WorksheetsMS General Music Assessment
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 27mins
What note is this?
A
D
E
G
What note is this?
E
F
G
A
What note is this?
A
C
D
F
What note is this?
G
A
D
B
What note is this?
A
E
G
C
What type of note is this?
Quarter Note
Half Note
Whole Note
Eighth Note
What type of note is this?
Quarter Note
Half Note
Whole Note
Eighth Note
What type of note is this?
Quarter Note
Half Note
Whole Note
Eighth Notes
What is the difference between a note and rest?
A note represents sound, and a rest represents silence
A note represents silence, and a rest represents sound
A rest represents how loud or soft the music is, and a note represents how fast the music is
A note represents how loud or soft the music is, and a rest represents how fast the music is
What type of rest is this?
Quarter Rest
Half Rest
Whole Rest
Eighth Rest
This note lasts for (a) beat(s).
This note lasts for (a) beats.
What part of the ukulele is this?
Tuning Pegs
Body
Sound Hole
Bridge/Saddle
What does the bridge of the ukulele do? (white line piece in picture)
Tightens the tension in the string causing the pitch to change
Raises the strings up over the fingerboard allowing the strings to be pushed down to change the pitch being played
Anchors the strings in place allowing for tension to be added
Strummed to make sound
What part of the ukulele is this?
Headstock
Body
Sound Hole
Saddle
What country does the ukulele originate from?
Spain
France
Portugal
Hawai'i
Where was the ukulele popularized? When you think of the ukulele, where do you think of?
Spain
France
England
Hawai'i
What string instruments developed before the ukulele?
Lute, Oud
Tuba, Trumpet
Trombone, Violin
Didgeridoo, Gum Leaf
What is the main difference between the Lute and the Oud?
The oud has pairs of strings, and the lute has single strings
The lute is pear shaped and the oud is shaped like a triangle
The oud has a headstock that goes backwards, and the lute doesn't
They are literally the same instrument
What is this instrument?
Ukulele
Violin
Trombone
Lute
Which of the following periods occurred first?
Romantic Period
Renaissance Period
Medieval Period
Modern Period
True or False: The Medieval Period featured lots of various instruments.
True
False
What is sacred music?
Music we consider to be extremely special
Music sung solely for church
Music sung solely outside of church
Music that was super boring and unimportant
The suffix -phony mean "sound." Which of the following would mean "many" "sound(s)" or melodies?
Monophony
Homophony
Polyphony
Chantophony
Renaissance is a term meaning what?
Modernization
Revolution
Rebirth
Industrialization
Four of the most important artists in history did their work during the Renaissance, they are easily remembered as the 4 members of _____?
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The 4 Horseman
The 4
The Hand
Which silly sounding instrument developed late in the Renaissance period?
Mouth Harp
Flexatone
Sackbut
Hurdy Gurdy
Madrigals and Chansons developed in the Renaissance they were:
Polyphonic Songs (one was sung in French)
Monophony Chants
Pop Music of the time
Written solely for church
Who are considered to be the Big 3 composers in music?
Ravel, Miley Cyrus, AJR
Bach, Beethoven, Mozart
Beethoven, Dvorak, Mahler
Debussy, Mr. Kiser, Salieri
Which composer is famously known for losing his hearing and being deaf?
Mozart
Mahler
Beethoven
Ray Charles
True of False: The harpsichord came before the piano.
True
False
Baroque Period Music is known for being overly ornamented or in simpler terms, "_____".
Simple
Fancy
Dramatic
Minimal
After the heavy ornamentation of the Baroque Period, the Classical Period saw a return to ______.
Fanciness
Dramatics
Simplicity
Minimality
What is form in regards to music?
Which instruments are used in each piece
How fast or slow the music is
The roadmap in which the music is organized or laid out
The paper you have to fill out to take music class
What is a concerto?
A piece of music that features one or more instruments with accompaniment from an orchestra
A small concert
A very long concert
A piece of music that features no conductor
True or False: The real name for the piano is the pianoforte.
True
False
The Romantic Period was known for its music being extremely __________.
Fancy
Simple
Dramatic
Minimal
What is Program Music?
Music with a specific purpose
Music to accompany a movie
The paper you read at the concert
Opera
What is a motif?
A fancy word used in literature
A short recurring melody
A 90 minute piece of music
Something that represents something bigger
Which famous movie franchise is known for its use of leitmotifs? (Hint, it is one of the most well known movie franchises in the world).
How to Train Your Dragon
Avengers
Shrek
Star Wars
Which composer wrote an opera cycle about a special ring from space?
Maurice Ravel
Richard Wagner
Johann Sebastian Bach
Gustav Mahler
Which musical period saw the rise of the largest and loudest orchestras?
Medieval Period
Baroque Period
Impressionist Period
Romantic Period
What is this chord on the ukulele?
Am
F
G
Dm
What is this chord on the ukulele?
F
G
C
Em
How many fingers are used for the chord of F on the ukulele?
1
3
4
2
True or false: You move your middle finger when you change from Am to the F chord on the ukulele.
True
False
What is this chord on the ukulele?
Am
C
G
F
What do we call the action of hitting/plucking the strings of the ukulele to make sound?
Strumming
Slapping
Bowing
Articulation
What do we call the lines used to expand the staff?
Lines 5 and 6
Ledger Lines
Leylines
Limbo Line
True or false: There is more than one type of Ukulele.
True
False
How is a symphony different from a concerto?
Both are multi movement works.
One features a specific instrument.
Both use voices
One is sacred.
Mozart Wrote two different kinds of operas. What were they?
Opera sillyesque and Opera Seriosa
Opera Romantico and Opera Musicale
Opera Buffa and Opera Seria
Opera Wagner and Opera Cryptido
