips

c)

both a and b

d)

All you have to do is push the buttons or move the slide

48.

What is sight reading?

a)

When you can't see your music but you play anyway

b)

When you play a piece of music for the first time

c)

Music you can see but not hear

49.

What is musical aesthetics

a)

the beauty and artist expression

b)

the tempo

c)

the rhythm

50.

Write a three paragraphs

  1. 1. What are you most excited to learn in band this year ?

  2. 2.What are you most concerned about for band ?

  3. 3. What is something you would like to tell me about yourself?

  4. 4. What instrument are you going to play ?

  5. 5. Why did you join band / is it what you expected?

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