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When you are practicing playing an instrument, it's OK to stop when you make a mistake and start again. After all, you want to play the piece perfectly! However, when you are performing, the audience would rather not sit through numerous failed attempts so if you make a mistake when playing live, you simply carry on as if it never happened. The audience will forgive you.
What do you know about performing music? Take this quiz to find out.
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In an orchestra or large band, who directs the musicians? |
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The manager |
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The conductor |
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The principle musician |
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The best musician |
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2.
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Which of the following describes playing a piece of music alone? |
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Duet |
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Quartet |
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Symphony |
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Solo |
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3.
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How many musicians are needed to play a duet? |
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One |
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Two |
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Three |
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Four |
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4.
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In music, what is an 'ensemble'? |
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An instrument in the percussion family |
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A piece of music that resembles another, more famous, piece of music |
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A group of musicians playing together |
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None of the above |
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5.
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Which one of the following would NOT be an example of a musical performance? |
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A choir singing a song to an audience |
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A busker playing his guitar on a street in a crowded shopping area |
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A musician listening to a CD of a song she recorded |
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A band playing in a school assembly |
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6.
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Which notation tells a performer to gradually slow the music? |
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Rallentando and ritardando |
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Crescendo and decrescendo |
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Repeats and rests |
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Forte and fortissimo |
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7.
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What is 'call and response'? |
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When the teacher calls out a name and that person gives the answer |
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When sections of music are repeated many times |
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When one person teaches the music to everyone else |
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When one person leads the melody and the other musicians respond |
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8.
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What does it mean to sing in a round? |
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Singers move around while performing |
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One or more singers start the music and other groups join in at different times |
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All the singers stand in a circle |
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Performing on stage |
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9.
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What is the term for a musical pattern that is continuously repeated during a piece of music? |
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Staccato |
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Piano |
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Ostinato |
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Quartet |
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10.
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What skills are developed by performing music in a group? |
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Showing respect for others' viewpoints |
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Listening |
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Collaboration |
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All of the above |
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1.
|
In an orchestra or large band, who directs the musicians? |
|
[ ] |
The manager |
[x] |
The conductor |
[ ] |
The principle musician |
[ ] |
The best musician |
|
|
2.
|
Which of the following describes playing a piece of music alone? |
|
[ ] |
Duet |
[ ] |
Quartet |
[ ] |
Symphony |
[x] |
Solo |
|
|
3.
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How many musicians are needed to play a duet? |
|
[ ] |
One |
[x] |
Two |
[ ] |
Three |
[ ] |
Four |
|
|
4.
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In music, what is an 'ensemble'? |
|
[ ] |
An instrument in the percussion family |
[ ] |
A piece of music that resembles another, more famous, piece of music |
[x] |
A group of musicians playing together |
[ ] |
None of the above |
|
|
5.
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Which one of the following would NOT be an example of a musical performance? |
|
[ ] |
A choir singing a song to an audience |
[ ] |
A busker playing his guitar on a street in a crowded shopping area |
[x] |
A musician listening to a CD of a song she recorded |
[ ] |
A band playing in a school assembly |
|
|
6.
|
Which notation tells a performer to gradually slow the music? |
|
[x] |
Rallentando and ritardando |
[ ] |
Crescendo and decrescendo |
[ ] |
Repeats and rests |
[ ] |
Forte and fortissimo |
|
|
7.
|
What is 'call and response'? |
|
[ ] |
When the teacher calls out a name and that person gives the answer |
[ ] |
When sections of music are repeated many times |
[ ] |
When one person teaches the music to everyone else |
[x] |
When one person leads the melody and the other musicians respond |
|
|
8.
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What does it mean to sing in a round? |
|
[ ] |
Singers move around while performing |
[x] |
One or more singers start the music and other groups join in at different times |
[ ] |
All the singers stand in a circle |
[ ] |
Performing on stage |
|
|
9.
|
What is the term for a musical pattern that is continuously repeated during a piece of music? |
|
[ ] |
Staccato |
[ ] |
Piano |
[x] |
Ostinato |
[ ] |
Quartet |
|
|
10.
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What skills are developed by performing music in a group? |
|
[ ] |
Showing respect for others' viewpoints |
[ ] |
Listening |
[ ] |
Collaboration |
[x] |
All of the above |
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