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End of the year music trivia - 7th/8th
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1
What is the actual time signature for "cut time?"
4/2
4/4
2/4
2/2
2
How many beats does a dotted whole note get in 4/4 time?
6
4
10
8
3
In 6/8 time, what type of note gets the beat?
Quarter note
Sixteenth note
Whole note
Eighth note
4
What concert pitch scale has one more flat/one less sharp than concert F?
E
B-flat
C
E-flat
5
Which of the following is a type of accidental?
Tenuto
Fermata
Crescendo
Flat
6
Paradiddles, rolls, flams, etc. are all types of what?
Articulation
Dynamics
Rudiments
Fills
7
FF is the abbreviation for which dynamic level?
Blastissimo
Fortississimo
Forte
Fortissimo
8
Relative Major and minor scales,
Have the same key signature, but different names
Are on opposite ends of the circle of 4ths/5ths
Have the same name, but different key signatures
Are an interval of a 7th apart
9
Which of the following is not a type of clef?
Alto
Soprano
F
Treble
10
Which of the following is faster than allegro?
Adagio
Allegretto
Vivace
Andante
11
Which is NOT a name commonly used to refer to flute players?
Flutian
Fluter
Flautist
Flutist
12
Which of the following is an example of enharmonic notes?
B-flat/A-flat
C-sharp/B-flat
C-sharp/D-flat
A/B
13
If you stretched out the tubing in a trumpet, how long would it be?
20 feet
6.5 feet
10.5 feet
2 feet
14
Another, more widely used term for rallentando is:
Decrescendo
Ritardando
Dimenuendo
Accelerando
15
How tall is Mr. Kempsell?
6'0
6'1
6'5
5'11
16
What month did Mr. Kempsell start student teaching with us?
November
October
January
September
17
What is the name of the accompanying melody played at the same time as the main melody?
Harmony
Consonance
Dissonance
Countermelody
18
How many beats does a dotted quarter note receive in 6/8 time?
1
3
6
1.5
19
Which of the following is the actual time signature for cut time?
2/4
4/2
2/2
4/4
20
Who is considered the "March King?"
George Frederic Handel
George Gershwin
Aaron Copeland
John Phillip Sousa
21
Which of the following is NOT a dynamic marking?
Dim.
FF
SFZ
FP
22
What is the term for lines added above/below the staff for notes that are too high/low to fit?
Lift lines
Ledger lines
Leggerio lines
Lilt lines
23
Which of the following means "a walking tempo?"
Moderato
Accelerando
Andante
Largo
24
Accelerando is the opposite of:
Ritardando
Andante
Adagio
Diminuendo
25
In a harmonic minor scale, how many notes do you lower (from major)?
None
3
1
2
26
What does "da capo" mean?
The tail
The 2nd time
The repeat
The head
27
Which of the following is a scale made up entirely of half steps?
Major
Pentatonic
Chromatic
Harmonic minor
28
Which of the following is NOT an example of an interval?
Unison
Octave
5th
Major
29
Which of these people did NOT have a solo in Blues Down Under in 6th grade?
Caleb
Matthew
Sophie
Zack
30
Who wrote the Standard of Excellence Books?
Bruce Pearson
John Berry
Victor Lopez
Ringo Starr
31
"Con moto" means:
Less movement
With motion
Slower
With intensity
32
This symbol cancels a sharp or a flat.
Hashtag
Accidental
Key Signature
Natural
33
What is the order of sharps?
BEADGCF
BEADGFC
FCGDAEB
FGCDAEB
34
What cancels a sharp or flat?
Forte
Natural
Clef
Time signature
35
What word is missing from this title of one of Mozart's most famous works: The ________ Flute
Uninspiring
Magic
Sweetest
Lovliest
36
What other piece (besides Second Suite) is Gustav Holst famous for composing?
Russian Sailor's Dance
Canon in D
Procession of the Nobles
The Planets
37
In a natural minor scale, what notes do you lower?
3rd, 5th, 7th
3rd, 5th, 6th
3rd
3rd, 6th, 7th
38
The top # of a time signature tells us:
How many notes are in a measure
How many beats are in a measure
What style of music to perform
What type of note gets the beat
39
What symbol, found after a note, increases the length of a note by 1/2 the original value?
Line
Staccato
Tenuto
Dot
40
How many instrument storage lockers do we have in the band room?
90
150
120
50
41
Which tempo marking means "quickly?"
Moderato
Andante
Largo
Allegro
42
The term "simile" in music usually refers to:
Instrumentation
Bagpipes
Tempo
Articulation
43
Which of the following means "up the octave?"
8vb
8va
altissimo
soprano
44
Consonance and dissonance are:
Antonyms
Synonyms
Gerunds
Homonyms
45
Which of the following words means "the tail?"
Capo
Segno
Cantible
Coda
46
Name the second instrument that Mrs. Moriearty ever learned how to play.
Tuba
Trombone
Flute
Euphonium
47
What is timbre?
The blending of the band's sound
The wood that snare drum sticks are made from
The quality of an instrument's sound
The characteristic sound of an instrument
48
Which of the following composers is NOT Russian?
Rimsky-Korsakov
Schumann
Tchaikovsky
Stravinsky
49
What is an interval?
The distance between two pitches
The difference between sharping and flatting a note
The space between measures
An entire scale
50
"A tempo" is pronounced:
"Aye tempo"
"Eye tempo"
"Ahh tempo"
"Eee tempo"
