What do you know about Music?
Music Questions - What do you know? - Learn something new.
Question One
What is pictured above?
a) Music Chart
b) Music Graph
c) Music Staff
d) Music Picture
a) Music Chart
b) Music Graph
c) Music Staff
d) Music Picture
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Question Two
What are the music symbols pictured above?
a) Notes
b) Rests
c) Page Markings
d) Dynamic Symbols
a) Notes
b) Rests
c) Page Markings
d) Dynamic Symbols
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Question Three
What is a coda?
a) The end of a piece of music.
b) The beginning of a piece of music.
c) A change in the music.
d) A small part in-between to main parts of the music.
a) The end of a piece of music.
b) The beginning of a piece of music.
c) A change in the music.
d) A small part in-between to main parts of the music.
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Question Four
What must always remain steady while playing music?
a) Rhythm
b) Music Notes
c) Pitch
d) Beat
a) Rhythm
b) Music Notes
c) Pitch
d) Beat
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Question Five
Creating a melody on the spot without any practice is called improvisation.
a) True
b) False
a) True
b) False
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Question Six
The above symbol is a decrescendo which means to quiet your singing or playing a little bit at a time.
a) True
b) False
a) True
b) False
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Question Seven
Which one of the following instruments IS NOT a string instrument?
a) Violin
b) Cello
c) Guitar
d) Piano
a) Violin
b) Cello
c) Guitar
d) Piano
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Question Eight
Which instrument requires a bow to play?
a) Drum
b) Violin
c) Guitar
d) Trumpet
a) Drum
b) Violin
c) Guitar
d) Trumpet
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Question Nine
What does a music conductor do?
a) A musical conductor works on a train.
b) A musical conductor allows electricity to pass through it.
c) A musical conductor directs large groups of musicians, such as a band, orchestra or chorus.
d) Letters a, b, and c above.
a) A musical conductor works on a train.
b) A musical conductor allows electricity to pass through it.
c) A musical conductor directs large groups of musicians, such as a band, orchestra or chorus.
d) Letters a, b, and c above.
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Question Ten
What does a composer write?
a) Music
b) Short Stories
c) Novels
d) None of the above.
a) Music
b) Short Stories
c) Novels
d) None of the above.
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Do you know your music words?
Below are 18 sentences about our music words. Are they right or wrong? Write yes or no on a sheet of paper then check your answers against the answer key. The link to the answer key is below. Be honest! Don't peek!
1. Tempo is the speed (fast/slow) of the music. (Yes or No)
2. Steady Beat is always the same, but it can change tempo. It also keeps all the parts of music the right place.
(Yes or No)
3. When music is loud, the sound changes and goes down. (Yes or No)
4. When music is quiet, the sound does not change and gets smaller. (Yes or No)
5. When music gets higher, the sound changes and goes up. (Yes or No)
6. When music gets lower, the sound does not change and gets bigger. (Yes or No)
7. Melody is a part of music that we can sing. (Yes or No)
8. Improvisation is at the end of the music. (Yes or No)
9. Coda means you make up your own music on the spot. (Yes or No)
10. When you are stationary it means that you are traveling or moving from place to place. (Yes or No)
11. Locomotor movement means that you are moving in one spot. (Yes or No)
12. Together hands means they are doing the same thing and moving at the same time. (Yes or No)
13. Alternating hands, are moving separately, one after the other. (Yes or No)
14. When you are being gentle, you are playing hard and heavy. (Yes or No)
15. A rest is a moment of silence in the music. (Yes or No)
16. To glissando, you move mallets back and forth across a xylophone. (Yes or No)
17. To tremolo, you move mallets back and forth on one xylophone bar. (Yes or No)
18. A conductor always sits in the audience and listens. (Yes or No)
2. Steady Beat is always the same, but it can change tempo. It also keeps all the parts of music the right place.
(Yes or No)
3. When music is loud, the sound changes and goes down. (Yes or No)
4. When music is quiet, the sound does not change and gets smaller. (Yes or No)
5. When music gets higher, the sound changes and goes up. (Yes or No)
6. When music gets lower, the sound does not change and gets bigger. (Yes or No)
7. Melody is a part of music that we can sing. (Yes or No)
8. Improvisation is at the end of the music. (Yes or No)
9. Coda means you make up your own music on the spot. (Yes or No)
10. When you are stationary it means that you are traveling or moving from place to place. (Yes or No)
11. Locomotor movement means that you are moving in one spot. (Yes or No)
12. Together hands means they are doing the same thing and moving at the same time. (Yes or No)
13. Alternating hands, are moving separately, one after the other. (Yes or No)
14. When you are being gentle, you are playing hard and heavy. (Yes or No)
15. A rest is a moment of silence in the music. (Yes or No)
16. To glissando, you move mallets back and forth across a xylophone. (Yes or No)
17. To tremolo, you move mallets back and forth on one xylophone bar. (Yes or No)
18. A conductor always sits in the audience and listens. (Yes or No)
Click the Music Staff to the left for the answer key.