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