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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A fortissimo.
B decrescendo.
C crescendo.
D diminuendo.
Question #2
A a melody that serves as the starting point for a more extended piece of music.
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 #3
A rhythm.
B cadence.
C range.
D sequence.
Question #4
A a series of single notes which add up to a recognizable whole.
B a resting place at the end of a phrase.
C the organization of beats into regular groupings.
D an emotional focal point in a tune.
Question #5
A sound.
B noise.
C dynamic accent.
D tone.
Question #6
A the first seven
B the last three
C a wide variety
D the first five
Question #7
A intro.
B upbeat.
C head.
D downbeat.
Question #8
A tempo
B rhythm
C beat
D syncopation
Question #9
A dynamic levels.
B cycles per second.
C noiselike sounds.
D cycles per minute.
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 All answers are correct.
B can usually be played by means of a keyboard.
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 accordion
B harpsichord
C piano
D pipe organ
Question #13
A bellows.
B valves.
C pipes.
D stops.
Question #14
A organ
B harpsichord
C piano
D accordion
Question #15
A end of the 19th
B end of the 18th
C middle 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 double-reed woodwind instrument.
B single-reed woodwind instrument.
C brass instrument.
D double-mouthpiece brass instrument.
Question #18
A mouthpiece.
B double stop.
C mute.
D reed.
Question #19
A contrabassoon.
B tuba.
C double bass.
D piccolo flute.
Question #20
A tremolo.
B vibrato.
C harmonics.
D pizzicato.
Question #21
A veil or muffle the tone by fitting a clamp onto the bridge.
B pluck the string with the finger instead of using the bow.
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 part of an instrument’s total range.
D the instrument manufacturer’s brand name.
Question #24
A crescendo.
B ritardando.
C diminuendo.
D fortissimo.
Question #25
A decrescendo.
B diminuendo.
C crescendo.
D fortissimo.
Question #26
A pianissimo.
B blooper.
C dynamic accent.
D crescendo.
Question #27
A the quality that distinguishes musical sounds.
B the relative highness or lowness we hear in a sound.
C the degree of loudness and softness.
D an exemplary performance.
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 recognizable only by scholars and professional musicians.
B very abrupt.
C lost to history.
D continuous.
Question #30
A A A B.
B A B C.
C A B A.
D All answers are correct.
Question #31
A repetition.
B form.
C cadence.
D contrast.
Question #32
A contrast.
B homogeneity.
C dynamics.
D repetition.
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 repetition.
C variation.
D ternary.
Question #35
A dynamic accent.
B octave.
C pitch range.
D interval.
Question #36
A texture.
B unison.
C imitation.
D counterpoint.
Question #37
A imitation.
B counterpoint.
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 660
B 1760
C 220
D 440
Question #40
A quarter step
B whole step
C half step
D octave
Question #42
A any twelve random pitches.
B a musical symbol placed at the beginning of the staff.
C the major scale.
D a central tone, scale, and chord.
Question #43
A fourth
B fifth
C second
D first
Question #44
A timbre.
B duration.
C dynamic accent.
D an interval.
Question #45
A triad.
B consonance.
C dissonance.
D dyad.
Question #46
A are sounded one after the other.
B is considered stable and restful.
C is considered unstable and tense.
D form a melody.
Question #47
A series of individual tones heard one after another.
B combination of three or more tones sounded at once.
C pattern of accents used in music.
D resting point at the end of a phrase.
Question #48
A the repetition of a melodic pattern at a higher or lower pitch.
B a part of a melody.
C a resting place at the end of a phrase.
D the emotional focal point of a melody.
Question #49
A has an indefinite pitch.
B is pleasing to the ear.
C has a definite 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 an art based on the organization of sounds in time.
D sounds that are pleasing, as opposed to noise.
