The Happy Musician

Today, along with Trumpet Studies, I’ve decided to spice things up and test your knowledge of what you’ve learned from my blog/outside sources. These questions are all multiple-choice, and the answers will be at the bottom of the post. If you need extra help, the posts on my blog that I pulled these from are in parentheses. Let’s get started!

Question 1: In 4/4 time signature, which of these types of notes gets two beats? (Post: Music as a Language)

A. Quarter note

B. Half note

C. Dotted half note

D. Whole note

Question 2: What note is this? (Hint: Check the clef) (Post: Notes and Staffs)

A. G

B. E

C. F

D. A

Question 3: What does andante mean? (Post: Tempo and Time Signature)

A. Slow and Broad

B. Walking Tempo

C. Moderately Fast

D. Very Fast

Question 4: What musical key has three sharps? (Post: Key Signatures)

A. A major

B. D major

C. E major

D. B major

Question 5: What interval is this? (Post: Intervals)

A. Major 6th

B. Major 7th

C. Minor 6th

D. Perfect 5th

Question 6: What is the first solfege degree in a scale? (Post: Singing on Solfege)

A. Re

B. Fa

C. Sol

D. Do

Question 7: When you are in an audition and you mess up, what do you do? (Post: 10 Dos and Dont’s for how to be Professional in an Audition)

A. Start crying and freak out

B. Make a face and move on

C. Stay cool and collected, continuing on even if you make a mistake

D. Run out of the room

Question 8: What is a major chord supposed to sound like? (Post: What is a Chord?)

A. Happy

B. Sad

C. Mysterious

D. Surprising

Question 9: Which of these flats does not belong in the key of Eb (E flat)? (Hint: Look at the notes that are flatted in this key signature. Which note listed below is missing?) (Post: Key Signatures)

A. Eb

B. Ab

C. Db

D. Bb

Question 10: What does Rubato mean? (Post: Florida All-State Vocabulary, Part 2 – High School)

A. Dying away to nothing

B. In Italian, “Beautiful Singing”

C. A vocal technique where the voice slides from one tone to the next continuously

D. Fluctuation of tempo used as an expressive device

Thanks for reading! Answers are down below!

Answer 1: B (Half Note)

Answer 2: C (F)

Answer 3: B (Walking Tempo)

Answer 4: A (A major)

Answer 5: A (Major 6th)

Answer 6: D (Do)

Answer 7: C (Stay cool and collected)

Answer 8: A (Happy)

Answer 9: C (Db)

Answer 10: D (Fluctuation of tempo)

Type what score you got in the comments!

Post photo 1 by Music Theory Academy

Post photo 2 by Wikipedia

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