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.