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Music Lit Final Review Game

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What family does this belong to?
a)
string
b)
wood wind
c)
brass
d)
percussion
2.
What instrument is this?
a)
double bass
b)
cello
c)
viola
d)
violin
3.

What kind of ensemble is this?

a)

Orchestra

b)

Band

c)

Chorus

d)

Steel Drums

e)

Jazz Band

4.

Match the number of beats in each of the given notes or rests.

a)

Whole Note

1.

4 beats

b)

Dotted Quarter note

2.

1.5 beats

c)

Eighth rest

3.

1/2 beat

d)

Half rest

4.

2 beats

e)

Quarter rest

5.

1 beat

5.

Which of these is very fast?

a)

presto

b)

allegro

c)

andante

d)

largo

6.

What word refers to how loud or soft music is?

a)

Harmony

b)

Dynamics

c)

Tempo

d)

Pitch

7.

Which of these means to gradually speed up?

a)

accelerando

b)

diminuendo

c)

fortissimo

d)

largo

8.

Which of these means to play quietly?

a)

b)

c)

d)

9.

What note is this?

a)

B

b)

G

c)

C

d)

A

10.

What note is this?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

E

d)

G

11.

A triad is made up of how many pitches?

a)

1

b)

6

c)

4

d)

3

12.

This symbol is a flat:

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

the high and low sounds in music

a)

Melody

b)

Pitch

c)

Rhythm

d)

Harmony

14.
The part of the song that tells the story and has lots of words.
a)
Part independence
b)
canon
c)
chorus
d)
verse
15.

What term means to play notes in a short, detached manner?

a)

Staccato

b)

Legato

c)

Harmony

d)

Tempo

16.

What does BPM stand for?

a)

Beats Per Minute

b)

Bass and Percussion Mix

c)

Beautiful Piano Melodies

d)

Big Party Music

17.

Which clef is used for higher pitched instruments?

a)

Treble clef

b)

Bass clef

c)

Alto clef

d)

Tenor clef

18.

Choose the correct Counting for this Rhythm

a)

(1) (2) 3 4

b)

(1) 2 (3) 4

c)

1 (2) 3 (4)

d)

(1) 2 3 (4)

19.

What is the answer to this music math question?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

20.

What does a sharp do?

a)

Play one half step higher

b)

Play one half step lower

c)

Cancels accidentals

d)

Cut things

21.

What effect does this symbol have on the music?

a)

Makes the music faster.

b)

Makes the music softer.

c)

Makes the music slower.

d)

Makes the music louder.

22.

What Key signature is this?

a)

Bb

b)

F

c)

C

d)

Eb

23.
a)

D Magor

b)

C Major

c)

E Major

d)

G Major

24.

What is the purpose of the pinna?

a)

to amplify sound waves

b)

to protect the ear canal

c)

to detect changes in air pressure

d)

to collect and direct sound waves into the ear canal

25.

Which of the following is true about the cochlea?

a)

it is responsible for maintaing balance

b)

it converts sound waves into electrical signals

c)

it contains the ossicles

d)

it is located in the middle ear

26.

What areas of the brain work while you learn music?

a)

Auditory and taste

b)

Visual and motor

c)

Auditory, visual, motor

d)

Touch, taste, smell

27.

Identify the Interval

a)

Unison

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

28.

What is this interval?

a)

2nd

b)

3rd

c)

4th

d)

5th

29.

What is the enharmonic equivalent?

Eb

a)

D#

b)

D

c)

Db

30.

How many beats are in a measure with 6/8 time signature?

a)

5 beats

b)

6 beats

c)

3 beats

d)

8 beats

31.

What kind of note gets the beat in this time signature?

a)
b)
c)
d)
32.

Hildegard von Bingen

a)

Medieval

b)

Baroque

c)

Classical

d)

Romantic

33.

Mozart

a)

Classical

b)

Romantic

c)

Baroque

d)

Renaissance

34.

Historically started in New Orleans in the early 1900s, this genre of music typifies musical flexibility not seen by many other genres. Featuring a mix of rhythms and tempos as well as a focus on soloing, it also has a huge range of potential instrumental structures and setups. It’s very common for there to be a drummer and a bass instrument as well as any number of lead instruments ranging from woodwind to stringed instruments.

a)

Cumbia

b)

jazz

c)

rap

d)

blues

35.

Reggae music, which originated in Jamaica, is most closely associated with which of the following themes?

a)

Love and relationships

b)

Political protest and social justice

c)

Partying and nightlife

d)

Fantasy and mythology

36.

Decision making, social behavior and personality. Can be influenced by music through mood

a)

Prefrontal cortex

b)

Limbic system

c)

Auditory cortex

d)

Visual cortex

37.

Responsible for balance, movement, and coordination. Helps process the rhythm in music and can enhance motor skills.

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Visual Cortex

c)

Olfactory bulbs/ tracts

d)

Optic nerves and chiasm

38.
Measure of how high or low a sound is
a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Speed of Sound

d)

Medium

39.

I - C Major

vi - ?

a)

b dim.

b)

d minor

c)

e minor

d)

a minor

40.

Select the description of a Chorus

a)

Build anticipation for the chorus

b)

Main theme or message, repeated more than once

c)

Conclusion. End the song with variation or fade out

d)

Create a break away from or variation to rest of song

41.

Match the following:

a)

Sound is primarily generated by vibrating air (either through blowing or buzzing air into the instrument).

1.

Aerophones

b)

The instrument’s body itself vibrates to create sound by being either struck, shaken or scraped.

2.

Idiophones

c)

Something like animal skins or synthetic materials that are stretched over the base of the drum vibrate creating sound.

3.

Membranophones

d)

Instruments generate sound through the vibration of a string, whether it is plucked, bowed, or struck.

4.

Chordophones

e)

Sound is created through electric means, such as synthesizers

5.

Electrophones

42.

Match the following

a)

Mostly vocal, Gregorian chant was popular. Instruments = lute and sacbut

1.

Medieval/Middle Ages Music Era

b)

More freedom and expression, most music was still church music but secular madrigals were popular. Instruments = organ and harp

2.

Renaissance Music Era

c)

A LOT of ornamentation, complex details with polyphonic texture. Instruments = harpsichord and violin

3.

Baroque Music Era

d)

Light, clear, mostly homophonic music that was accessible to the public. Instruments = stringed instruments and piano

4.

Classical Music Era

e)

VERY expressive, longer works with enormous contrasts in dynamics and rhythms. Instruments = trumpet and clarinet

5.

Romantic Music Era

43.

Match the following music jobs with the correct description

a)

Distributing music, promoting music and getting gigs

1.

Manager

b)

Oversees the recording process to make sure the artists achieves the desired sound

2.

Producer

c)

Caputres, mixes and masters the sound of a recording or live performance

3.

Audio Engineer

d)

Handles the financial aspects of an artist's career

4.

Agent

44.

Secular means

a)

music is intended for non religious audience

b)

music serve as particular religious people

45.

What characteristics make jingles work?

a)

Simple tune/easy to sing

b)

Repetitive

c)

Slow rhythms

d)

Emotional Connections

46.

This form of music was formed in Brazil and is often sung in Portuguese. The lyrical themes include women, love, longing, homesickness and nature.  The main instrument is the guitar. But other instruments are also used, such as piano, flute, trumpet, saxophone, tambourine, bass, and drums.

a)

Calypso

b)

Bossa Nova

c)

Bachata

d)

Boogaloo

47.

Put the American musical genres in order of when they were created from oldest to most recent

a)

Blues

b)

Jazz

c)

Country

d)

Rock and Roll

e)

Hip Hop

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
48.

Which answer is in order from SOFTEST to LOUDEST?

a)

pp, p, mp, mf, f ,ff

b)

ff, f ,mf, mp, pp, p

c)

pp, f, mp, p, mf, ff

d)

ff, f, mf, mp, p, pp

49.
What does improvisation mean?
a)
Writing the music down first
b)
Making it up as you go along
c)
A beat
d)
Layering rhythms over a beat
50.

A succession of two distinct musical phrase usually rendered by different musicians. A succession of two distinct musical phrase usually rendered by different musicians.

a)

Call and Response

b)

Blues

c)

Soul

d)

Maracatu