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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A diminuendo.
B decrescendo.
C crescendo.
D fortissimo.
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 an emotional focal point in a tune.
B a resting place at the end of a phrase.
C the organization of beats into regular groupings.
D a series of single notes which add up to a recognizable whole.
Question #5
A tone.
B noise.
C sound.
D dynamic accent.
Question #6
A the last three
B a wide variety
C the first five
D the first seven
Question #7
A head.
B intro.
C upbeat.
D downbeat.
Question #8
A rhythm
B beat
C syncopation
D tempo
Question #9
A cycles per second.
B dynamic levels.
C cycles per minute.
D noiselike sounds.
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 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 pipe organ
C accordion
D harpsichord
Question #13
A pipes.
B bellows.
C stops.
D valves.
Question #14
A harpsichord
B accordion
C piano
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 leaning on a musical note.
C the quality that distinguishes musical sounds.
D the relative highness or lowness that we hear in a sound.
Question #17
A brass instrument.
B double-mouthpiece brass instrument.
C single-reed woodwind instrument.
D double-reed woodwind instrument.
Question #18
A mouthpiece.
B mute.
C reed.
D double stop.
Question #19
A double bass.
B contrabassoon.
C piccolo flute.
D tuba.
Question #20
A harmonics.
B pizzicato.
C tremolo.
D vibrato.
Question #21
A pluck the string with the finger instead of using the bow.
B veil or muffle the tone by fitting a clamp onto the bridge.
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 the number of reeds an instrument uses.
B playing two or more notes at the same time.
C part of an instrument’s total range.
D the instrument manufacturer’s brand name.
Question #24
A diminuendo.
B crescendo.
C fortissimo.
D ritardando.
Question #25
A crescendo.
B decrescendo.
C fortissimo.
D diminuendo.
Question #26
A crescendo.
B pianissimo.
C dynamic accent.
D blooper.
Question #27
A the quality that distinguishes musical sounds.
B an exemplary performance.
C the relative highness or lowness we hear in a sound.
D the degree of loudness and softness.
Question #28
A hardly any notated music has survived from these cultures.
B it is too difficult to be played today.
C there probably was almost none.
D it was too primitive to interest later generations.
Question #29
A recognizable only by scholars and professional musicians.
B continuous.
C lost to history.
D very abrupt.
Question #30
A A B A.
B A B C.
C A A B.
D All answers are correct.
Question #31
A form.
B cadence.
C contrast.
D repetition.
Question #32
A contrast.
B dynamics.
C repetition.
D homogeneity.
Question #33
A helps engrave a melody in the memory.
B provides a feeling of balance and symmetry.
C All answers are correct.
D creates a sense of unity.
Question #34
A ternary.
B repetition.
C variation.
D form.
Question #35
A octave.
B dynamic accent.
C interval.
D pitch range.
Question #36
A counterpoint.
B imitation.
C unison.
D texture.
Question #37
A harmony.
B counterpoint.
C unison.
D imitation.
Question #38
A a shift from one key to another within the same composition.
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 an independence from major or minor scales.
Question #39
A 440
B 1760
C 660
D 220
Question #40
A octave
B half step
C quarter step
D whole step
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 fourth
B fifth
C second
D first
Question #44
A duration.
B timbre.
C an interval.
D dynamic accent.
Question #45
A triad.
B dissonance.
C consonance.
D dyad.
Question #46
A are sounded one after the other.
B is considered stable and restful.
C form a melody.
D is considered unstable and tense.
Question #47
A resting point at the end of a phrase.
B combination of three or more tones sounded at once.
C pattern of accents used in music.
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 repetition of a melodic pattern at a higher or lower pitch.
D the emotional focal point of a melody.
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 a system of symbols that performers learn to read.
B an art based on the organization of sounds in time.
C sounds produced by musical instruments.
D sounds that are pleasing, as opposed to noise.
