GENERAL MUSIC EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
Berry Gordy Jr. - Answer-started Motown
aural - Answer-hearing related
major scale - Answer-2,1/2,3,1/2
interval - Answer-distance in pitch b/t 2 tones
texture - Answer-way sounds are woven together
monophonic - Answer-unison with everyone sounding the same pitch or octave at the
same time
electric guitar - Answer-Libby Larson said _____ was the most important musical
instrument of the past 50 years
flute - Answer-a melodic instrument used widely by Native Americans
Mexico - Answer-mariachi band plays a style of ensemble music from ____
ensemble - Answer-another name for a musical group is ___
Luciano Pavarotti - Answer-famous operatic toner
perceptive - Answer-listening and appreciating a work for its full range of expressive
qualities (listening)
mezzo piano; medium soft - Answer-mp stands for ____; means to play ____
improvisation - Answer-spontaneous musical invention
measure - Answer-what represents division of beats into defined groups separated by a
bar line
piano; soft - Answer-p stands for ____; means to play ____
accent - Answer-emphasis placed on a musical sound called
Scott Joplin - Answer-"Maple Leaf Rag"
melodic rhythm - Answer-rhythm pattern of compositions melody known as
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
Berry Gordy Jr. - Answer-started Motown
aural - Answer-hearing related
major scale - Answer-2,1/2,3,1/2
interval - Answer-distance in pitch b/t 2 tones
texture - Answer-way sounds are woven together
monophonic - Answer-unison with everyone sounding the same pitch or octave at the
same time
electric guitar - Answer-Libby Larson said _____ was the most important musical
instrument of the past 50 years
flute - Answer-a melodic instrument used widely by Native Americans
Mexico - Answer-mariachi band plays a style of ensemble music from ____
ensemble - Answer-another name for a musical group is ___
Luciano Pavarotti - Answer-famous operatic toner
perceptive - Answer-listening and appreciating a work for its full range of expressive
qualities (listening)
mezzo piano; medium soft - Answer-mp stands for ____; means to play ____
improvisation - Answer-spontaneous musical invention
measure - Answer-what represents division of beats into defined groups separated by a
bar line
piano; soft - Answer-p stands for ____; means to play ____
accent - Answer-emphasis placed on a musical sound called
Scott Joplin - Answer-"Maple Leaf Rag"
melodic rhythm - Answer-rhythm pattern of compositions melody known as
