PART 1
Materials of Music
Prelude 1: Listening to Music Today
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is NOT true about live concerts?
a. The events have an element of unpredictability.
b. They encourage “partial listening.”
c. The performance is aurally stimulating.
d. The performance is visually stimulating.
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: Essentials: p. 4
TOP: Concerts MSC: Conceptual
2. Which of the following is NOT a good source of concert information?
a. city and college newspapers
b. websites of nearby venues
c. college music or fine arts departments
d. recently issued CDs
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: Essentials: p. 4
TOP: Concerts MSC: Applied
,3. A good source to find out more about works to be performed at a concert is:
a. your music textbook.
b. StudySpace.
c. the Internet.
d. all of the answers shown here
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: Essentials: p. 5
TOP: Concerts MSC: Factual
4. What is the best way to prepare in advance to attend an opera?
a. practice speaking the language in which it will be performed
b. read an overview of the plot
c. buy a new outfit to wear
d. read biographies of the singers
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: Essentials: p. 5
TOP: Concerts MSC: Applied
5. If you arrive at a concert after the performance has begun, you should:
a. enter and crawl over people to find your seat.
b. enter and stand in the aisle until there is a break.
, c. wait until there is a break in the music and then enter and quickly find your seat.
d. give up and go home.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: Essentials: p. 6
TOP: Concerts MSC: Applied
6. During a concert, it is appropriate to leave your seat:
a. whenever you are bored.
b. during breaks in the works.
c. only at the end of the program.
d. only during intermission and at the end.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: Essentials: p. 6
TOP: Concerts MSC: Applied
7. Which of the following is considered rude behavior at a concert?
a. turning your cell phone off
b. applauding after complete works
c. talking to your companion
d. jotting down notes on your program
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: Essentials: p. 6
, TOP: Concerts MSC: Applied
8. At a symphony concert, the first individual to make a separate entrance is:
a. the conductor.
b. the soloist.
c. the music director.
d. the concertmaster.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: Essentials: p. 7
TOP: Concerts MSC: Factual
9. The audience claps:
a. during the piece.
b. after complete works such as a symphony, a concerto, or a song cycle.
c. after well-performed solos.
d. between movements or songs.
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: Essentials: p. 7
TOP: Concerts MSC: Applied
10. All of the following are established concert traditions except:
a. performers wearing dark clothing.
Materials of Music
Prelude 1: Listening to Music Today
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is NOT true about live concerts?
a. The events have an element of unpredictability.
b. They encourage “partial listening.”
c. The performance is aurally stimulating.
d. The performance is visually stimulating.
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: Essentials: p. 4
TOP: Concerts MSC: Conceptual
2. Which of the following is NOT a good source of concert information?
a. city and college newspapers
b. websites of nearby venues
c. college music or fine arts departments
d. recently issued CDs
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: Essentials: p. 4
TOP: Concerts MSC: Applied
,3. A good source to find out more about works to be performed at a concert is:
a. your music textbook.
b. StudySpace.
c. the Internet.
d. all of the answers shown here
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: Essentials: p. 5
TOP: Concerts MSC: Factual
4. What is the best way to prepare in advance to attend an opera?
a. practice speaking the language in which it will be performed
b. read an overview of the plot
c. buy a new outfit to wear
d. read biographies of the singers
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: Essentials: p. 5
TOP: Concerts MSC: Applied
5. If you arrive at a concert after the performance has begun, you should:
a. enter and crawl over people to find your seat.
b. enter and stand in the aisle until there is a break.
, c. wait until there is a break in the music and then enter and quickly find your seat.
d. give up and go home.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: Essentials: p. 6
TOP: Concerts MSC: Applied
6. During a concert, it is appropriate to leave your seat:
a. whenever you are bored.
b. during breaks in the works.
c. only at the end of the program.
d. only during intermission and at the end.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: Essentials: p. 6
TOP: Concerts MSC: Applied
7. Which of the following is considered rude behavior at a concert?
a. turning your cell phone off
b. applauding after complete works
c. talking to your companion
d. jotting down notes on your program
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: Essentials: p. 6
, TOP: Concerts MSC: Applied
8. At a symphony concert, the first individual to make a separate entrance is:
a. the conductor.
b. the soloist.
c. the music director.
d. the concertmaster.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: Essentials: p. 7
TOP: Concerts MSC: Factual
9. The audience claps:
a. during the piece.
b. after complete works such as a symphony, a concerto, or a song cycle.
c. after well-performed solos.
d. between movements or songs.
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: Essentials: p. 7
TOP: Concerts MSC: Applied
10. All of the following are established concert traditions except:
a. performers wearing dark clothing.
