WorksheetsFZE Symphonic Study Guide Quiz 2023-2024
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Define: Allegro
a)
Fast
b)
Loud
c)
Get louder
d)
To gradually get faster
e)
Slow
2.
Define: Andante
a)
Slow
b)
Loud
c)
Get louder
d)
To gradually get faster
e)
Get softer
3.
Define: Moderato
a)
Moderately
b)
Loud
c)
Get louder
d)
To gradually get faster
e)
Slow
4.
Define: Forte
a)
Loud
b)
Get louder
c)
To gradually get faster
d)
Slow
e)
Get softer
5.
Define: Piano
a)
Soft
b)
Loud
c)
Get louder
d)
To gradually get faster
e)
Slow
6.
Define: Decrescendo
a)
Get softer
b)
Loud
c)
Get louder
d)
To gradually get faster
e)
Slow
7.
Define: Crescendo
a)
Get louder
b)
Loud
c)
To gradually get faster
d)
Slow
e)
Get softer
8.
Define: Accelerando
a)
To gradually get faster
b)
Loud
c)
Get louder
d)
Slow
e)
Get softer
9.
Define: Ritardando
a)
To gradually get slower
b)
Loud
c)
Get louder
d)
To gradually get faster
e)
Slow
10.
Define: D.C. al Coda
a)
Go back to the beginning, then the Coda
b)
Loud
c)
Get louder
d)
To gradually get faster
e)
Slow
11.
What is the correct order of sharps?
a)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G
b)
G, F, E, D, C, B, A
c)
F, C, G, D, A, E, B
d)
B, E, A, D, G, C, F
12.
What is the correct order of flats?
a)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G
b)
G, F, E, D, C, B, A
c)
F, C, G, D, A, E, B
d)
B, E, A, D, G, C, F
13.
What is a musical "interval"?
a)
The speeding up of notes
b)
The distance between two notes
c)
The time signature of two notes
d)
The value of time in a piece
14.
Which string instrument is the only instrument tuned in the interval of a fourth?
a)
Violin
b)
Viola
c)
'Cello
d)
Bass
15.
Define a Half-Step.
a)
A very small note
b)
Two quarter notes
c)
The smallest distance between two notes
d)
The largest distance between two notes
16.
How many half-steps are there in a whole step?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
17.
What interval dictates if a chord is major or minor?
a)
Third
b)
Unison
c)
Second
d)
Fourth
e)
Tritone
18.
In the 4/4 Time Signature, how many beats is a: Eighth Note
a)
Half of a beat
b)
1 beat
c)
1.5 beats
d)
2 beats
e)
2.5 beats
19.
In the 4/4 Time Signature, how many beats is a: Quarter Note
a)
1 beat
b)
Half of a beat
c)
1.5 beats
d)
2 beats
e)
2.5 beats
20.
In the 4/4 Time Signature, how many beats is a: Whole Note
a)
4 beats
b)
Half of a beat
c)
1 beat
d)
1.5 beats
e)
2 beats
21.
In the 4/4 Time Signature, how many beats is a: Half Rest
a)
2 beats
b)
Half of a beat
c)
1 beat
d)
1.5 beats
e)
2.5 beats
22.
In the 4/4 Time Signature, how many beats is a: Dotted Half Note
a)
3 beats
b)
Half of a beat
c)
1 beat
d)
1.5 beats
e)
2 beats
23.
In the 4/4 Time Signature, how many beats is a: Eighth Rest
a)
Half of a beat
b)
1 beat
c)
1.5 beats
d)
2 beats
e)
2.5 beats
24.
What does the top number of a time signature signify?
a)
Number of notes in the measure
b)
What type of note gets 1 beat
c)
Number of beats in the measure
25.
What does the bottom number of a time signature signify?
a)
Number of notes in the measure
b)
What type of note gets 1 beat
c)
Number of beats in the measure
26.
How many beats are in a measure of: 2/4?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
27.
How many beats are in a measure of: 3/4?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
28.
How many beats are in a measure of: 4/2?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
29.
How many beats are in a measure of: 5/8?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
30.
What kind of note gets 1 beat in a measure of: 2/4?
a)
Eighth Note
b)
Quarter Note
c)
Half Note
d)
Whole Note
31.
What kind of note gets 1 beat in a measure of: 3/4?
a)
Eighth Note
b)
Quarter Note
c)
Half Note
d)
Whole Note
32.
What kind of note gets 1 beat in a measure of: 4/2?
a)
Eighth Note
b)
Quarter Note
c)
Half Note
d)
Whole Note
33.
What kind of note gets 1 beat in a measure of: 5/8?
a)
Eighth Note
b)
Quarter Note
c)
Half Note
d)
Whole Note
34.
Reading your clef, identify note #1
a)
G
b)
A
c)
B
d)
C
e)
D
35.
Reading your clef, identify note #2
a)
B-flat
b)
A
c)
B
d)
C
e)
D
36.
Reading your clef, identify note #3
a)
C-sharp
b)
A
c)
B
d)
C
e)
D
37.
Reading your clef, identify note #4
a)
E
b)
A
c)
B
d)
C
e)
D
38.
Reading your clef, identify note #5
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
e)
E
39.
Reading your clef, identify note #6
a)
G-Sharp
b)
A
c)
B
d)
C
e)
D
40.
Reading your clef, identify note #7
a)
F-sharp
b)
A
c)
B
d)
C
e)
D
41.
Reading your clef, identify note #8
a)
E-flat
b)
A
c)
B
d)
C
e)
D
42.
Reading your clef, identify note #9
a)
D
b)
A
c)
B
d)
C
e)
E
43.
Reading your clef, identify note #10
a)
C
b)
A
c)
B
d)
D
e)
E
44.
Reading your clef, identify note #11
a)
B
b)
A
c)
C
d)
D
e)
E
45.
Reading your clef, identify note #12
a)
F
b)
A
c)
B
d)
C
e)
D
46.
What key is best described by measure 1?
a)
B Minor
b)
A minor
c)
A Major
d)
E-Flat Major
e)
E Major
47.
What key is best described by measure 2?
a)
A Major
b)
A minor
c)
E-Flat Major
d)
E Major
e)
F Major
48.
What key is best described by measure 3?
a)
E Major
b)
A minor
c)
A Major
d)
E-Flat Major
e)
F Major
49.
What key is best described by measure 4?
a)
A minor
b)
A Major
c)
E-Flat Major
d)
E Major
e)
F Major
50.
What key is best described by measure 5?
a)
F Major
b)
A minor
c)
A Major
d)
E-Flat Major
e)
E Major
51.
What key is best described by measure 6?
a)
E-Flat Major
b)
A minor
c)
A Major
d)
E Major
e)
F Major
52.
Melodies are often how many measures?
a)
3 or 6
b)
4 or 8
c)
5 or 10
d)
6 or 12
53.
Dissonance is best described as:
a)
Pleasant sounds
b)
A bowing technique
c)
Unpleasant sounds
d)
A left-hand double-stop technique
e)
A time period of music
54.
Which interval is the most dissonant?
a)
Tritone
b)
Unison
c)
Minor Third
d)
Fourth
e)
Perfect Fifth
55.
What are the 5 eras of Classical Music?
a)
Oldest, Older, Old, Not Old, Sorta' New
b)
Renaissance, Baroque, Romantic, 20th Century, Rock 'n' Roll
c)
Renaissance, Classical, Reconstruction, Contemporary, Dissonance
d)
Sonatas, Quartets, Concerti, Symphonies, Jazz
e)
Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Contemporary
56.
Which is NOT an application of "classical" music in a modern setting?
a)
All of these are modern uses of 'classical' music
b)
Pop music
c)
Movie soundtracks
d)
Commercial use
e)
Elevator music
57.
Two notes that are exactly the same pitch are what interval?
a)
Unison
b)
Minor Second
c)
Major Third
d)
Tritone
e)
Octave
58.
A note that is an Octave higher than a given note is also known as a
a)
Perfect Eighth
b)
Unison
c)
Minor Second
d)
Major Third
e)
Perfect Fourth
59.
Name this rest:
a)
Dotted Quarter Rest
b)
Eighth Rest
c)
Quarter Rest
d)
Half Rest
60.
This rest is normally seen with a line above or below it:
a)
Dotted Quarter Rest or Dotted Eighth Rest
b)
Eighth Rest or Ninth Rest
c)
Quarter Rest or Quarter Note
d)
Half Rest or Whole Rest
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