Staff Basics
Reading Music
Instruments
The Beat and Rep
Form & Etiquette
100

What is the picture showing?

A. Treble Clef Staff

B. Bass Clef Staff

C. Grand Staff

D. Do Clef Staff


A. Treble Clef Staff

100

These symbols tell the musicians to _______?

A. Stop Playing

B. Go Back and repeat the section

C. Skip the section

D. Play it faster

B. Go Back and repeat the section

100

___________ is known as the birthplace of Jazz.

A.  Providence, Rhode Island 

B. New Orleans, Louisiana

C. Memphis, Tennessee

D. Austin, Texas

B. New Orleans, Louisiana

100

Tempo is _______?

A. The volume of the music

B. The pitch direction 

C. The length of the song

D. The Speed of the music

D. The Speed of the music

100

True or False? Theme and variations is a form that involves a theme that repeats several times with musical changes.

True

200

What is the Meter of this piece of music?

A.  2/4

B.  3/4

C.  4/4

D.  6/8

D.  6/8

200

What word do the spaces on the Treble clef staff spell from bottom to top?

A. CAFE

B. FACE

C. CAGE

D. BEAD

B. FACE

200

Which of the following is not a member of the woodwind family?

A. Trumpet

B. Bassoon

C. Clarinet

D. Oboe

A. Trumpet

200

___________ is accents off the beat (often on the up beat)?

A. Strong Beats

B. Syncopation

C. Meter 

D. Accidentals

B. Syncopation

200

The picture shows what hand signs that represent what?

A. Tempo

B. Solfege

C. Dynamics

D. Rhythm 

B. Solfege

300

The Symbols in front of the notes are examples of?

A. Meters

B. Tempo Markings

C. Dynamics

D. Accidentals

D. Accidentals

300

How does a musician know if they are looking at a triplet or just 3 notes grouped together?

A. They don't

B. They just guess

C. They have to google it

D. There is a 3 above or below the notes.

D. There is a 3 above or below the notes.

300

Which instrument would you expect to sound similar to thunder.


Timpani

300

Meter can be best described as ________?

A. How loud or soft the music is

B. How fast or slow the music is

C. The maximum length of a song

D. The organization of beats into measures

D. The organization of beats into measures

300

Which Form is best described by ABACA?

A. Sonata

B. Round

C. Theme and Variations

D. Rondo

D. Rondo

400

What is a Bass Clef Staff used for?

A. Higher Notes

B. Lower Notes

C. Female Voices

D. Kids Voices

B. Lower Notes

400

Strong Weak Weak is an example of ______

A. A measure on the staff

B. a Meter of 2

C. Rhythms in a measure

D. A Meter of 3

D. A Meter of 3

400

Which instrument families need air to be played?

A. Brass and Percussion 

B. String and Percussion 

C.  Brass and Woodwind

D. Woodwind and Strings

C.  Brass and Woodwind

400

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, is from what larger work?

A. Hansel and Gretel

B. Tchaikovsky's, Swan Lake

C. Tchaikovsky's, The Nutcracker

D. Tchaikovsky's, The Sleeping Beauty

C. Tchaikovsky's, The Nutcracker

400

Folk Music is __________?

A. Music of the people, Traditional music

B. Another word for Jazz Music  

C. Music in Movies

D. Flute Music

A. Music of the people, Traditional music

500

A Grand Staff consists of________?

A.   Bass Clef and a Tenor Clef 

B.   Treble Clef and a Meter Sign

C.   Sharps and Flats

D.  Treble and Bass Clef Staff

D. Treble and Bass Clef Staff

500

Which term tells the musician to go back to the beginning and play to the fine.

A.  D.C. al Fine (da capo al fine)

B. Accelerando

C. Repeat Sign

D. D.S. al Fine (dal segno al fine)

A. D.C. al Fine 

500

What are the 4 most common Adult singing voices called?

A. Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, Bass

B. Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass

C. Soprano, Alto, Tremor,  Bass

D. Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Brass

B. Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass

500

What is the National Anthem of the USA?

A. Texas, Our Texas

B. The Star Spangled Banner

C. The Pledge of Allegiance

D. America the Beautiful

B. The Star Spangled Banner

500

When is it appropriate to clap during a classical music performance?

A. Whenever you feel like it. 

B. As soon as the music is silent.

C. When the conductor puts his hands down and the musicians relax.

D. You don't just clap, you yell and cheer. 

C. When the conductor puts his hands down and the musicians relax.

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