Duplicate of A Music Appreciation Midterm

Question 1

flute & clarinet

Accepted Answer

woodwind

Question 2

What helps composers decide what order to write their song? (organizational structure)

Accepted Answer

form

Question 3

Taylor Swift and Richard Rodgers are both _______________.

Accepted Answer

composers

Question 4

Which section of a song always comes at the end of a song?

Accepted Answer

Coda

Question 5

Who is the person who directs an ensemble?

Accepted Answer

conductor

Question 6

timpani & xylophone

Accepted Answer

percussion

Question 7

Phillip Phillips won ______.

Accepted Answer

American Idol

Question 8

bongos & triangle

Accepted Answer

percussion

Question 9

oboe & bassoon

Accepted Answer

woodwind

Question 10

Who is the person who performs music?

Accepted Answer

artist

Question 11

When there are many instruments playing different things the _____________ is thick.

Accepted Answer

texture

Question 12

Lindsey Stirling tried out for ______.

Accepted Answer

America's Got Talent

Question 13

Who is the person who writes music?

Accepted Answer

composer

Question 14

In traditional pop form, what would fit in this blank? V1 R V2 R __ R C

Accepted Answer

Bridge

Question 15

trumpet & french horn

Accepted Answer

brass

Question 16

rock, classical, hip-hop, and folk are all examples of __________.

Accepted Answer

genres

Question 17

The Beatles made their American debut on ______.

Accepted Answer

Ed Sullivan Show

Question 18

In a rock band, the ________________ usually includes electric guitar, drums, and bass guitar.

Accepted Answer

instrumentation

Question 19

We use fast and slow to describe _________.

Accepted Answer

tempo

Question 20

Besides the size, you can tell the difference between a violin and a cello by the ___________.

Accepted Answer

timbre

Question 21

Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote which shows?

Accepted Answer

Cinderella, Sound of Music, Oklahoma

Question 22

The specific selection of instruments used for a song.

Accepted Answer

instrumentation

Question 23

guitar & harp

Accepted Answer

string

Question 24

Which section of a song always has new lyrics with an old melody?

Accepted Answer

Verse

Question 25

Which section of a song repeats the exact same melody and lyrics?

Accepted Answer

Refrain

Question 26

What is the speed of music called?

Accepted Answer

tempo

Question 27

Mr. McKinney is the _______________ of our school's orchestra program.

Accepted Answer

conductor

Question 28

A school band or a cappella group are examples of an ________________.

Accepted Answer

ensemble

Question 29

viola & string bass

Accepted Answer

string

Question 30

What does a librettist, like Oscar Hammerstein II, write?

Accepted Answer

lyrics

Question 31

We use loud and soft to describe _________.

Accepted Answer

dynamics

Question 32

The members of the Beatles were George, Ringo, John and ________.

Accepted Answer

Paul

Question 33

The unique sound of a voice or instrument.

Accepted Answer

Timbre

Question 34

What are the categories of music called?

Accepted Answer

genres

Question 35

What are the 'louds' and 'softs' of music called?

Accepted Answer

dynamics

Question 36

trombone & tuba

Accepted Answer

brass

Question 37

What is the volume of music called?

Accepted Answer

dynamics

Duplicate of A Music Appreciation Midterm

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