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Music Appre Final Exam

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Name
4 lines
2.
1. What is the most accurate time period for medieval music?
a)
450-1400
b)
1400-1600
c)
1600-1750
d)
1750-1820
3.
2. Between what years did the Renaissance era occur?
a)
1100-1200
b)
1200-1400
c)
1400-1600
d)
1600-1800
4.
3. Between what years did the Baroque era take place?
a)
450-1400
b)
1400-1600
c)
1600-1750
d)
1750-1820
5.
4. Between what years did the Classical Era take place?
a)
1150-1400
b)
1400-1600
c)
1600-1750
d)
1750-1820
6.
5. What year did the Romantic Period begin?
a)
1620
b)
1720
c)
1820
d)
1920
7.
6. What does secular mean?
a)
non-religious
b)
pertaining to secu
c)
religious
d)
that you're popular
8.
7. What does sacred mean?
a)
non-religious
b)
pertaining to sacu
c)
religious
d)
that you're popular
9.
8. Music with a single melodic line...
a)
Plainchant
b)
Motet
c)
Troubadour
d)
Monophony
e)
Polyphony
10.
9. Music with multiple lines being performed at the same time.
a)
Plainchant
b)
Motet
c)
Troubadour
d)
Monophony
e)
Polyphony
11.
10. Before the Renaissance, all music was composed for the ___________
a)
church
b)
school
c)
nobility
d)
fun
12.
11. What was one main reason for the artistic explosion during the Renaissance?
a)
better composers
b)
new instruments
c)
trial and error
d)
invention of the printing press
13.
12. In word painting, what would happen to the music if the words said, "ascending"?
a)
it would go down
b)
it would go up
c)
it would become louder
d)
the pitches would be very low
14.
13. What are the characteristics of the Baroque style?
a)
Uncomplicated and general
b)
Elaborate and highly detailed
15.
14. What is the tradition associated with the "Hallelujah Chorus"?
a)
Close your eyes in reverance.
b)
Clap along to the 2nd movement.
c)
Stand throughout the piece.
d)
Throw roses at the orchestra when finished.
16.
15. What composer continued to write music even after he went deaf?
a)
Mozart
b)
Beethoven
c)
Haydn
d)
Handel
17.
16. Which composer died penniless in a pauper's grave?
a)
Mozart
b)
Beethoven
c)
Haydn
d)
Handel
18.
17. Which one represents sonata form?
a)
* * * &
b)
# # !
c)
@ > @
d)
$ * $ $ $
19.
18. True or False: Music of the Baroque Era contains simple melodies, while music of the Classical Era contains complex melodies.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
19. True or False: The middle class gained more access to concerts during the Classical Era.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
20. Which of the following did NOT happen during the Classical Period?
a)
Beethoven composed 9 symphonies
b)
The American Revolution
c)
Benjamin Franklin discovers electricity
d)
Orville Wright flies the first airplane
22.
21. True or False: Drama and Expression was NOT important during the Romantic Period.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
22. True or False: Singspiel means "sing high".
a)
True
b)
False
24.
23. This composer composed The Magic Flute.
a)
Beethoven
b)
Brahms
c)
Mozart
d)
Bach
25.
24. How many major instrument families are there?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
26.
25. Which of the following instruments do NOT belong in the Strings family?
a)
Double Bass
b)
Viola
c)
Piano
d)
Violin
27.
26. Which of the following instruments do NOT belong in the Brass family?
a)
Saxophone
b)
Trumpet
c)
Trombone
d)
Tuba
28.
27. Which one is NOT a member of the percussion family?
a)
harp
b)
xylophone
c)
snare drum
d)
tambourine
29.
28. Which instrument family creates air by vibrating a thin piece of wood known as a reed?
a)
Strings
b)
Woodwinds
c)
Brass
d)
Percussion
30.
29. Which instrument family creates sound when part of it is hit and it vibrates rapidly?
a)
Strings
b)
Woodwinds
c)
Brass
d)
Percussion
31.
30. Which instrument family creates sound by the players lips vibrating (buzzing) on the metal mouthpiece?
a)
Strings
b)
Woodwinds
c)
Brass
d)
Percussion
32.
31. How many beats does a whole note receive?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
2
d)
1
33.
32. How many beats does a quarter note receive?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
2
d)
1
34.
33. How many beats does a half note receive?
a)
3
b)
1/2
c)
2
d)
1/4
35.
34. How many beats does an eighth note receive?
a)
1/8
b)
1/2
c)
2
d)
1/4
36.
35. How many beats does a sixteenth note receive?
a)
1/8
b)
1/2
c)
2
d)
1/4
37.
36. What does the dynamic forte (f) stand for?
a)
loud
b)
very soft
c)
soft
d)
medium soft
e)
medium loud
38.
37. What does the dynamic mezzo piano (mp) stand for?
a)
medium soft
b)
very soft
c)
soft
d)
medium loud
e)
loud
39.
38. What does the dynamic pianissimo (pp) stand for?
a)
very soft
b)
soft
c)
medium soft
d)
medium loud
e)
loud
40.
39. True or False: Musicals MUST contain: Singing, Dancing, Acting, and Elaborate Costumes.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
40. True or False: The choreographer's job is to create and teach the dances.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
41. True or False: The opening of a musical is called the showstopper.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
42. True or False: The Director moves the sets, works the curtain, manages the props, and more.
a)
True
b)
False
44.
43. Which one is an example of a prop?
a)
pencil
b)
desk
c)
backdrop
d)
bed
45.
44. "Circle of Life" is a great example of a...?
a)
Showstopper
b)
Opening Number
46.
45. Which song was sung in The Greatest Showman?
a)
You Can't Stop The Beat
b)
Say My Name
c)
Waving Through a Window
d)
From Now On
47.
46. The opera singer in The Greatest Showman is named?
a)
Hansel
b)
Barnum
c)
Anne
d)
Jenny
48.
47. True or False: The Greatest Showman is considered a musical.
a)
True
b)
False
49.
48. What does Barnum buy with the large loan from the bank?
a)
Horses
b)
Professional escape artists
c)
Museum of Freaks
d)
Elephants
50.
49. Which two characters fall in love, as shown during the song "Rewrite the Stars"?
a)
Phillip and Anne
b)
Tom and Jenny
c)
James and Lettie
d)
Phillip and Caroline
51.
50. Which actor played in the Greatest Showman?
a)
Brad Pitt
b)
Hugh Jackman
c)
Kevin Hart
d)
Tom Holland
52.

I build the sets.

a)

Musical Director

b)

Scenic Carpenter

c)

Musician

d)

Casting Team

53.

What family do I belong to?

a)

Percussion

b)

Woodwind

c)

Brass

d)

Strings

54.

What family do I belong to?

a)

Percussion

b)

Woodwind

c)

Brass

d)

Strings

55.

What family do I belong to?

a)

Percussion

b)

Woodwind

c)

Brass

d)

Strings

56.

Which actress played Ann in The Greatest Showman?

a)

Jennifer Lawrence

b)

Jenny Lind

c)

Zendaya

d)

Zac Effron

57.

How many beats does this note receive?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

58.

How many beats does this note receive?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

1/2

d)

1/4

59.

What does this dynamic mean?

a)

Loud

b)

Soft

c)

Med. Loud

d)

Med. Soft