Prelude: Listening to Music Today
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is NOT a good source of concert information?
a. city and college newspapers
b. web sites of nearby venues
c. college music or fine arts departments
d. recently issued CDs
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 1
REF: Essential edition: p. 6 TOP: Concerts
2. What is the best way to prepare in advance for attending an opera?
a. practice speaking the language in which it is performed
b. read an overview of the plot
c. buy a new outfit to wear
d. read bios of the singers
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 1
REF: Essential edition: p. 6 TOP: Concerts
3. 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, then enter and quickly find your seat.
d. give up and go home.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 2
REF: Essential edition: p. 7 TOP: Concerts
4. Which would be a good source to find out more about works to be performed at a
concert?
a. your music textbook
b. your college library
c. program notes at the concert
d. all of the above
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 2
REF: Essential edition: p. 6 TOP: Concerts
5. 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: Essential edition: p. 8 TOP: Concerts
6. At a symphony concert, you should applaud:
, a. after any well performed solos.
b. at any breaks in the works.
c. at the end of multi-movement works only.
d. only at the close of the concert.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 2
REF: Essential edition: p. 9 TOP: Concerts
7. In a symphony concert, who is the first individual to walk on stage?
a. the conductor
b. the soloist
c. the music director
d. the concertmaster
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 2
REF: Essential edition: p. 9 TOP: Concerts
8. Which of the following is NOT considered rude behavior at a concert?
a. leaving your cell phone ringer on
b. chewing gum or unwrapping candy
c. talking to your companion
d. jotting down notes on your program
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 2
REF: Essential edition: p. 9 TOP: Concerts
, 9. Which of the following is NOT an established concert tradition?
a. performers wearing dark clothing
b. question and answer sessions with the audience during the concert
c. pianists and singers performing from memory
d. orchestras standing when the conductor enters
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 3
REF: Essential edition: p. 9 TOP: Concerts
TRUE/FALSE
1. In daily life it is difficult to avoid hearing music.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: 1
REF: Essential edition: p. 3 TOP: Concerts
2. The increased use of the eyes helps our ears work more actively.
ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: 2
REF: Essential edition: p. 3 TOP: Concerts
3. Developments in music are closely related to those in other arts.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: 2
REF: Essential edition: p. 5 TOP: Concerts
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is NOT a good source of concert information?
a. city and college newspapers
b. web sites of nearby venues
c. college music or fine arts departments
d. recently issued CDs
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 1
REF: Essential edition: p. 6 TOP: Concerts
2. What is the best way to prepare in advance for attending an opera?
a. practice speaking the language in which it is performed
b. read an overview of the plot
c. buy a new outfit to wear
d. read bios of the singers
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 1
REF: Essential edition: p. 6 TOP: Concerts
3. 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, then enter and quickly find your seat.
d. give up and go home.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 2
REF: Essential edition: p. 7 TOP: Concerts
4. Which would be a good source to find out more about works to be performed at a
concert?
a. your music textbook
b. your college library
c. program notes at the concert
d. all of the above
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 2
REF: Essential edition: p. 6 TOP: Concerts
5. 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: Essential edition: p. 8 TOP: Concerts
6. At a symphony concert, you should applaud:
, a. after any well performed solos.
b. at any breaks in the works.
c. at the end of multi-movement works only.
d. only at the close of the concert.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 2
REF: Essential edition: p. 9 TOP: Concerts
7. In a symphony concert, who is the first individual to walk on stage?
a. the conductor
b. the soloist
c. the music director
d. the concertmaster
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 2
REF: Essential edition: p. 9 TOP: Concerts
8. Which of the following is NOT considered rude behavior at a concert?
a. leaving your cell phone ringer on
b. chewing gum or unwrapping candy
c. talking to your companion
d. jotting down notes on your program
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 2
REF: Essential edition: p. 9 TOP: Concerts
, 9. Which of the following is NOT an established concert tradition?
a. performers wearing dark clothing
b. question and answer sessions with the audience during the concert
c. pianists and singers performing from memory
d. orchestras standing when the conductor enters
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 3
REF: Essential edition: p. 9 TOP: Concerts
TRUE/FALSE
1. In daily life it is difficult to avoid hearing music.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: 1
REF: Essential edition: p. 3 TOP: Concerts
2. The increased use of the eyes helps our ears work more actively.
ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: 2
REF: Essential edition: p. 3 TOP: Concerts
3. Developments in music are closely related to those in other arts.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: 2
REF: Essential edition: p. 5 TOP: Concerts
