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2019-2020 Semester TWO Listening Review STUDY QUIZ
2019-2020 Semester TWO Listening Review STUDY QUIZ
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Study guide for the Final Exam for Semester 2 (June 2020)
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1
How are the strings tuned on a violin?
four strings tuned a fifth apart
four strings tuned to a C major chord
six strings tuned like a guitar
four strings tuned a fourth apart
2
The first known instrument to use the vibration of free reeds (precursor to accordion) is the ?
Hydraulis
Pan-Pipe
Theremin
Cheng
3
Who invented the modern family of Tuba instruments?
Richard Wagner
Hermann Baumann
Adolphe Sax
Hector Berlioz
4
The modern "Armonica", invented in 1761, is a mechanical version of which earlier instrument?
Hurdy-Gurdy
Electronium
Theremin
Water-filled wine glasses
5
When was the first "drum machine" known as the Rhythmicon publicly introduced?
1932
1902
1882
1962
6
The range of the ondes Martenot is very wide. It can cover as many as ??? octaves.
Four
Nine
Fifteen
Twelve
7
Which US President played the saxophone on live Television?
John F. Kennedy
Ronald Regan
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
8
When were valves introduced to trumpets and horns?
1863
1815
1900
1796
9
Which other new instrument came on the musical scene at the same time as the ondes Martenot?
Theremin
Clavinet
Moog Synthesizer
Telharmonium
10
What was one commonly held (incorrect) belief about playing a glass harmonica?
You could get lead poisoning
It would increase your intelligence level
You could bleed to death if you played it incorrectly
It would lead to financial ruin
11
The electronic organ was designed as an economical and compact substitute for the more complex?
Orgatron
Tellharmonium
Reed Organ
Pipe Organ
12
What is the smallest member of the saxophone family called?
Soprillo
Piccolo
Sopranino
Soprano
13
What is unique about the "Palm Diffuser" used with an ondes Martenot?
It uses strings for sympathetic vibrations
It connects the player's hand to the instrument
Nothing - it is just a regular speaker
You can play the strings with a bow
14
Which company built free-standing loudspeakers that became very popular with electronic organs?
Baldwin
Leslie
Marshall
Hammond
15
The main drum is called a "dayan" (dominant hand). The larger, low pitched drum is called a ?
Khali
Dholak
Dangut
Bayan
16
How many frets are on the fingerboard of a modern violin?
Seven
Fifteen
Zero
Twelve
17
Which composer wrote the first piece of music to incorporate brass instruments in 1597?
Giovanni Gabrielli
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johann Sebastian Bach
Francesco Bernulli
18
What was the primary driving force behind the invention of the electric guitar?
The need to be heard over other instruments
The new renaissance of electronics
Lower cost to travelling musicians with cheaper instruments
To reach a wider audience
19
Which company made the Octapad (a MIDI percussion controller with 8 pads)?
Korg
Roland
Kurzweil
Yamaha
20
Who invented the glass harmonica (also called the Armonica)?
Benjamin Franklin
Sir Isaac Newton
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Thomas Edison
21
How many "diffusers" (or speakers) does a traditional ondes Martenot use?
Three
Two
One
None
22
What is the defining characteristic of a membranophone?
Anything hit with a stick
You must use your hands to play it
A vibrating column of air
A vibrating stretched membrane
23
Which instrument most closely matches the way a pan flute is played?
Trumpet
Piano
Pipe Organ
Cello
24
What is the term for a person who builds and maintains/repairs string instruments?
Archetier
Lutheran
Repairman
Luthier
25
The tabla is most often used in the music of which country?
Mexico
Japan
China
India
26
When did the recorder first come to popularity?
The Rennaisance
The Medieval Era
During World War I
20th Century
27
Which instrument is still considered the "granddaddy" of all synthesizers?
Moog
Solovox
Manga Organ
Electrostatic Reed Organ
28
Tabla playing evolved into various styles of playing, called ??, with special playing methods.
Shabads
Peshkar
Puri
Gharanas
29
What is the technique called for changing pitch on a single pipe on a pan flute?
Overtones
Throat Tones
Flutter Tonguing
Overblowing
30
What is the name for the largest instrument in the recorder family?
Grando Basso
King of the Bass
Garklein
The Great Bass
31
Which guitar company indroduced the "Les Paul" endorsed model in 1952?
Fender
Moll
Yamaha
Gibson
32
What was the drum machine released in 1980 that was the first to use digital sampled sounds?
Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer
Linn LM-1 Drum Computer
Eko ComputeRhythm
Alesis SR-16 Drum Machine
33
Which European doctor used the glass harmonica to put his patients into a deep trance?
Joseph Priestly
Josiah Wedgewood
Franz Mesmer
Ralph Schomberg
34
What is the term for sounding two notes at the same time on a violin?
Harmonics
Col legno
Double stopping
Vibrato
35
What is the defining characteristic of an idiophone?
A vibrating column of air
Any percussion instrument
The instrument itself vibrates
Any instrument that produces only one single pitch
36
What is the term for the part of the accordion that connects the two ends?
Fundemental
Squeeze Box
Button
Bellows
37
Which company made the most successful line of home organs?
Lowrey
Hammond
Wurlitzer
Baldwin
38
Which instrument family is the Saxophone part of?
Percussion
Woodwind
Brass
Strings
39
The ondes Martenot has a keyboard and a "ribbon" - meant to emulate which stringed instrument?
Violin
Guitar
Harp
Cello
40
What is the defining characteristic of a chordophone?
Produces sound by way of human breath
Produces sound by way of a vibrating string
Produces sound by way of a bow
Produces sound by way of vibrating air inside a box
41
What are the two types of valves in use on modern brass instruments?
German & French
Inverse and Reverse
Monel & Brass
Piston & Rotor
42
What does the commonly used term "ADSR" stand for in synthesizer terminology?
Amplify-Detail-Surround-React
Acoustic-Detractor-Sound-Recreation
After-Delay-Surprise-Repeat
Attack-Decay-Sustain-Release
43
Who is recognized as the modern "King of the Pan Flute"?
Gheorghe Zamfir
Vladimir Cosma
Petra Kupper
Andre Rieu
44
What do the terms "dayan" and "bayan" mean with regards to tabla playing?
Upper and Lower
Loud and Soft
Right and Left
Light and Dark
45
What is the defining characteristic of an electrophone?
Produces sound using solar power
Uses a human interface to produce an electrical sound
Produces sound by amplifying the vibration of electricity
Sound is produced and amplified by electrical circuits
46
The theremin is distinguished among musical instruments in that it is played without?
electricity
the use of sheet music
a mouthpiece
physical contact
47
What are the three main styles of accordion?
Diatonic, Chromatic, Keyboard
Harmonic, Melodic, Chromatic
French, German, English
Piano, Button, Squeeze
48
From which material are most modern trumpets constructed?
Brass
Nickel
Steel
Bronze
49
How many sounds was the Roland TR-808 classic drum machine capable of producing?
100,000
600
8
16
50
Which piece of equipment is used to make an electric guitar sound louder?
Amplifier
Patch Cord
Capo
Effects Pedal
51
Frankie Yankovic has the distinction of winning the first ever Grammy award for ______ in 1986.
Best Folk Music Recording
Best Instrumental Solo
Best Accordion Recording
Best Polka Recording
52
Which monarch had a large collection of Recorders?
Queen Victoria
King Solomon
King Henry VIII
Queen Elizabeth I
53
Which Greek God is said to have created the pan flute?
Pan
Zeuss
Ares
Hermes
54
Synthesizers became easier to integrate with the introduction of "MIDI" in 1983.
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
Monetary Input Destination Inbox
Music Is Definitely Important
Many Important Design Improvements
55
The long trumpet used in mountainous regions for herding , summoning, church and war calls?
Swiss Horn
Alphorn
Mountain Trumpet
Trumpas
56
Which US tech company invested in the Theremin just prior to the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
General Electric
International Business Machines
Westinghouse
Radio Corporation of America
57
What is the most common transposition for a modern Trumpet?
A
F
G
B-flat
58
How much money did the inventor of the glass harmonica receive for his efforts?
Nothing - he refused
Lifetime income of $20/month, still in effect to descendants
Three guilders
One million dollars
59
As more electronic instruments became available WWII, why did the Theremin fall to the wayside?
It was considered communist
It was too expensive
It sounded too strange
It was too hard to play
60
How many holes are there on a modern recorder?
8
6
13
5
61
What technological advancement made electronic organs lighter, cheaper, and more economical?
Frequency dividers
Transistors
Vacuum tubes
Oscillators
62
What are the notes called below the written range of the trumpet?
Pedal tones
Bottom feeders
Blatt notes
Altissimo notes
63
Adolphe Sax, the inventor of the saxophone, hails from which country?
Egypt
France
Spain
Belgium
64
What was the nickname of the first cast-aluminum electric steel guitar produced in 1932?
The Telecaster
The Hawaiian Leaf
The Rickenbacker Special
The Frying Pan
65
What is the part of an electric guitar to eliminate the 60HZ hum generated by electric wiring?
fuzzbuster
differential pickup
humbucker
humbler
66
Léon Theremin was an inventor from ? who helped pioneed the early electronic music landscape.
France
Poland
Belgium
Russia
67
Which was the first band to release an album (#1 in 1967) featuring a moog synthesizer?
Pink Flyod
The Doors
The Beatles
The Monkees
68
Who is still recognized as the greatest violin maker all time?
Antonio Stradiveri
Giuseppe Guaneri
Louis Spohr
Jacob Stainer
69
What is the defining characteristic of an Aerophone?
Vibrating Membrane
Vibrating Column of Air
Uses Three or more fingers
Vibrating Reed
70
Who were Rey's parents?
Ben Kenobi and Leia Organa
Luke and Leia
WE DON'T KNOW YET!!!
Lando Calrissian and Asokah Tanoh
