Basic Music Knowledge

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. I am standing with my arms folded. My teacher says that this is an incorrect way to stand. How should I stand? Relaxed shoulders and my knees bent My knees bent and not relaxed shoulders My feet firmly on the ground and not relaxed shoulders Relaxed shoulders and my feet firmly on the ground

2. I am sitting with relaxed shoulders and a bent back. My teacher says this is also wrong. How should I be sitting? Relaxed shoulders, bent back and a bent back head Relaxed shoulders, bent back and a upright head Relaxed shoulders, straight back and an upright head Relaxed shoulders, straight back and a bent back head

3. I am doing a breathing exercise. No sound comes out of my mouth. Is that right? Yes No

4. I am doing some small singing exercises. My throat hurts. What should I do? Carry on Sing Louder Take some medicine Stop and have a rest

5. I am looking at some music. There is a C scale written on it. There are 8 notes, C to C. What is the distance between these notes called? A Pentive A Chord A Triad An Octave

6. I am reading a piece of music. It has a funny sign that looks like a squashed 'b' by a note. What does that mean? A flat You ignore it A sharp You play the note 'b' but an octave up

7. I am looking at a blank page of music. There are five lines where you put the notes on. My teacher, who is an American, says this is called a Staff. Is she right? Yes No

8. I am struggling to remember what a semibreve (whole note) looks like. I think it has a tail. Am I right? Yes No

9. On my music, I can see two numbers on top of each other, right at the beginning. What is this called? None of these A Time Signature Two Numbers A Beat Signature

10. My choir trainer says that I need to improve my diction. What does she mean? That I am not pronouncing my words correctly That I am singing too loudly None of these That I am singing too softly