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Which mood words can be used instead of SAD ?
Electrifying, Envigorating
Infuriated, Aggravated
Euphoric, Jubilant
Bleak, Melancholic
2
PERCUSSION: Which note has a total of 1 beat?
Quarter Rest
Semibreve
Minim
Crotchet
3
GUITAR: What are the names of the
guitar strings
from top to bottom?
E - A - B - d - g - e
E - A - D - g - b - e
E - G - B - a - e - d
E- A - D - a - b - e
4
Which musical skill means being able to invent musical phrases on the spot, by following scales?
Expression
Improvisation
Composition
Articulation
5
If the C Major Scale starts with C, what note would the
F Major Scale
start with?
F
F#
G
C
6
PERCUSSION: Which note tells you to stop playing for 1 beat?
Semibreve
Quarter Rest
Crotchet
Minim
7
Name this instrument
Double Bass
Viola
Cello
Violin
8
PIANO: Which scale includes only the white keys and
NOT
the black keys ?
C Minor Scale
C Major Scale
C Pentatonic Scale
C Chromatic Scale
9
Which one is NOT a Musical Element?
Tempo
Instrumentation
Dynamics
Experimentation
10
What is the musical technique used when managing the volume of a song/performance?
Layering
Ostinato
Dynamic Control
Call and Response
11
How many notes are included in the C Chromatic Scale (from C to C)?
14
12
13
15
12
PIANO: How many black keys (sharps) are there in 1 octave?
2
5
4
3
13
What is the musical technique used to layer different instruments on top of each other?
Layering
Ostinato
Call and Response
Dynamic Control
14
UKULELE: On which string do you start playing the C Major Scale and the C Chromatic Scale
1st string from the bottom
2nd string from the bottom
4th string from the bottom
3rd string from the bottom
15
Which musical genre did we NOT do a listening journal on?
Classical
Rock
Jazz
Blues
16
PERCUSSION: Which instrument has 2 big drums standing next to each other?
Bongos
Congas
Djembe
Maracas
17
Which musical
scale
contains 8 notes with no sharps (C D E F G A B C)?
C Pentatonic Scale
C Chromatic Scale
C Minor Scale
C Major Scale
18
Which musical element describes the
arrangement of instruments
in a song/performance?
Dynamics
Instrumentation
Tempo
Beat
19
UKULELE/GUITAR/PIANO: Which note comes before D?
C
E
C#
D#
20
PERCUSSION: Which note has a total of 4 beats?
Minim
Semibreve
Crotchet
Quarter Rest
21
UKULELE/GUITAR/PIANO: Which note comes between F# and G#?
E
F
A
G
22
What is the musical technique being used when a musician plays something and another musician answers back?
Dynamic Control
Call and Response
Ostinato
Layering
23
Which musical element describes the
volume
of music (loud or soft)?
Beat
Tempo
Instrumentation
Dynamics
24
GUITAR: On which string do you start playing the C Major Scale and the C Chromatic Scale
3rd string from the bottom
4th string from the bottom
5th string from the bottom
6th string from the bottom
25
UKULELE: What are the names of the
ukulele strings
from top to bottom?
G - A - E - C
G - E - A - C
G - C - E - A
G - C - A - E
26
UKULELE/GUITAR/PIANO: Which note comes between A and B?
A# (A sharp)
C
G
Ab (A flat)
27
Which musical
scale
contains ALL notes ever invented in the history of humankind?
C Chromatic Scale
C Pentatonic Scale
C Major Scale
C Minor Scale
28
What is the musical technique used when composers repeat musical phrases over and over (catchy chorus or a guitar riff)?
Ostinato
Dynamic Control
Call and Response
Layering
29
UKULELE/GUITAR/PIANO: Which notes do NOT have sharps (#)?
C and E
E and B
B and C
A and B
30
In the Classical Listening Journal, what was the name of the Russian instrument that sounds like a Ukulele?
Zhaleika
Balalaika
Volynka
Kalyuka
31
Which musical element is the
consistent
pulse
(makes you stomp and nod along to music)?
Beat
Instrumentation
Dynamics
Tempo
32
In the Rock Listening Journal, where would you usually hear energetic Rock songs such as
Seven Nation Army
?
Sporting Events
Wedding Anniversaries
Graduation Ceremonies
Funerals
33
PERCUSSION: Which one is
NOT
a percussion instrument?
Congas
Djembe
Bongos
Kazoo
34
In the Jazz Listening Journal, describe the PITCH and TIMBRE of Frank Sinatra's voice.
Low pitched and Thin
High pitched and Mellow
High pitched and Breathy
Low pitched and Deep
35
When improvising, what do you do when you make a musical error?
Reconsider your life choices, quit music and become an accountant instead
Recover and keep playing as if nothing happened
Stop playing, apologise to audience, and run backstage crying like a baby
Laugh with the audience, then blame the audio engineer on the mixing desk
36
Name this instrument
Balalaika
Accordion
Cello
Harp
37
Which musical element describes the
speed
of music (fast or slow)?
Tempo
Instrumentation
Beat
Dynamics
38
PERCUSSION: Which note has 2 beats?
Quarter Rest
Crotchet
Semibreve
Minim
39
Name this instrument
Snare Drum
Tom Toms
Cymbals
Kick Drum
40
Name this instrument
French Horn
Trumpet
Trombone
Saxophone
