Worksheets2025 Beginning Band Semester 2 Vocab Post-Test Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What defines "duple" meters in music?
a)
One Beat Grouping per measure
b)
Two Beat Groupings per measure
c)
Three Beat Groupings per measure
d)
Four Beat Groupings per measure
2.
What defines "triple" meters in music?
a)
One Beat Grouping per measure
b)
Two Beat Groupings per measure
c)
Three Beat Groupings per measure
d)
Four Beat Groupings per measure
3.
What defines "quadruple" meters in music?
a)
One Beat Grouping per measure
b)
Two Beat Groupings per measure
c)
Three Beat Groupings per measure
d)
Four Beat Groupings per measure
4.
What best defines "syncopation"?
a)
Rhythms are emphasized on non-strong beats.
b)
Rhythms are emphasized on strong beats.
c)
Rhythms happen ONLY on the + beat.
d)
Rhythms happen ONLY on the downbeat.
5.
What best defines "Melody"?
a)
All of the sounds together.
b)
The most important musical line.
c)
ALWAYS what the Flutes are playing.
d)
ALWAYS what the Trumpets are playing.
6.
What best defines "Harmony Part"?
a)
The background parts that are different than the melody.
b)
The most important musical line.
c)
ALWAYS what the Percussion are playing.
d)
ALWAYS what the Trombones are playing.
7.
Which part should be the "loudest"?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary
d)
Recapitulation
8.
Which part should be the "softest"?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary
d)
Recapitulation
9.
What best defines "mixed meter"?
a)
The meter is compound.
b)
The meter is simple.
c)
The meter is complex.
d)
The meter changes during the music.
10.
What best defines "Common Time"?
a)
4/4
b)
3/4
c)
2/2
d)
3/2
11.
What best defines "Cut Time"?
a)
4/4
b)
3/4
c)
2/2
d)
3/2
12.
Which is an example of an "aleatoric"?
a)
Repeat the measure.
b)
Saying Boing and Wiggling Your Head
c)
Maestoso en Andante
d)
Allegro con Furioso
13.
What does it mean to play "Legato"?
a)
Play smoothly and connected.
b)
Play with space between the notes.
c)
Slur EVERYTHING.
d)
Emphasize each note.
14.
What is "chromatic" motion?
a)
Notes move in whole steps, don't skip any note.
b)
Notes move in half steps, don't skip any note.
c)
Notes move in alternating whole and half steps.
d)
Play the Bb Major Scale.
15.
What best defines "tempo"?
a)
How we approach making sounds.
b)
How high or low a note is.
c)
The length of the notes.
d)
The Speed of the Beat.
16.
How does a percussionist perform a 9-Stroke Roll?
a)
Hit the Snare Drum nine times with alternating stick motions.
b)
Hit the Snare Drum with four double bounces ended with a single stroke.
c)
Hit the Snare Drum with four single strokes ended with a double bounce.
d)
Hit the Snare Drum nine times with the same stick motions.
17.
How does a wind musician perform a "marcato"?
a)
Play the notes with separation.
b)
Play the note with emphasis on the front of the beat.
c)
Play the notes smooth and connected.
d)
Play the note with emphasis on the front and separation.
18.
How many beats are four "Sixteenth Notes" in 4/4?
a)
1/4
b)
1/2
c)
1
d)
2
e)
4
19.
What best defines an "interval" in music?
a)
The section between two parts of the music.
b)
Two or more notes at the same time.
c)
The amount of rests.
d)
The distance between two notes.
20.
What does it mean to play in "unison"?
a)
Everyone plays different notes and different rhythms.
b)
Some people play the same notes and the same rhythms.
c)
Everyone plays the same notes and the same rhythms.
d)
Everyone plays the same notes and different rhythms.
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