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