St. Joseph's High School Gr. 9 Music Exam Review

Front 1

How many flats or sharps are there

in the key of Bb?

What are they?

Back 1

2 flats

Bb, Eb

Front 2

What is the I degree in a scaled called?

Back 2

tonic

Front 3

What are the dates of the CLASSICAL ERA?

Back 3

1750-1820

Front 4

How many flats or sharps are in

the key of D major?

What are they?

Back 4

2 sharps are in the key of D major:

F# and C#

Front 5

A chromatic semitone is a semitone between 2 notes that are different.

True or False?

Back 5

False

Front 6

What is the interval between

C and the C above?

Back 6

Perfect octave

P8

Front 7

How many sharps or flats are in the key of

C# major?

What are they?

Back 7

7 sharps: F#C#G#D#A#E#B#

Front 8

What is the VII degree of a scale called?

Back 8

Leading note/tone

Front 9

Sing two different dynamics.

Back 9

Dynamics: how loud or soft music is played

Front 10

What does this mean:

6

8

Back 10

Six eighth notes is one measure

Front 11

What is this?

How do you play the note?

Back 11

This is an accent.

Emphasise the note adding

a decrecendo to the sound.

Front 12

What does "crescendo" mean?

Back 12

gradually play louder

Front 13

What is a melody?

Describe different aspects of a melody.

Back 13

Is the part of the music you hum.

Scale-like

Jumps

Leaps

Angular

Disjunct

Front 14

What are the dates for the MEDIEVAL ERA?

Back 14

467-1475

Front 15

What is "timbre"?

Back 15

Different sounds made by different instruments or

different sounds made by the same instrument.

Front 16

Place these instruments in order of highest to lowest:

tuba, trumpet, french horn, trombone

Back 16

trumpet, french horn, trombone, tuba

Front 17

What is the interval between:

Bb and Eb

Back 17

Perfect fourth

P4

Front 18

How many tonics can be identified

in a scale that ascends and descends?

Back 18

3 tonics in every scale that

ascends and descends

Front 19

What goes at the beginning of every scale?

Back 19

Clef: treble or bass clef

Front 20

Sing one song in two contrasting tempos.

Back 20

Way to go!!!!

Front 21

How many sharps are there

in the key of B major?

Back 21

5 sharps: F#C#G#D#A#

Front 22

Name this key signature:

Back 22

Father Charles Goes:

G goes up to A

Key of A major

Front 23

How would you describe these notes:

D# / Eb

Back 23

Enharmonic

Front 24

What is the III degree of a scale called?

Back 24

Mediant

Front 25

What is the interval between:

F and D

Back 25

M6

Major sixth

Front 26

What is this key signature?

Back 26

C# major

Front 27

What are the dates of the modern era?

Back 27

1900-2000

Front 28

What is the interval called between C and B

Back 28

Perfect fifth

P5

Front 29

How would you play this note?

Back 29

Staccato

Short and light

Front 30

What is the first sharp in the order of sharps?

Back 30

F#

Front 31

What is the difference between a slur and a tie?

Back 31

Slur: the notes under the slur are to be played without separation

Tie: notes that are tied are to be played as a single note with a duration equal to the sum of both notes

Front 32

Name the key.

Back 32

G major

Front 33

Define rhythm.

Back 33

The part of the music that you clap or tap.

Front 34

Write and clap a rhythm in 3 time on the board.

4

Back 34

Way to go!!!

Front 35

What are the years of the Renaissance Era?

Back 35

1475-1600

Front 36

Name the key.

Back 36

Second last flat names the key: Ab

Front 37

Put the following instruments in score order:

bass clarinet, flute, clarinet, piccolo, oboe

Back 37

piccolo, flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet

Front 38

Name the key.

Back 38

Second last flat names the key:

Battle Ends And Down Goes----Gb

Front 39

What is this interval:

Back 39

P5

Front 40

What is syncopation?

Back 40

To emphasize the off-beat.

Front 41

What is the II degree of a scale called?

Back 41

Supertonic

Front 42

How many dominants are there in a scale that ascends and descends?

Back 42

There are two.

Front 43

What goes at the end of a scale?

Back 43

A double bar

Front 44

What is the size of this interval?

Back 44

4th

Front 45

Put the following instruments in score order:

percussion, tuba, timpani, bells, baritone

Back 45

baritone, tuba, bells, timpani, percussion

Front 46

Name this key signature:

Back 46

Second last flat names the key:

Battle Ends And Down Goes----Gb

Front 47

What is the pattern of tones and semitones in a major scale?

Back 47

tone tone semitone

tone tone tone semitone

Front 48

What is the IV degree of a scale called?

Back 48

subdominant

Front 49

Name this key signature:

Back 49

Second last flat names the key:

Battle Ends And Down----Db

Front 50

Name this interval:

Back 50

Perfect third

P3

Front 51

What is semitone?

Back 51

the shortest distance between two notes

Front 52

What is the V degree of a scale called?

Back 52

the dominant

Front 53

What kind of semitones are these?

Back 53

Diatonic semitones: different notes

semitone apart

Front 54

What are the two different types of intervals?

Back 54

melodic and harmonic

Front 55

What kind of semitonesG are these?

Back 55

Chromatic semitones: same note

semitone apart

Front 56

Start on C and go up 5 semitones. What note do you land on?

Back 56

F

Front 57

What is the first flat in the order of flats?

Back 57

Bb

Front 58

Draw a keyboard on the board.

Back 58

Way to go!!

Front 59

Name this key:

Back 59

Last sharp raise it up one letter name:

Father Charles Goes Down And----A goes up to B

Front 60

What are the dates of the Baroque Era?

Back 60

1600-1750

Front 61

What is the form of the section of "Claire de lune" that you in-putted into FINALE?

Back 61

AABA

Front 62

If a trumpet player plays a note and hums at the same time, what element are we talking about?

Back 62

timbre

Front 63

What is polyphony?

Back 63

2 or more simultaneous lines of independent melody playing at once.

Front 64

Describe the first two measures of this melody:

Back 64

1st measure: descends scale-like

Second measure: small jumps with a leap at the end

Overall: mostly linear

Front 65

What are the two different types of key signatures we talked about?

Back 65

major and minor

Front 66

What are the years of the Romantic Era?

Back 66

1820-1900

Front 67

How can you have variety in music?

Back 67

Answer will vary!

Front 68

How can unity be created in music?

Back 68

Answer will vary!

Front 69

What is the VI degree of a scale called?

Back 69

submediant

Front 70

What does this mean?

Back 70

The quarter note is played at 40 beats per minute

Front 71

Is the tempo Adagio fast or slow?

Back 71

slow

Front 72

Name a tempo that is fast and lively.

Back 72

Allegro

Front 73

What does "modulation" mean?

Back 73

to change keys

Front 74

What does "ritardando" mean?

Back 74

to gradually slow down

Front 75

Explain "monophony".

Back 75

one melody

Front 76

Write a measure of rhythm in 2 on the board.

4

Back 76

Answer will vary!

Front 77

Explain "homophony".

Back 77

melody + accompaniment

Front 78

Place the following instruments in score order:

baritone sax, alto sax, bass clarinet, tenor sax

Back 78

bass clarinet, alto sax, tenor sax, baritone sax

Front 79

Write a measure of rhythm in 3 on the board.

8

Back 79

Answer will vary!

Front 80

Say the poem in rhythm: http://bethsmusicnotes.blogspot.ca/2013/02/diddle-diddle-dumpling.html

Back 80

OMG you are good!!!