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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A fortissimo.
B decrescendo.
C diminuendo.
D crescendo.
Question #2
A the repetition of a melodic pattern at a higher or lower pitch.
B the emotional focal point of a melody.
C a resting place at the end of a phrase.
D a melody that serves as the starting point for a more extended piece of music.
Question #3
A range.
B rhythm.
C sequence.
D cadence.
Question #4
A a resting place at the end of a phrase.
B the organization of beats into regular groupings.
C a series of single notes which add up to a recognizable whole.
D an emotional focal point in a tune.
Question #5
A tone.
B noise.
C sound.
D dynamic accent.
Question #6
A a wide variety
B the first five
C the last three
D the first seven
Question #7
A upbeat.
B head.
C intro.
D downbeat.
Question #8
A rhythm
B syncopation
C beat
D tempo
Question #9
A noiselike sounds.
B cycles per minute.
C dynamic levels.
D cycles per second.
Question #10
A technology based on placing brief digital recordings of live sounds under the control of a synthesizer keyboard.
B technology based on representing data in terms of measurable physical quantities.
C technology based on representing physical quantities as numbers.
D standard adopted by manufacturers for interfacing synthesizer equipment.
Question #11
A All answers are correct.
B allow the composer complete control over pitch, tone color, dynamics, and duration.
C can usually be played by means of a keyboard.
D can generate a huge variety of musical sounds and noises.
Question #12
A harpsichord
B pipe organ
C piano
D accordion
Question #13
A pipes.
B valves.
C bellows.
D stops.
Question #14
A accordion
B organ
C harpsichord
D piano
Question #15
A end of the 19th
B middle of the 18th
C end of the 18th
D middle of the 19th
Question #16
A leaning on a musical note.
B the relative highness or lowness that we hear in a sound.
C the quality that distinguishes musical sounds.
D the degree of loudness or softness in music.
Question #17
A single-reed woodwind instrument.
B double-reed woodwind instrument.
C double-mouthpiece brass instrument.
D brass instrument.
Question #18
A mute.
B reed.
C double stop.
D mouthpiece.
Question #19
A piccolo flute.
B contrabassoon.
C double bass.
D tuba.
Question #20
A vibrato.
B harmonics.
C pizzicato.
D tremolo.
Question #21
A pluck the string with the finger instead of using the bow.
B veil or muffle the tone by fitting a clamp onto the bridge.
C repeat tones by quick up-and-down strokes of the bow.
D draw the bow across two strings at the same time.
Question #22
A playing two or more notes at the same time.
B the number of reeds an instrument uses.
C the instrument manufacturer’s brand name.
D part of an instrument’s total range.
Question #24
A fortissimo.
B crescendo.
C ritardando.
D diminuendo.
Question #25
A fortissimo.
B diminuendo.
C crescendo.
D decrescendo.
Question #26
A dynamic accent.
B crescendo.
C pianissimo.
D blooper.
Question #27
A the degree of loudness and softness.
B the quality that distinguishes musical sounds.
C an exemplary performance.
D the relative highness or lowness we hear in a sound.
Question #28
A it was too primitive to interest later generations.
B it is too difficult to be played today.
C there probably was almost none.
D hardly any notated music has survived from these cultures.
Question #29
A continuous.
B very abrupt.
C lost to history.
D recognizable only by scholars and professional musicians.
Question #30
A A B C.
B All answers are correct.
C A A B.
D A B A.
Question #31
A cadence.
B contrast.
C repetition.
D form.
Question #32
A repetition.
B contrast.
C homogeneity.
D dynamics.
Question #33
A helps engrave a melody in the memory.
B creates a sense of unity.
C provides a feeling of balance and symmetry.
D All answers are correct.
Question #34
A variation.
B form.
C repetition.
D ternary.
Question #35
A dynamic accent.
B pitch range.
C interval.
D octave.
Question #36
A imitation.
B unison.
C counterpoint.
D texture.
Question #37
A imitation.
B counterpoint.
C harmony.
D unison.
Question #38
A the central tone of a musical composition.
B an independence from major or minor scales.
C the sharp or flat signs immediately following the clef sign at the beginning of the staff of a musical composition.
D a shift from one key to another within the same composition.
Question #39
A 220
B 440
C 1760
D 660
Question #40
A octave
B whole step
C half step
D quarter step
Question #42
A the major scale.
B any twelve random pitches.
C a central tone, scale, and chord.
D a musical symbol placed at the beginning of the staff.
Question #43
A second
B fourth
C fifth
D first
Question #44
A duration.
B an interval.
C dynamic accent.
D timbre.
Question #45
A consonance.
B dissonance.
C dyad.
D triad.
Question #46
A is considered unstable and tense.
B form a melody.
C is considered stable and restful.
D are sounded one after the other.
Question #47
A pattern of accents used in music.
B combination of three or more tones sounded at once.
C series of individual tones heard one after another.
D resting point at the end of a phrase.
Question #48
A a resting place at the end of a phrase.
B a part of a melody.
C the repetition of a melodic pattern at a higher or lower pitch.
D the emotional focal point of a melody.
Question #49
A has a definite pitch.
B is pleasing to the ear.
C is produced by irregular vibrations.
D has an indefinite pitch.
Question #50
A an art based on the organization of sounds in time.
B sounds that are pleasing, as opposed to noise.
C a system of symbols that performers learn to read.
D sounds produced by musical instruments.
