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Reading Music
Musical Elements
100
Which instrument family has violins, viola, cello, double-bass, harps and guitars
A. Brass
B. Woodwind
C. String
D. Percussion
C. string
100
What is the primary job of a composer?

A. Sing the music
B. Play the music
C. Write the music
D. Record the music
C. Write the music
100
Which time signature indicates that there are THREE beats per measure?

A. 2/4
B. 6/8
C. 4/4
D. 3/4
D. 3/4
100
What is this symbol:


A. Eighth rest
B. Half note
C. Quarter rest
D. Half rest
C. quarter rest
100
Piano, mezzo-piano, mezzo-forte, and forte are examples of what musical element?

A. dynamics
B. tempo
C. form
D. harmony
A. dynamics
200
Which instruments are in the percussion family?

A. flute, clarinet
B. trumpet, trombone
C. violin, string bass
D. piano, xylophone
D. piano, xylophone
200
What job is the best choice for someone who wants to play music or sing for their career?
A. recording engineer
B. manager
C. performer
D. conductor
C. performer
200
Bar lines divide music into what?

A. Measures
B. Groups
C. Sets
D. Areas
A. Measures
200
What is the name of this pitch?

A. A
B. B
C. C
D D
A. A
200
"Short, long and silent patterns" of sound could be used to describe which musical element?

A. beat
B. tempo
C. dynamics
D. rhythm
D. rhythm
300
Which instruments are in the brass family?

A. flute, clarinet
B. trumpet, trombone
C. violin, string bass
D. snare drum, cymbals
B. trumpet, trombone
300
John Williams was known for writing:
A. The Hallelujah Chorus
B. Operas
C. Jazz
D. Music for movies
D. music for movies
300
To make a song sound joyful, a composer might:

A. use lyrics that are dark
B. use a booking agent
C. use a rough, scratchy timbre
D. use a major key
D. use a major key
300
What is the name of the five lines and the four spaces that music symbols are drawn on?


A. Crescendo
B. Half Rest
C. Forte
D. Music Staff
D. Music Staff
300
When you describe a sound using adjectives you are using which musical element?

A. beat
B. timbre
C. tempo
D. form
b. timbre
400
The Woodwind family has these instruments?
A. guitar, guiro, drum
B. trumpet, trombone, tuba
C. tempo, form, dynamics
D.flute, clarinet, oboe
D. flute, clarinet, oboe
400
Who controls the way music sounds to the audience? A. security guard
B. box-office manager
C. booking agent
D. sound engineer
D. sound engineer
400
Which style of music is most likely to include syncopation?

A. opera
B. classical
C. jazz
D. patriotic
c. jazz
400
How many beats does this note get?


A. one beat
B. two beats
C. three beats
D. four beats
D. four beats
400
When discussing FORM of a song, you are talking about the:

A. structure and the order of its parts
B. steady beat
C. lyrics, the words
D.high and low pitches
A. structure and the order of its parts
500
What family does the saxophone belong to?
A. string
B.percussion
C. brass
D. woodwind
D. woodwind
500
This composer is famous for his 9 symphonies and continued writing music after going deaf?
A. Beethoven
B. Vivaldi
C. Mozart
D. Handel
A. Beethoven
500
What are the four main vocal parts from lowest to highest sounding pitch?

A. piccolo, flute, clarinet, bassoon
B. soprano, alto, tenor, bass
C. alto, tenor, bass, soprano
D. bass, tenor, alto, soprano
D. bass, tenor, alto, soprano
500
Which term means to create music on the spot without reading music?

A. Composer
B. Mezzo-Forte
C. Introduction
D. Improvise
D. Improvise
500
When two voices sing different notes at the same time, it creates?
A. melody
B. beat
C. rhythm
D. harmony
D. harmony