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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A decrescendo.
B diminuendo.
C crescendo.
D fortissimo.
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 cadence.
B sequence.
C rhythm.
D range.
Question #4
A a resting place at the end of a phrase.
B a series of single notes which add up to a recognizable whole.
C the organization of beats into regular groupings.
D an emotional focal point in a tune.
Question #5
A noise.
B dynamic accent.
C sound.
D tone.
Question #6
A the first five
B the first seven
C the last three
D a wide variety
Question #7
A head.
B upbeat.
C downbeat.
D intro.
Question #8
A rhythm
B beat
C tempo
D syncopation
Question #9
A dynamic levels.
B noiselike sounds.
C cycles per second.
D cycles per minute.
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 allow the composer complete control over pitch, tone color, dynamics, and duration.
B can generate a huge variety of musical sounds and noises.
C All answers are correct.
D can usually be played by means of a keyboard.
Question #12
A piano
B pipe organ
C harpsichord
D accordion
Question #13
A stops.
B pipes.
C valves.
D bellows.
Question #14
A accordion
B piano
C harpsichord
D organ
Question #15
A middle of the 18th
B end of the 18th
C middle of the 19th
D end of the 19th
Question #16
A leaning on a musical note.
B the degree of loudness or softness in music.
C the quality that distinguishes musical sounds.
D the relative highness or lowness that we hear in a sound.
Question #17
A double-reed woodwind instrument.
B double-mouthpiece brass instrument.
C single-reed woodwind instrument.
D brass instrument.
Question #18
A double stop.
B mouthpiece.
C mute.
D reed.
Question #19
A piccolo flute.
B contrabassoon.
C double bass.
D tuba.
Question #20
A vibrato.
B pizzicato.
C tremolo.
D harmonics.
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 instrument manufacturer’s brand name.
B part of an instrument’s total range.
C playing two or more notes at the same time.
D the number of reeds an instrument uses.
Question #24
A fortissimo.
B crescendo.
C ritardando.
D diminuendo.
Question #25
A diminuendo.
B decrescendo.
C fortissimo.
D crescendo.
Question #26
A dynamic accent.
B blooper.
C crescendo.
D pianissimo.
Question #27
A the quality that distinguishes musical sounds.
B an exemplary performance.
C the degree of loudness and softness.
D the relative highness or lowness we hear in a sound.
Question #28
A hardly any notated music has survived from these cultures.
B it was too primitive to interest later generations.
C there probably was almost none.
D it is too difficult to be played today.
Question #29
A very abrupt.
B recognizable only by scholars and professional musicians.
C lost to history.
D continuous.
Question #30
A A B C.
B A A B.
C All answers are correct.
D A B A.
Question #31
A repetition.
B form.
C contrast.
D cadence.
Question #32
A contrast.
B repetition.
C dynamics.
D homogeneity.
Question #33
A provides a feeling of balance and symmetry.
B helps engrave a melody in the memory.
C All answers are correct.
D creates a sense of unity.
Question #34
A repetition.
B form.
C ternary.
D variation.
Question #35
A pitch range.
B interval.
C octave.
D dynamic accent.
Question #36
A counterpoint.
B imitation.
C unison.
D texture.
Question #37
A unison.
B counterpoint.
C harmony.
D imitation.
Question #38
A the central tone of a musical composition.
B the sharp or flat signs immediately following the clef sign at the beginning of the staff 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 whole step
B octave
C quarter step
D half step
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 fifth
B second
C fourth
D first
Question #44
A an interval.
B duration.
C dynamic accent.
D timbre.
Question #45
A dissonance.
B dyad.
C consonance.
D triad.
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 pattern of accents used in music.
B series of individual tones heard one after another.
C combination of three or more tones sounded at once.
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 is produced by irregular vibrations.
B has an indefinite pitch.
C has a definite pitch.
D is pleasing to the ear.
Question #50
A an art based on the organization of sounds in time.
B a system of symbols that performers learn to read.
C sounds produced by musical instruments.
D sounds that are pleasing, as opposed to noise.
