WorksheetsMUS101 Intro To Music - Final Exam Study Guide
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
Which style of traditional music that we listened to in class can be traced back 8,000 years to the Neolithic Age?
Traditional Chinese music
Classical Indian music
Gregorian chant
Andean folk music
What does the musical term Pizzicato mean?
Plucking the strings of a violin or other stringed instrument with the finger.
Playing the strings with a bow.
Striking the strings with a stick.
Muting the strings with the palm.
The term Interval in music refers to:
The pitch distance between two notes.
The speed of a musical piece.
The loudness of a note.
The type of instrument used.
The Time Signature in music notation indicates:
The specific amount of notes and the particular type that fit into each measure or bar of music.
The speed at which the music should be played.
The key in which the music is written.
The dynamics to be used throughout the piece.
Which symphony of classical composer Johannes Brahms did we listen to in class?
Symphony No. 3
Symphony No. 1
Symphony No. 2
Symphony No. 4
What does the musical term Arco mean?
Playing the violin, cello or upright bass with a bow.
Playing the instrument with your fingers.
Playing the instrument with a mute.
Playing the instrument by striking it.
A Rest in music notation refers to:
Musical symbols for a period of silence in music, where no notes are played.
A symbol indicating to play louder.
A note that is held for a long duration.
A sign to repeat a section of music.
A chord can be defined as:
A combination of three or more notes played at the same time that creates a particular harmonic quality of sound.
A single note played repeatedly at different speeds.
A group of instruments playing together in an orchestra.
A musical rest that lasts for four beats.
The Chromatic scale is:
A scale that contains 12 different pitches within an octave. Every note on the piano played in order makes up the chromatic scale through several octaves.
A scale that contains only the white keys on the piano.
A scale with only five notes per octave.
A scale that skips every other note in the octave.
This musical diagram showing all 12 keys is called the:
Circle of Fifths (and also the Circle of Fourths)
Chromatic Scale Chart
Major Scale Wheel
Key Signature Map
Which famous classical composer that we listened to in class was primarily a conductor?
Gustav Mahler
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
Johann Sebastian Bach
What was the American folk singer and guitarist Bob Dylan’s original name at birth?
Robert Zimmerman
Paul Simon
James Taylor
Neil Young
The great jazz musician John Coltrane played what two instruments?
Tenor and soprano saxophones
Alto and baritone saxophones
Trumpet and piano
Clarinet and flute
Why did American rock guitarist and singer Bruce Springsteen call his band the ‘E Street band’?
‘E Street’ was the name of the street in Belmar, NJ where the band would rehearse.
It was the name of a famous music club in New York City.
It was inspired by a popular song from the 1960s.
It refers to the street where Bruce Springsteen was born.
The musical style known as Jazz originated in what city?
New Orleans
Chicago
New York
Los Angeles
What instrument did this American jazz musician play?
Trumpet
Piano
Saxophone
Drums
A Key Signature is:
A set of sharps (#) or flats (b) at the beginning of a piece of music, or in a scale, that indicates what key the music is in, and what notes need to have sharps or flats applied.
A musical symbol that indicates the tempo of a piece.
A type of musical note that lasts for four beats.
A section of music where the melody is repeated exactly.
The time signature 4/4 at the beginning of a piece of music can also be written as C and is referred to as:
Common Time
Cut Time
Simple Time
Compound Time
The American jazz musician Duke Ellington (1899-1974) was famous for being a very prolific composer and leading his famous:
Big band
String quartet
Rock group
Brass ensemble
The musical term Timbre (pronounced tam-ber) means:
The unique quality of sound that distinguishes one instrument from another. Can also be used in describing a warm or bright tone quality.
The speed at which a piece of music is played.
The volume level of a musical performance.
The arrangement of notes in a musical scale.
The musical term Dynamics refers to:
the volume of sound created, from very soft to very loud
the speed of the music, whether fast or slow
the highness or lowness of a musical note
the type of instruments used in a piece
Who was the master jazz drummer in John Coltrane’s most famous jazz quartet?
Elvin Jones
Art Blakey
Max Roach
Philly Joe Jones
Turkish & Persian Traditional Music evolved over the centuries with roots dating back to the 11th century. Which one of the instruments listed below is often used in performing this type of music?
The Oud (a stringed instrument)
The Electric Guitar
The Saxophone
The Drum Set
The musical term Equal temperament is defined as:
A tuning system in which the octave is divided into 12 semitones, or half-step intervals.
A system where all notes are tuned to natural harmonics only.
A method of tuning based on perfect fifths only.
A tuning system that uses only whole tones in an octave.
Microtones are:
Musical pitches that are smaller than semitones, or the half-step intervals of the chromatic scale.
Musical notes that are played only on string instruments.
The highest notes in a musical scale.
Notes that are only used in electronic music.
The musical term Staff refers to:
The five horizontal lines that serve as the foundation for written music.
A type of musical instrument used in orchestras.
A group of musicians performing together.
The symbols used to indicate tempo in music.
Which jazz pianist and composer wrote the famous jazz composition “Song For My Father”?
Horace Silver
Bill Evans
Thelonious Monk
Herbie Hancock
What instrument did the great jazz musician Clifford Brown play?
Trumpet
Piano
Saxophone
Drums
The musical style and period known as European Classical music was between which dates below:
1750-1820
1600-1750
1820-1900
1400-1600
The musical term Scale means: ________
A series of notes arranged in order of pitch, which forms the basis for melodies and chords.
A type of musical instrument used in orchestras.
A fast tempo in a musical composition.
A pause or rest in a piece of music.
What is her primary instrument?
Voice
Piano
Guitar
Violin
Tempo in music refers to: ________
The speed or pace of a piece of music.
The volume of a piece of music.
The type of instruments used in a piece of music.
The lyrics of a piece of music.
In the Baroque music period in Europe, who below is one of this period’s most famous composers?
J. S. Bach
Ludwig van Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Frédéric Chopin
Which style of music that we listened to in class featured the great pianist and composer Antonio Carlos Jobim and the American jazz tenor saxophonist Stan Getz?
Bossa Nova
Samba
Cool Jazz
Ragtime
What does the term Modular Synthesis mean? ________
Making music and sounds with small, modular electronic instruments using patch cables that connect them together.
Creating music only using computer software without any hardware.
Playing traditional acoustic instruments in a modular fashion.
Recording sounds in separate modules and combining them digitally.
Which musician did we listen to, and watch a short documentary of in class, featuring a performance on a her modular synth setup?
Suzanne Chiani
Brian Eno
Wendy Carlos
Jean-Michel Jarre
We listened to a watched a video of Ravi and Anoushka Shankar perform in a concert together. What style of music are they known for?
Indian Classical Music
Jazz
Rock
Reggae
Who are the two main inventors of the modular synthesizer? One lived on the West coast, the other on the East coast. Both created their own unique designs and electronic, modular instruments:
Robert Moog and Don Buchla
Leon Theremin and Bob Moog
Wendy Carlos and Keith Emerson
Alan Turing and Don Buchla
