Middle School Choir Knowledge Pre-Test PDF

Name ______________________ Date ___/___/_____ Choir Knowledge Pre-Test Directions: This is a non-graded pre-test to determine what you and others in your choir already know about musi...

Name ______________________ Date ___/___/_____ Choir Knowledge Pre-Test Directions: This is a non-graded pre-test to determine what you and others in your choir already know about music and singing. Each question is multiple choice. Circle the answer you think is correct. If you don’t know, you can guess or skip that question. SECTION 1: READING MUSIC 1. Name this symbol. A- Repeat Sign B- Treble Clef C- Bar Line D- Bass Clef 2. Name this symbol. A- Treble clef B- Dynamics C- Bass Clef D- Measure 3. Name this symbol. A- Music Staff B- Treble Clef C- Fermata D- Solfege 4. The music staff has ___ lines and ___ spaces. A- 5, 5 B- 1, 2 C- 6, 7 D- 5, 4 5. This note is on a ____. A- line B- space 6. This note is on a ____. A- line B- space 7. This note is on a ____. A- line B- space 8. This note is on a ____. A- line B- space 9. In the treble clef, what is this note name? A- f B- g C- a D- b 10. In the treble clef, what is this note name? A- e B- g C- b D- f 11. In the treble clef, what is this note name? A- f B- a C- c D- e 12. In the bass clef, what is this note name? A- g B- b C- d D- f 13. In the bass clef, what is this note name? A- a B- c C- e D- g 14. In the bass clef, what is this note name? A- a B- c C- e D- f 15. Music is divided into measures by ____. A- bar lines B- repeat signs C- solfege D- treble clef 16. A _______ tells you the piece of music is over. A- flat B- repeat sign C- double bar line D- single bar line 17. What is this symbol? A- bar line B- flat C- sharp D- measure 18. What is this symbol (in music)? A- sharp B- flat C- solfege D- quarter note 19. What is this symbol? A- flat B- sharp C- time signature D- natural 20. The numbers at the beginning of a piece of music are called the _____. A- time signature B- key signature C- bass clef D- treble clef 21. The sharps or flats at the beginning of a piece of music are called the _____. A- key signature B- treble clef C- natural D- time signature SECTION 2: SOLFEGE 22. What is this solfege hand sign? A- Do B- Re C- Mi D- Fa 23. What is this solfege hand sign? A- Mi B- Fa C- So (or Sol) D- La 24. What is this solfege hand sign? A- Do B- Re C- La D- Ti 25. What is this solfege hand sign? A- Mi B- So (or Sol) C- Ti D- Do 26. What is this solfege hand sign? A- Re B- Fa C- La D- Mi 27. What is this solfege hand sign? A- Mi B- Fa C- So (or Sol) D- Ti 28. What is this solfege hand sign? A- Re B- Mi C- Fa D- La SECTION 3: RHYTHM 29. What kind of note is this? A- quarter note B- half note C- dotted half note D- whole note 30. What kind of note is this? A- quarter note B- half note C- dotted half note D- whole note 31. What kind of note is this? A- quarter note B- half note C- dotted half note D- whole note 32. What kind of rest is this? A- quarter rest B- half rest C- eighth rest D- whole rest 33. What kind of rest is this? A- quarter rest B- eighth rest C- whole rest D- dotted quarter rest 34. What kind of rest is this? A- quarter rest B- eighth rest C- whole rest D- dotted quarter rest 35. How many beats does this note receive? A- one B- two C- three D- four 36. How many beats does this note receive? A- one B- two C- three D- four 37. How many beats does this note receive? A- one B- two C- three D- four 38. How many beats of silence does this rest receive? A- half a beat B- one C- two D- four 39. How many beats of silence does this rest receive? A- half a beat B- two C- three D- four 40. How many beats of silence does this rest receive? A- half a beat B- one C- two D- four SECTION 4: TEMPO 41. What does tempo mean? A- how loud or soft the music is B- how fast or slow the music is C- hold until the conductor cuts you off D- soft 42. What does presto mean? A- moderate or medium B- very slow C- very fast D- in a walking manner 43. What does largo mean? A- lively B- in a walking manner C- fast D- very slow 44. What does andante mean? A- slow B- in a walking manner C- very slow D- very fast 45. What does allegro mean? A- fast B- very slow C- moderate or medium D- in a walking manner 46. What does moderato mean? A- lively B- slow C- very slow D- moderate or medium 47. What does vivace mean? A- very slow B- lively C- very fast D- moderate or medium SECTION 5- DYNAMICS 48. What are dynamics? A- how loud or soft the music is B- very fast C- how fast or slow the music is D- how high or low a note is 49. Which dynamic means soft? A- mezzo piano B- piano C- forte D- mezzo forte 50. Which dynamic means medium loud? A- piano B- pianissimo C- forte D- mezzo forte 51. Which dynamic means very loud? A- fortissimo B- forte C- piano D- mezzo piano 52. What does mezzo piano mean? A- very loud B- soft C- medium soft D- very soft 53. What does pianissimo mean? A- loud B- very soft C- medium loud D- very loud 54. What is the abbreviation for piano? A- ff B- f C- p D- mp 55. What is the abbreviation for forte? A- p B- f C- pp D- mf 56. What is the abbreviation for mezzo piano? A- mf B- p C- ff D- mp 57. What is the abbreviation for fortissimo? A- ff B- mp C- mf D- f SECTION 6: MUSICAL MARKINGS 58. What is this symbol? A- fermata B- repeat sign C- double bar line D- time signature 59. What does this symbol mean? A- very loud B- slow C- hold the note out longer D- go back to the beginning 60. What is this symbol? A- crescendo B- decrescendo C- ritardando D- fermata 61. What does this symbol mean? A- slow down B- medium loud C- hold the note out D- gradually getting louder 62. What is this symbol? A- time signature B- decrescendo C- solfege D- crescendo 63. What does this symbol mean? A- gradually getting softer B- medium loud C- lively D- short and detached 64. What is this symbol? A- crescendo B- solfege C- key signature D- repeat sign 65. What does this symbol mean (the dot under the note)? A- largo, very slow B- staccato, short and disconnected C- how many beats are in each measure D- gradually get louder SECTION 7: SINGING BASICS 66. When singing in choir, your vowels need to be _____. A- wide B- spread C- tall D- thin 67. Using Curwen hand signs while singing on syllables is called _____. A- solfege B- dynamics C- whole note D- fermata 68. Standing tall and lengthening your spine to sing is part of good _____. A- thinking B- posture C- sight reading D- slouching 69. Singing with space in the back of your throat is also called raising your _____. A- soft palette B- chin C- eyebrows D- hand 70. To achieve tall vowels and space in your mouth while singing, you need to drop your _____. A- hands B- head C- binder D- jaw Name ANSWER KEY Date ___/___/_____ Choir Knowledge Pre-Test Directions: This is a non-graded pre-test to determine what you and others in your choir already know about music and singing. Each question is multiple choice. Circle the answer you think is correct. If you don’t know, you can guess or skip that question. SECTION 1: READING MUSIC 1. Name this symbol. A- Repeat Sign B- Treble Clef C- Bar Line D- Bass Clef 2. Name this symbol. A- Treble clef B- Dynamics C- Bass Clef D- Measure 3. Name this symbol. A- Music Staff B- Treble Clef C- Fermata D- Solfege 4. The music staff has ___ lines and ___ spaces. A- 5, 5 B- 1, 2 C- 6, 7 D- 5, 4 5. This note is on a ____. A- line B- space 6. This note is on a ____. A- line B- space 7. This note is on a ____. A- line B- space 8. This note is on a ____. A- line B- space 9. In the treble clef, what is this note name? A- f B- g C- a D- b 10. In the treble clef, what is this note name? A- e B- g C- b D- f 11. In the treble clef, what is this note name? A- f B- a C- c D- e 12. In the bass clef, what is this note name? A- g B- b C- d D- f 13. In the bass clef, what is this note name? A- a B- c C- e D- g 14. In the bass clef, what is this note name? A- a B- c C- e D- f 15. Music is divided into measures by ____. A- bar lines B- repeat signs C- solfege D- treble clef 16. A _______ tells you the piece of music is over. A- flat B- repeat sign C- double bar line D- single bar line 17. What is this symbol? A- bar line B- flat C- sharp D- measure 18. What is this symbol (in music)? A- sharp B- flat C- solfege D- quarter note 19. What is this symbol? A- flat B- sharp C- time signature D- natural 20. The numbers at the beginning of a piece of music are called the _____. A- time signature B- key signature C- bass clef D- treble clef 21. The sharps or flats at the beginning of a piece of music are called the _____. A- key signature B- treble clef C- natural D- time signature SECTION 2: SOLFEGE 22. What is this solfege hand sign? A- Do B- Re C- Mi D- Fa 23. What is this solfege hand sign? A- Mi B- Fa C- So (or Sol) D- La 24. What is this solfege hand sign? A- Do B- Re C- La D- Ti 25. What is this solfege hand sign? A- Mi B- So (or Sol) C- Ti D- Do 26. What is this solfege hand sign? A- Re B- Fa C- La D- Mi 27. What is this solfege hand sign? A- Mi B- Fa C- So (or Sol) D- Ti 28. What is this solfege hand sign? A- Re B- Mi C- Fa D- La SECTION 3: RHYTHM 29. What kind of note is this? A- quarter note B- half note C- dotted half note D- whole note 30. What kind of note is this? A- quarter note B- half note C- dotted half note D- whole note 31. What kind of note is this? A- quarter note B- half note C- dotted half note D- whole note 32. What kind of rest is this? A- quarter rest B- half rest C- eighth rest D- whole rest 33. What kind of rest is this? A- quarter rest B- eighth rest C- whole rest D- dotted quarter rest 34. What kind of rest is this? A- quarter rest B- eighth rest C- whole rest D- dotted quarter rest 35. How many beats does this note receive? A- one B- two C- three D- four 36. How many beats does this note receive? A- one B- two C- three D- four 37. How many beats does this note receive? A- one B- two C- three D- four 38. How many beats of silence does this rest receive? A- half a beat B- one C- two D- four 39. How many beats of silence does this rest receive? A- half a beat B- two C- three D- four 40. How many beats of silence does this rest receive? A- half a beat B- one C- two D- four SECTION 4: TEMPO 41. What does tempo mean? A- how loud or soft the music is B- how fast or slow the music is C- hold until the conductor cuts you off D- soft 42. What does presto mean? A- moderate or medium B- very slow C- very fast D- in a walking manner 43. What does largo mean? A- lively B- in a walking manner C- fast D- very slow 44. What does andante mean? A- slow B- in a walking manner C- very slow D- very fast 45. What does allegro mean? A- fast B- very slow C- moderate or medium D- in a walking manner 46. What does moderato mean? A- lively B- slow C- very slow D- moderate or medium 47. What does vivace mean? A- very slow B- lively C- very fast D- moderate or medium SECTION 5- DYNAMICS 48. What are dynamics? A- how loud or soft the music is B- very fast C- how fast or slow the music is D- how high or low a note is 49. Which dynamic means soft? A- mezzo piano B- piano C- forte D- mezzo forte 50. Which dynamic means medium loud? A- piano B- pianissimo C- forte D- mezzo forte 51. Which dynamic means very loud? A- fortissimo B- forte C- piano D- mezzo piano 52. What does mezzo piano mean? A- very loud B- soft C- medium soft D- very soft 53. What does pianissimo mean? A- loud B- very soft C- medium loud D- very loud 54. What is the abbreviation for piano? A- ff B- f C- p D- mp 55. What is the abbreviation for forte? A- p B- f C- pp D- mf 56. What is the abbreviation for mezzo piano? A- mf B- p C- ff D- mp 57. What is the abbreviation for fortissimo? A- ff B- mp C- mf D- f SECTION 6: MUSICAL MARKINGS 58. What is this symbol? A- fermata B- repeat sign C- double bar line D- time signature 59. What does this symbol mean? A- very loud B- slow C- hold the note out longer D- go back to the beginning 60. What is this symbol? A- crescendo B- decrescendo C- ritardando D- fermata 61. What does this symbol mean? A- slow down B- medium loud C- hold the note out D- gradually getting louder 62. What is this symbol? A- time signature B- decrescendo C- solfege D- crescendo 63. What does this symbol mean? A- gradually getting softer B- medium loud C- lively D- short and detached 64. What is this symbol? A- crescendo B- solfege C- key signature D- repeat sign 65. What does this symbol mean (the dot under the note)? A- largo, very slow B- staccato, short and disconnected C- how many beats are in each measure D- gradually get louder SECTION 7: SINGING BASICS 66. When singing in choir, your vowels need to be _____. A- wide B- spread C- tall D- thin 67. Using Curwen hand signs while singing on syllables is called _____. A- solfege B- dynamics C- whole note D- fermata 68. Standing tall and lengthening your spine to sing is part of good _____. A- thinking B- posture C- sight reading D- slouching 69. Singing with space in the back of your throat is also called raising your _____. A- soft palette B- chin C- eyebrows D- hand 70. To achieve tall vowels and space in your mouth while singing, you need to drop your _____. A- hands B- head C- binder D- jaw