Music History
At the time of his death, how many compositions did Mozart leave behind?
over 600 works
A staff is made up of 5 spaces and 5 lines.
T/F
True
What is Tempo?
How fast or slow to play
What family of instruments were all originally made out of wood?
Woodwind
What is the minimum number of musicians a band must have to be considered a "big band"?
10
Beethoven was deaf T/F
T
The bottom number in the time signature tells you what note values those beats are.
T/F
True
Which notes are on the 1st and 2nd lines of the treble clef?
E and G
Which instrument belongs to the Brass family?
Trumpet
The lowest male voice in a choir called
Bass
Charlotte Elliot of Brighton England is the author of the lyrics for which hymn?
a. just as i am
What will be at the end of the staff to indicate that the music is over?
A. a bar line
B. a double bar line
C. a triple Bar line
D. a quarter rest
B. a double bar line
In musical terms, what does 'modulation' mean?
Change key
What is the smallest and highest sounding String Instrument?
violin
mezzo pianissimo means which of the following:
A. very soft.
B. Very Very soft
C. Medium Loud
D. Very Loud
a very soft.
Who wrote the opera "Marriage of Figaro".
4. Mozart
In the key of E Major how many sharps and/or flats are there?
4
What term is used to "play loudly":
Forte
Identify the 4 instrument families:
Woodwind, Brass, String, Percussion
Which of the following is NOT an element of good singing posture?
3. shoulder forward
-Also though technically chin down
What was the music of the church called during Medieval times?
2. Gregorian Chant
In 3/4 time what are the number of beats in a measure?
A. 12
B. 4
C.3
D.1
C. 3
Playing the notes of a chord consecutively (harp style). A broken chord in which the individual notes are sounded one after the other instead of simultaneously.
Arpeggio
The item which protrudes from the bottom of a cello or bass and holds the instrument up while a musician plays it is a(n):
End pin
What does the Italian musical term adagio mean?
Slow.