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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A crescendo.
B diminuendo.
C fortissimo.
D decrescendo.
Question #2
A a melody that serves as the starting point for a more extended piece of music.
B the repetition of a melodic pattern at a higher or lower pitch.
C a resting place at the end of a phrase.
D the emotional focal point of a melody.
Question #3
A cadence.
B rhythm.
C range.
D sequence.
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 tone.
B sound.
C dynamic accent.
D noise.
Question #6
A the first seven
B a wide variety
C the first five
D the last three
Question #7
A downbeat.
B intro.
C upbeat.
D head.
Question #8
A syncopation
B beat
C rhythm
D tempo
Question #9
A dynamic levels.
B cycles per second.
C noiselike sounds.
D cycles per minute.
Question #10
A technology based on representing physical quantities as numbers.
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 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 piano
B harpsichord
C pipe organ
D accordion
Question #13
A pipes.
B stops.
C valves.
D bellows.
Question #14
A harpsichord
B organ
C piano
D accordion
Question #15
A middle of the 19th
B end of the 19th
C middle of the 18th
D end of the 18th
Question #16
A the relative highness or lowness that we hear in a sound.
B the degree of loudness or softness in music.
C leaning on a musical note.
D the quality that distinguishes musical sounds.
Question #17
A brass instrument.
B double-reed woodwind instrument.
C single-reed woodwind instrument.
D double-mouthpiece brass instrument.
Question #18
A mute.
B double stop.
C reed.
D mouthpiece.
Question #19
A double bass.
B tuba.
C contrabassoon.
D piccolo flute.
Question #20
A tremolo.
B pizzicato.
C vibrato.
D harmonics.
Question #21
A veil or muffle the tone by fitting a clamp onto the bridge.
B draw the bow across two strings at the same time.
C repeat tones by quick up-and-down strokes of the bow.
D pluck the string with the finger instead of using the bow.
Question #22
A playing two or more notes at the same time.
B part of an instrument’s total range.
C the instrument manufacturer’s brand name.
D the number of reeds an instrument uses.
Question #23
A timbre.
B sound.
C dynamic accent.
D amplitude.
Question #24
A diminuendo.
B crescendo.
C fortissimo.
D ritardando.
Question #25
A fortissimo.
B diminuendo.
C decrescendo.
D crescendo.
Question #26
A pianissimo.
B crescendo.
C dynamic accent.
D blooper.
Question #27
A the degree of loudness and softness.
B an exemplary performance.
C the relative highness or lowness we hear in a sound.
D the quality that distinguishes musical sounds.
Question #28
A there probably was almost none.
B it is too difficult to be played today.
C hardly any notated music has survived from these cultures.
D it was too primitive to interest later generations.
Question #29
A lost to history.
B recognizable only by scholars and professional musicians.
C continuous.
D very abrupt.
Question #30
A A B A.
B All answers are correct.
C A B C.
D A A B.
Question #31
A cadence.
B contrast.
C repetition.
D form.
Question #32
A repetition.
B dynamics.
C contrast.
D homogeneity.
Question #33
A helps engrave a melody in the memory.
B All answers are correct.
C creates a sense of unity.
D provides a feeling of balance and symmetry.
Question #34
A form.
B variation.
C repetition.
D ternary.
Question #35
A interval.
B dynamic accent.
C octave.
D pitch range.
Question #36
A imitation.
B unison.
C texture.
D counterpoint.
Question #37
A counterpoint.
B harmony.
C imitation.
D unison.
Question #38
A an independence from major or minor scales.
B the sharp or flat signs immediately following the clef sign at the beginning of the staff of a musical composition.
C the central tone 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 half step
B whole step
C quarter step
D octave
Question #41
A key.
B modulation
C scale
D chromaticism.
Question #42
A the major scale.
B a musical symbol placed at the beginning of the staff.
C any twelve random pitches.
D a central tone, scale, and chord.
Question #43
A second
B first
C fourth
D fifth
Question #44
A dynamic accent.
B an interval.
C timbre.
D duration.
Question #45
A consonance.
B triad.
C dyad.
D dissonance.
Question #46
A is considered unstable and tense.
B are sounded one after the other.
C is considered stable and restful.
D form a melody.
Question #47
A pattern of accents used in music.
B series of individual tones heard one after another.
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 a resting place at the end of a phrase.
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 has an indefinite pitch.
D is produced by irregular vibrations.
Question #50
A sounds produced by musical instruments.
B a system of symbols that performers learn to read.
C sounds that are pleasing, as opposed to noise.
D an art based on the organization of sounds in time.