Name _______________________ Date ______________
TEST ID # _____________
End of Semester Exam
Vance Middle School Viking Chorale
1. Did you participate in the mandatory WINTER CHORAL CONCERT with the VMS
Chorale?
YES
NO
2. Did you complete at least one vocal check during the semester?
YES
NO
CONCERT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION: As you view the DVD of the VMS
Viking Chorale Winter Concert, please answer the following.
3. What is your voice part in the choir?
4. What is the most pleasing aspect of this group’s performance?
5. What is the least appealing aspect of this group’s performance?
6. List one positive aspect of this group’s performance.
7. List one area in need of improvement.
Rate this group on the following musical elements from 1 (poor) to 5 (Outstanding)
8. Overall Choral Sound: (Posture, breath support, appropriate tone quality, vowel
formation, blend, choir spacing, choir formation, register transitions, intonation, over
singing, etc.)
1 2 3 4 5
9. Intonation (pitch tuning, are we sharp, or flat?)
1 2 3 4 5
10. Vowels (unity, is your mouth in the shape it is supposed to be in?)
1 2 3 4 5
11. Balance of parts (is any section louder then any other section?)
1 2 3 4 5
12. Diction: (Consonants, elisions, enunciation, understandability, can you understand the
words?)
1 2 3 4 5
13. Precision (rhythmic)
1 2 3 4 5
14. Dynamics (were we loud when we were supposed to be and soft when we were
supposed to be?)
1 2 3 4 5
15. Overall rating of this concert (On scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being the lowest and 10 the
highest) _____________
16. If you could change one thing about the performance what would it be?
Matching Set 1
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____22.
Dynamics
Forte
Flat
Tempo
Sharp
Piano
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
F)
This raises the pitch a half step.
This dynamic marking means soft.
Varying degrees of loud and soft.
This lowers the pitch a half step.
This dynamic marking means loud.
The speed at which a musical composition is played.
(23-30) Please label the notes in the C Major scale.
Matching Set 2
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____35.
Whole note
Half note
Quarter note
Eighth note
Sixteenth Note
A) ½ beat
B) 2 beats
C) 4 beats
D) 1 beat
E) ¼ beat
Multiple Choir – Chose the letter that best completes each statement.
____36. When singing, a good breath should always be
A. silent and low/dark pitched
B. silent and loud
C. both A and B are correct
D. choice not listed
____37. When singing you do not sing words, you sing
A. softly so you can hide mistakes made individual sections
B. sounds that the audience will understand as words
C. loudly so you can be heard
D. choice not listed
____38.
We discussed in class that when the choir goes flat it is a result of
A. a sore throat
B. a choir that is exhausted
C. bad breath
D. incorrect posture
____39. English is the hardest language for an American choir to sing because
A. the text is easy to forget
B. it is the only language that has diphthongs
C. it is the only language that uses vowel sounds
D. choice not listed
____40. The goal of unified singing is
A. to have unified vowel sounds
B. to sound really good
C. to stay on pitch and not go sharp or flat
D. all of the above are correct
True/False
____41. When breathing your rib cage should ALWAYS stay expanded and your
shoulders should never move.
____42. When singing you should keep everything horizontal not vertical.
____43. The goal of any good choir is to produce a legit choral sound.
____44. Any choir can sing loud, but it takes a well trained choir to sing softly and in tune.
____45. When you are descending in pitch you should think ascending.
____46. The higher we sing we must modify the vowel sound to enhance the choirs sound.
____47. Singing is an art form that is fun to pursue
Name 3 songs of your choice that you would like for the VMS Viking Chorale to perform
during its annual SPRING CONCERT. Choice #1 should be your most favorite.
48. ___________________________________________________
49. ___________________________________________________
50. ___________________________________________________
END OF SEMESTER EXAM
POINT DISTRUBITION
Question # 1 is worth 100 points
100 points possible
Question # 2 is worth 50 points
50 points possible
Question #3 through Question #50 is worth 1 point each
50 points possible
THIS EXAM IS WORTH 200 POINTS
Points Earned
Points Possible
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200
Final Grade
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