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Wade in the Water

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the tempo marking for Wade in the Water?

a)

Slowly

b)

Quickly

c)

Adagio

d)

Traditional Spiritual

2.

Who arranged Wade in the Water?

(a)  

3.

When was Wade in the Water published?

(a)  

4.

Which two voice parts open the piece in Wade in the Water?

(a)   (b)  

Choose from the below words
I

II

III
5.

What genre/style of music is Wade in the Water? (one word)

(a)  

6.

Who sings in Measure 3 of Wade in the Water?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

7.

How many BEATS PER MEASURE are there in Wade in the Water on the first page?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

8.

How many total measures does Part III have on the first page? (Including measures with rests)

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

9.

What other instruments could be in Wade in the Water based on the sheet music?

a)

Trumpet

b)

Flute

c)

Bass

d)

Violin

10.

What is the voicing of Wade in the Water?

a)

SAB

b)

SATB

c)

3-Part Mixed

d)

SSA

11.

How many beats per minute should we take the faster section at m. 9 of Wade in the Water?

(a)  

12.

What is the abbreviation for "Beats Per Minute"

(a)  

13.

How many total pages of music are there in Wade in the Water?

a)

10

b)

8

c)

11

14.

What does the dynamic "forte" mean?

(a)  

15.

Match the dynamics.

a)

Loud

1.

f

b)

Medium Loud

2.

mf

c)

Soft

3.

p

d)

Very Loud

4.

ff

e)

Quiet

5.

pp

16.

Match the following

a)

Soprano

1.

Highest female voice

b)

Tenor

2.

High male voice

c)

Baritone

3.

Medium Low male voice

d)

Alto

4.

Low female voice

e)

Bass

5.

Lowest voice

17.

What does the DOUBLE BAR LINE at the end of Wade in the Water mean?

a)
Time to take a break
b)
End of the piece or section of music
c)
Start of a new piece
d)
Signal for the musicians to switch instruments
18.

What is the geographic origin of a traditional African-American spiritual song?

a)
China
b)
United States
c)
Australia
d)
Russia
19.

Looking at the chord symbols .... capital M means MAJOR chord, what does lowercase m mean?

a)
Mammoth
b)
Mega
c)
Medium
d)
MINOR
20.

Name this musical symbol --- <

a)

Decrescendo

b)

Crescendo

c)

Less Than sign

21.

What does a decrescendo mean?

a)
Gradually decrease in loudness or intensity
b)
Gradually increase in loudness
c)
Stay at the same loudness
d)
Sudden increase in loudness
22.

In the percussion part of Wade in the Water, what does H.H. stand for?

a)

High Hat

b)

Bass Drum

c)

Hold Harmony

d)

Snare Drum

23.

What is the meaning of Wade in the Water? -- Do your research!

4 lines
24.

Why is it important that we sing African-American spirituals in Chorus? What is the point?

4 lines
25.

Which voice part sings forte in measure 40?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

26.

By adding voice parts on top of each other (layering cascade), we will have one big <

a)

Crescendo

b)

Decrescendo

27.

What is the purpose of a fermata?

a)
To shorten the note duration
b)

To hold a note long than its normal duration

c)
To change the pitch of the note
d)
To indicate a sudden increase in volume
28.

What should the singer do on a fermata?

a)
Skip the note entirely
b)
Speed up the tempo
c)
Sing the note quietly
d)

Hold the note longer than its written value. and look up at the conductor.

29.

What is the dynamic at measure 31?

a)

Medium Loud

b)

Medium Soft

c)

Loud

d)

Soft

30.

A musical sentence is called a....

a)
verse
b)
phrase
c)
lyric
d)
paragraph
31.

In measure 24, how should the Part III sing?

a)

Hushed but accented

b)

Loudly

c)

With intensity

d)

Moderately

32.

Which river is chilly and cold?

a)

Judea

b)

Jordan

c)

Nile

d)

French

33.

"If you get up there before I do..." .... UP WHERE????

a)
on the roof
b)
on the moon
c)

To the North

d)

to the sky

34.

What is the first chord the piano plays in the piece?

a)

A Minor 7

b)

C Major

c)

C over G

d)

E Minor 7

35.

What instruments are part of the "rhythm section"

a)
Drums, bass guitar, and keyboards
b)
Accordion, banjo, and ukulele
c)
Saxophone, harmonica, and clarinet
d)
Flute, violin, and trumpet
36.

How many BPM does Roger Emerson want us to take the opening of the piece?

a)

124

b)

70

c)

72

d)

40

37.

Are there any repeat signs in this piece?

a)

Yes -- we have to turn back on pages.

b)

No -- it is straight forward.

38.

There is something at the second to last measure -- it says "rit.". This stands for...

a)
fortissimo
b)
accelerando
c)
pianissimo
d)
ritardando
39.

What does ritardando (rit.) mean?

a)
Gradually slowing down the tempo of the music
b)
Playing the music at a very fast tempo
c)
Maintaining a steady tempo in the music
40.

In measure 22, the Part I and Part II have "sub. piano" --- the sub. part means

a)
subpar piano
b)
subito piano
c)
submarine piano
d)
substitute piano
41.

Subito Piano means...

a)
immediately loud
b)
slowly soft
c)
gradually loud
d)
suddenly soft
42.

Which two languages are present in this piece?

a)

English and Italian

b)

English and Latin

c)

Latin and Italian

d)

French and Italian

43.

In this piece, we will use less-precise diction. What is diction?

a)
A form of transportation
b)
A method of cooking
c)

Clarity of words and style of expression

d)
A type of musical instrument
44.

At measure 9, we have a _____ change.

a)

Style

b)

Tempo

c)

Volume

d)

Song

45.

A pair of eyeglasses in your music means you should...

a)
take a nap
b)
start dancing
c)
clean your room
d)

Look up at the conductor/director