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Question #1
The instruments of the Western orchestra are categorized into which groups?
A.   strings, brass, and percussion
B.   woodwinds, brass, and percussion
C.   voice, strings, woodwinds, and brass
D.   strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion
Question #2
Which of the following is an approach one can take when writing about music?
A.   evaluative statements.
B.   analysis.
C.   All possible answers.
D.   comparisons.
Question #3
Which term refers to a category of music?
A.   genre
B.   medium
C.   form
D.   style
Question #4
Which of the following shows the correct order of vocal ranges from highest to lowest?
A.   soprano, alto, tenor, bass
B.   alto, soprano, bass, tenor
C.   bass, tenor, alto, soprano
D.   alto, bass, tenor, soprano
Question #5
Which describes instruments classified as idiophones?
A.   sound produced by using air
B.   sound produced from a vibrating string
C.   sound produced from the substance itself
Question #6
Which instruments are members of the woodwind family?
A.   clarinet, piano, saxophone
B.   oboe, piccolo, contrabassoon, guitar
C.   bass clarinet, English horn, trumpet
D.   flute, oboe, bassoon, English horn, saxophone
Question #7
Benjamin Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra was written specifically to demonstrate
A.   different rhythms.
B.   different timbres in the orchestra.
C.   different harmonies.
D.   different dynamic markings.
Question #8
Which is the correct chronological ordering of the following historical periods?
A.   Classical, Romantic, Renaissance, Modernist
B.   Renaissance, Baroque, Romantic, Modernist
C.   Baroque, Renaissance, Modernist, Romantic
D.   Romantic, Classical, Baroque, Modernist
Question #9
Which describes instruments classified as aerophones?
A.   sound produced from a vibrating string
B.   sound produced from the substance itself
C.   sound produced by using air
Question #10
Which is an example of pitched percussion?
A.   snare drum
B.   cymbal
C.   bass drum
D.   xylophone
Question #11
Which might describe “exciting” music?
A.   All possible answers.
B.   a fast tempo.
C.   an increasingly polyphonic texture.
D.   the main tune rose in the brass.
Question #12
Which would you be likely to include when writing about music?
A.   a detailed list of the performers and instruments
B.   a comprehensive analysis
C.   a balance between descriptive and personal reactions
D.   a blow-by-blow description
Question #13
An instrument that produces sound from a vibrating string is called a(n)
A.   membranophone.
B.   chordophone.
C.   aerophone.
D.   idiophone.
Question #14
The conductor
A.   rehearses the ensemble.
B.   interprets the music.
C.   All answers are correct.
D.   beats time in metrical patterns.
Question #15
Materials of music concepts
A.   apply only to popular styles.
B.   apply only to classical music styles.
C.   apply to all styles, popular and classical alike.
Question #16
Jazz bands usually include
A.   only a brass section.
B.   a reed section, a brass section, and a rhythm section.
C.   a reed section and a string section.
D.   only a reed section.
Question #17
The bowed string instrument with the highest range is the
A.   cello.
B.   violin.
C.   viola.
D.   double bass.
Question #18
Which of the following terms describes instruments made with stretched skins?
A.   membranophone
B.   idiophone
C.   aerophone
D.   chordophone
Question #19
The concertmaster is the
A.   first-chair violist.
B.   first-chair cellist.
C.   first-chair violinist.
D.   conductor.
Question #20
Music composed for religious purposes is called
A.   nonspecific.
B.   vernacular.
C.   sacred.
D.   secular.

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