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Fun Music Concepts and Styles Stage4
Fun Music Concepts and Styles Stage4
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Music Appreciation, college level
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I
mprovisation is ____.
Improving your instrument practice
The emotion we feel from music
Making it up on the spot
2
The four main properties of music are
PITCH
(high /low) ,
TONE COLOUR
(sound quality) ,
RHYTHM
(long/short) and ______
Melody
Dynamics
Instruments
3
Which orchestral brass instrument uses a
SLIDING
tube?
Trumpet
Trombone
French Horn
Tuba
4
The four
orchestral string instruments
are violin, viola, cello and...
Piano
Double Bass
Guitar
Tuba
5
What BRASS instrument is this ?
Tuba
Trumpet
French Horn
Trombone
6
Creates sound by air being directed to large, tall pipes.
Organ
Sitar
Pipe Bell
Harpsichord
7
Tone colour refers to
The pitch of the sound
The quality of the sound
The volume of the sound
The length of sound
8
Common features of _____ music: Shouty aggressive vocals, screaming, and distorted electric guitar.
Band
Funky
Blues
Rock
9
The first "Boy Band" to write their own songs , who went on to become the most influential group in Music history.
Beatles
The Eagles
Back Street Boys
Rolling Stones
10
Saxophone belongs to which instrument family?
String
Woodwind
Percussion
Brass
11
Which INSTRUMENT is playing the CHORDS and HARMONIC ACCOMPANIMENT here?
Clarinet
Banjo
Trumpet
Saxophone
12
Which string instrument does NOT use a bow?
Guitar
Violin
Double Bass
13
Which INSTRUMENT is playing the MELODY here?
Clarinet
Trumpet
Banjo
Saxophone
14
The term for gradually getting louder in music ?
Decrescendo
Crescendo
15
An old and early version of the piano, created in the 1500's
Organ
Pianola
Harpsichord
Harp Piano
16
The speed at which a piece of music is played.
Tempo
Rythm
Tone Color
Dynamics
17
What style of music is this?
Jazz
Hi Hop
Disco
Concert Hall
18
Instead of using traditional percussion instruments, in Flamenco, the rhythmic parts are played by which instruments?
Vocals
Drum Kit
Acoustic Guitars
Electric Guitars
19
What style of music is this?
Jazz
Blues
Rock
New Orleans Style / Dixieland
20
What style of music is this?
Jazz
Classical
Soul
Rock
21
Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Tambourine, Triangle, Cymbals, and Gong are _____ instruments.
Brass
Percussion
Bass
22
What style of music is this?
Soul
Rock
Punk
Gospel
23
Creates sound by blowing air which vibrates reeds, and is controlled by a mini keyboard
Organ
Harpsichord
Accordion
Minute Piana
24
Reggae music originates from which country?
Africa
Jamaica
Mexico
USA
25
Which INSTRUMENT creates sound by striking strings with felt hammer?
Accordion
Piano
Harpsichord
Organ
26
What style of music is this?
Motown
Funk
Smooth Jazz
Blues
27
What style of music is this?
Baroque
Opera
Romantic
Classical
28
What is the
TIME SIGNATURE
of this piece?
3/4
or
4/4
? (hint - count out the beats)
4/4
3/4
29
In music, the term we use for
volume
is?
Tone Color
Pitch
Dynamics
Rythm
30
In music we use chords to support the melody. Chords provide the _______ in a piece
rhythm
tune
beat
harmony
31
Timpani, Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Celesta, and Chimes are _____ instruments.
Percussion
Brass
Woodwind
32
Usual instruments in a ROCK band: Voice, electric guitar, drum kit, keyboard and _________
Saxophone
Harmonica
Piano
Bass guitar
33
What woodwind instrument is this ?
Clarinet
Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
34
What style of music is this?
Swing
Yodelling
Hawaiian
Country and Western
35
Which of these
WOODWIND
instruments is the
LOWEST in pitch
?
Oboe
Bassoon
Clarinet
Flute
36
An
OCTAVE
is the distance from C to high C. An octave is
how many notes apart
?
12
4
6
8
37
What style of music is this?
Bossa Nova
Samba
Flamenco/Gypsy
Salsa
38
Jazz music developed in the early 1900's in America and is known for the use of.....
improvisation
melody
39
________ instruments produce sound by striking, shaking or rubbing them.
Percussion
Woodwind
Piano
Brass
40
What music style is this piece?
Blues
Rock and Roll
Jazz
Rock
41
Most musical pieces are written with how many
beats
in a bar?
2
5
4
3
42
What PERCUSSION instrument is playing here?
Hi Hat
Shaker
Tambourine
Bells
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What style of music is this?
Groove
Boogie
Reggae
Hi Hop