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Music: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Revision 1 (Questions)

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1. Pitch is .......
[ ] a way of describing how high or low a note sounds
[ ] indicative of speed
[ ] representative of dynamic volume
[ ] None of the above
2. What music is most likely to feature verse and chorus?
[ ] Concerto
[ ] Film scores
[ ] Hymns
[ ] Symphony
3. What does MIDI stand for?
[ ] Multi Instrument Digital Interface
[ ] Multi Instrument Dynamic Indication
[ ] Multitrack Inaugaral Dynamic Input
[ ] Musical Instrument Digital Interface
4. What is a note cluster?
[ ] A type of cereal musicians have for breakfast!
[ ] A played group of notes which are very close together
[ ] A really fast passage of music
[ ] All of the above
5. What best describes a 'round'?
[ ] A circular seating layout for performers of modern music
[ ] An alternative description for a movement in a concerto
[ ] The way acoustics travel around the building/hall
[ ] Where many voices sing a repeated tune at different times
6. Musical cycles often feature repeated .......
[ ] rhythms
[ ] melodies
[ ] harmonies
[ ] All of the above
7. What is a tempo?
[ ] The key signature
[ ] Pace or general speed of a composition
[ ] The time signature
[ ] None of the above
8. What motif structure best defines binary form?
[ ] AB (often repeated - AABB)
[ ] ABA
[ ] ABCDA
[ ] One section repeated several times
9. 'Tala' corresponds to what in western music?
[ ] Dynamics
[ ] Composition and Composer's titles on sheet music
[ ] Metre
[ ] Composer's dedication
10. What is the purpose of musical cliché in film?
[ ] To generate dramatic effect
[ ] To heighten the sense of excitement
[ ] To bring out emotion or warn the audience of danger
[ ] All of the above
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Music: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Revision 1 (Answers)
1. Pitch is .......
[x] a way of describing how high or low a note sounds
[ ] indicative of speed
[ ] representative of dynamic volume
[ ] None of the above
Notes on a piece of music indicate the pitch to play as well as how long to play the note for
2. What music is most likely to feature verse and chorus?
[ ] Concerto
[ ] Film scores
[x] Hymns
[ ] Symphony
Also common in musicals and vocal rock tracks
3. What does MIDI stand for?
[ ] Multi Instrument Digital Interface
[ ] Multi Instrument Dynamic Indication
[ ] Multitrack Inaugaral Dynamic Input
[x] Musical Instrument Digital Interface
4. What is a note cluster?
[ ] A type of cereal musicians have for breakfast!
[x] A played group of notes which are very close together
[ ] A really fast passage of music
[ ] All of the above
You can hear this in a lot of chordal piano/organ music
5. What best describes a 'round'?
[ ] A circular seating layout for performers of modern music
[ ] An alternative description for a movement in a concerto
[ ] The way acoustics travel around the building/hall
[x] Where many voices sing a repeated tune at different times
Many nursery rhyme songs are arranged as a round
6. Musical cycles often feature repeated .......
[ ] rhythms
[ ] melodies
[ ] harmonies
[x] All of the above
7. What is a tempo?
[ ] The key signature
[x] Pace or general speed of a composition
[ ] The time signature
[ ] None of the above
Examples: andante, allegro, largo etc.
8. What motif structure best defines binary form?
[x] AB (often repeated - AABB)
[ ] ABA
[ ] ABCDA
[ ] One section repeated several times
9. 'Tala' corresponds to what in western music?
[ ] Dynamics
[ ] Composition and Composer's titles on sheet music
[x] Metre
[ ] Composer's dedication
Tala illustrates rhythmic patterns in Indian music
10. What is the purpose of musical cliché in film?
[ ] To generate dramatic effect
[ ] To heighten the sense of excitement
[ ] To bring out emotion or warn the audience of danger
[x] All of the above
The same can be said for game music, tv scores etc.