Music Exam Review

Question 1

What is harmony?

Answer 1

The chords that accompany the melody.

Question 2

What is rhythm?

Answer 2

The beat of the music, can be played or emphasized by percussion.

Question 3

What is timbre?

Answer 3

The sound quality of the specific instrument.

Question 4

What is expression?

Answer 4

The dynamics (loud, soft, crescendo) that affect the mood.

Question 5

What is form?

Answer 5

Structure

Question 6

What are the four main divisions of musical instruments?

Answer 6

Woodwind, brass, percussion and strings.

Question 7

Name some examples of woodwind instruments.

Answer 7

Clarinet, Saxophone

Question 8

Name some examples of brass instruments.

Answer 8

Trumpet, Tuba, Trombone

Question 9

Name some examples of percussion instruments.

Answer 9

Drums, Piano

Question 10

Name some examples of string instruments.

Answer 10

Guitar, Violin, Viola, Cello

Question 11

Describe woodwind instruments.

Answer 11

Woodwind instruments produce sound by having air vibrate through their long, hollow tubes. By changing the length of the vibrating air, you change the pitch. Many use strips of wood called reeds to produce sound.

Question 12

Describe brass instruments.

Answer 12

Brass instruments are long tuned with a mouthpiece on one end and a flared bell on the other. Pitch is produced by physical buttons and by vibrating ones lips at different speeds and shifting the position of the tongue to control the airflow.

Question 13

Describe percussion instruments.

Answer 13

Percussion instruments are hit or shaken to produce sound.

Question 14

Describe string instruments:

Answer 14

String instruments are played by making one or more string vibrate. Strings are either plucked with fingers or a pick or played with a bow. On a guitar, different pitches are achieved by pressing down on the string close to or far away from the end of the guitar, changing the length of string that vibrates. Bow instruments play different pitches based on the pressure on each string.

Question 15

What is melody?

Answer 15

The singable part of the song that you remember and sing back.

Question 16

What is a tonic note?

Answer 16

The first note in a scale. For example, the tonic note in the key of F major is F.

Question 17

What is a dominant note?

Answer 17

The fifth note in a scale. For example, the dominant note in the key of F major is C.

Question 18

What is a subdominant note?

Answer 18

The fourth note in a scale. For example, the subdominant note in the key of F major is B flat.

Question 19

What is another word for treble clef?

Answer 19

G Clef

Question 20

What is another word for bass clef?

Answer 20

F Clef

Question 21

How many beats does a quarter note get in 4/4 time?

Answer 21

1

Question 22

How many beats does a half note get in 4/4 time?

Answer 22

2

Question 23

How many beats does a whole note get in 4/4 time?

Answer 23

4

Question 24

What is the order of sharps in a key signature?

Answer 24

FCGDAEB

Question 25

What is the order of flats in a key signature?

Answer 25

BEADGCF

Question 26

What is texture?

Answer 26

The layering of music.

Question 27

What are the six eras in music history in order?

Answer 27

Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20th Century. A middle age woman went to a renaissance fair and baroque her classical watch given to her by her romantic, 20 year old boyfriend.

Question 28

What are the Middle Ages also known as?

Answer 28

The Medieval Period.

Question 29

What were the three classes of people during the Middle Ages known as?

Answer 29

Nobility, Clergy and Peasants

Question 30

The sacred music during the Middle Ages was known as _____ and consisted of a _____ melody with words in _____.

Answer 30

The sacred music during the Middle Ages was known as plainsong and consisted of a single melody with words in Latin.

Question 31

What is the most well-known type of plain song from the Middle Ages?

Answer 31

Gregorian Chant

Question 32

What was the most important sacred vocal form in the Renaissance?

Answer 32

The Motet

Question 33

What was the motet?

Answer 33

The most important sacred vocal form in the Renaissance. It has up to four parts of equal importance.

Question 34

What was Gregorian Chant?

Answer 34

The most well known type of plainsong during the Middle Ages.

Question 35

What was the era during the Renaissance in which people broke away from the Roman Catholic Church known as?

Answer 35

The Reformation

Question 36

What was the reformation?

Answer 36

The period in the Renaissance in which people broke away from the Roman Catholic Church.

Question 37

Who was the most famous composer of the Baroque period?

Answer 37

Johann Sebastian Bach

Question 38

What practice became common during the Baroque period, even appearing in church?

Answer 38

Improvisation

Question 39

Baroque composers began to use music to express _____. They also began to write _____ and _____ _____ into their music.

Answer 39

Baroque composers began to use music to express emotions. They also began to write dynamics and tempo markings into their music.

Question 40

What is a classical piece for a solo instrument and orchestra called?

Answer 40

Symphony

Question 41

How many movements did the first symphonies have?

Answer 41

Three

Question 42

Who wrote 104 symphonies?

Answer 42

Haydn

Question 43

What does the word symphony mean?

Answer 43

Sounding Together

Question 44

Three main types of orchestral music developed during the Romantic Period were the _____ _____, the _____ _____ and the _____ _____.

Answer 44

Three main types of orchestral music developed during the Romantic Period were the Romantic symphony, the tone poem and the concert overture.

Question 45

During the Romantic Period, a trend called _____ inspired composers to include native _____ _____ and styles into their music.

Answer 45

During the Romantic Period, a trend called nationalism inspired composers to include native folk songs and styles into their music.

Question 46

Synthesizers and computers are used in _____ _____.

Answer 46

Synthesizers and computers are used in electronic music.

Question 47

What are three main types of music in 20th Century music?

Answer 47

Chance music (composer leaves a lot up to chance, making each performance different), impressionistic music (like a blurry, vague picture) and neo-classical music (new music similar to classical).

Question 48

During what years were the Middle Ages?

Answer 48

400-1400

Question 49

What era of music took place from 400-1400?

Answer 49

The Middle Ages

Question 50

During what years was the Renaissance?

Answer 50

1400-1600

Question 51

What era of music took place from 1400-1600?

Answer 51

The Renaissance

Question 52

During what years was the Baroque Period?

Answer 52

1600-1750

Question 53

What era of music took place from 1600-1750?

Answer 53

The Baroque Period

Question 54

During what years was the Classical Period?

Answer 54

1750-1820

Question 55

What era of music took place during 1750-1820?

Answer 55

The Classical Period

Question 56

During what years was the Romantic Period?

Answer 56

1820-1900

Question 57

What era of music took place from 1820-1900?

Answer 57

The Romantic Period

Question 58

During what years was the 20th Century?

Answer 58

1900-Present

Question 59

What era of music began in 1900?

Answer 59

20th Century