Vocal Music Beginning
Baseline
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A _____ is pitched sound.
a. rhythm
b. measure
c. note
A symbol indicating a measured silence in music is referred
to as a _____
a. note
b. rest
c. pitch
A _____ specifies how many beats are in each measure
and what note value constitutes one beat.
a. rhythm
b. note
c. time signature
The reading of music at first sight is referred to as _____
a. Speed reading
b. Blind reading
c. Sight reading
A person who writes words to songs
a. tall
b. Lyricist
_____ divides the staff into measures
a. Barline
b. Beat
c. beam
_____ the horizontal line that connects notes into easily
visible groups.
a. Barline
b. Beat
c. beam
_____ the basic durational unit in a piece of music
a. Barline
b. Beat
c. Beam
A note that receives 1 beat of sound in 4/4 time is a _____.
a. quarter note
b. dotted half note
c. half note
The highest natural male singing voice is the ______.
a. tenor
b. bass
c. baritone
A note that receives 2 beats of sound in 4/4 time is a ____.
a. quarter note
b. dotted half note
c. half note
A note that receives 3 beats of sound in 4/4 time is a_____.
a. quarter note
b. dotted half note
c. whole note
The symbols used in music to tell how loud or soft to play
or sing are ______.
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notations
b.
symbols
c.
Dynamics
14. A note that receives 4 beats of sound in 4/4 time is a_____.
a. Eighth note
b. dotted half note
c. whole note
15. The highest female singing voice is the _____________.
a. soprano
b. alto
c. tenor
16. Music with religious context
a. sacred
b. secular
c. jazz
17. A _____ is a musical symbol used to indicate the pitch of
written notes
a. Bass
b. Clef
c. Soprano
18. The speed or rate at which a song is sung or
played_________________
a. rhythm
b. dynamic
c. tempo
19. A performer who plays music that supports the
main performer’(s)
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a. conductor
b. composer
c. accompanist
The location of a note related to its highness or
lowness______________
a. pitch
b. melody
c. staff
A rest that receives 1 beat of silence in 4/4 time is ____.
a. half rest
b. whole rest
c. quarter rest
The organization of music in time using long and short note
values______
a. tempo
b. melody
c. rhythm
A rest that receives 2 beats of silence in 4/4 time is a____.
a. half rest
b. whole rest
c. eighth rest
The horizontal lines and spaces that music is notated on
are called the _______.
a. diaphragm
b. measure
c. staff
A rest that receives 4 beats of silence in 4/4 time is a____.
a. Dotted half rest
b. whole rest
c. eighth rest
26. The lowest female singing voice is ________________.
a. soprano
b. alto
c. tenor
27. A rest that receives 3 beats of silence in 4/4 time is a
_____.
a. dotted half rest
b. whole rest
c. eighth rest
28. The space between two bar lines is a _______.
a. grand staff
b. measure
c. staff
29. A rest that receives a half beat of silence in 4/4 time is a__.
a. eighth rest
b. sixteenth rest
c. dotted eighth rest
30. A rest that receives a quarter beat of silence in 4/4 time is
a(n) _____.
a. eighth rest
b. sixteenth rest
c.
dotted eighth rest
31. The lowest male singing voice is ________.
a. alto
b. tenor
c. bass
32. The ___ is mainly used by the women and is also called
the G clef.
a. Treble Clef
b. Alto Clef
c. Bass Clef
33. The combination of the bass and treble staves together
which is used to notate music is the _________.
a. grand staff
b. staff
c. alto clef
34. ___________is the result produced when two or more
tones are sounded simultaneously.
a. Melody
b. Harmony
c. Rhythm
35. ______________ is a succession of single notes.
a. Melody
b. Harmony
c. Rhythm
36. The Italian word indicating a very fast tempo is _____.
a. vivace
b. largo
c. moderato
37. The Italian word indicating to gradually slow down is_____.
a. accelerando
b. ritardando
c. molto
38. The Italian term indicating to return to the original tempo is
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a. piu mosso
b. meno mosso
c. a tempo
39. The ____________ is mainly used by the men and is also
called the F clef.
a. Treble Clef
b. Alto Clef
c. Bass Clef
40. Sharps, flats or naturals occurring in a piece of music that
are not in a key signature are referred to as_____.
a. rhythms
b. staves
c. accidentals
41. Moderately soft is __________________.
a. mezzo forte
b. mezzo piano
c. mezzo
42. ___ means to play or sing notes smoothly and connected.
a. Legato
b. Staccato
c. Accent
43. Italian word meaning moderately loud is _________.
a. mezzo forte
b. mezzo piano
c. mezzo
44. ______________ means to gradually become louder.
a. Ritardando
b. Crescendo
c. Decrescendo
45. To sing short and detached is to sing ______________.
a. legato
b. staccato
c. accent
46. Italian word that means loud is ___________.
a. forte
b. piano
c. fortissimo
47. _____________ means to gradually become softer.
a. Ritardando
b. Crescendo
c. Decrescendo
48. Italian word that means soft is ____________.
a. forte
b. piano
c. pianissimo
49. A curved line that joins two or more notes of the same pitch
that last the duration of the combined note values is a ___.
a. tie
b. slur
c. fermata
50. A curved line notated above two or more notes that
indicates they are to be played legato is a _____________.
a. tie
b. slur
c. fermata