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