Third Term Examinations JSS 2 Music

THIRD TERM

SUBJECT: Music                              

CLASS: JSS TWO             

DURATION:2HOURS

Instruction: Answer all questions.  (A)

1. ‘ACEG’ are letter-names of the spaces on the _clef (a) bass (b) treble (c) alto (d) tenor
2. In music, _____ determines how short or long a musical sound is     (a) scale (b) duration (c) intensity   (d) pitch 
3. The ‘kakaki’ African musical instrument belongs to the _________ family       (a) aerophone  (b) chordophone  (c) idiophone  (d)  membranophone
4. The tetra chord consists of how many notes?    (a) four   (b) three     (c) two (d) five
5. An open note head with a stem is known as a (a)minim  (b) quaver  (c) crotchet (d)none
6. Which of the following musical signs represent a ‘repeat sign’?(a) pp (b) :II (c) ff  (d) >
7. One of these is not a type of minor scale(a) natural (b) melodic (c) quartet (d) harmonic 
8. Which of the following musical note has 4 beats?          (a)          (b)         (c)         (d)
9. Which of the following is the key signature to F major?

(a)                                            (b)                                                 (c)                                               (d)

10. ________ semitones are there in a tone   (a) two       (b) three     (c) four       (d) five
11. The root, major 3rd and perfect 5th is used to describe __triad       (a) minor          (b) major  (c)  perfect  (d)  Augmented 
12. The 4th line on the bass clef is known as_____ (a) G      (b) F      (c) C   (d)  A   (d) B
13. How many notes make a triad?          (a)   five     (b)  three      (c)  two     (d) six
14. The following letters ‘C E G’ is best described as __major triad (a) G  (b) C (c) A (d) F
15. Triad can be built on any ______ of a scale (a) degree (b) trio (c) quartet (d) angle 
16. The technical name of the fifth degree of a scale is called__(a) Tonic (b)Dominant    

      (c) Octave  (d)   sub-mediant 

17. How many semitones give minor 3rd?     (a) Four  (b) three   (c) five  (d)  seven
18. The African musical instrument Frame drum belong to the __________ family of 

        Instruments.    (a) Idiophone        (b) membranophone    (c ) Aerophone  (d) None

19. The musical interval between G –B is ______ (a) maj. 3rd   (b) min. 3rd   (c) per. 3rd                          
20. The sixth degree of a major scale is called_____ (a) dominant         (b) sub-mediant   (c) Tonic       (d)  Leading note
21. The minor scale starts on the _degree of the major scale (a) 4th (b) 3rd (c) 6th (d) 5th
22. ___is a type of minor scale (a) natural   (b) artificial   (c) Readymade   (d) raw made
23. The ability of reading a given piece of music at first sight is known as________(a) reading   (b) Sight reading             (c)    blend reading      (d) smooth reading
24. Mathematics is to octagon, Music is to __(a) octave  (b) square  (c) Collage (d) drill 
25. An augmented triad consists of the root, maj.3rd and ________ (a) per 4th       (b)   aug 5th (c) dim. 4th       (d) maj. 6th
26. The first leger line below the treble staff is called __  (a) C  (b)   G  (c)   F   (d)   A 
27. The best way to play flute musical instrument is by__________ (a) blowing    (b) beaten  (c)  strucking           (d)  plucking   

28.Which of the following is D major tonic triad? (a) D F# A (b) G B D (c) F A C  (d)  C E G 

29. How many semitones gives perfect 4th ?(a) 6 sem.  (b) 5 sem. (c) 2sem. (d)  8 sem.
30. The value and the duration of sound can be indicated by a musical symbol called ______     (a)  forte          (b)  musical note            (c)  allegro            (d)  triad 
31. Triad could be primary or _______  
32. Technically, the note “soh” in a major scale is known as __________
33. The letters representing the tonic triad on G major are: ____ , ____ and ____
34. How many degrees has a diatonic scale?
35. The 7th degree of a scale known as_______________  
36. _____________ is known as a 3 note chord
37. The “ B   “   major scale has  _______ flats has it key signature    
38. The musical distance between two pitches or note is called an     _____________
39. How many semitones are there in a Tone?   _____________
40. In musical interval four(4) semitones gives ____________

PART B  (THEORY).   Answer three questions from this section

Question 1 is compulsory

1 (a) With the use of pencil and ruler, construct  A and D natural minor  

   (b)  (i) mention four (4) qualities of triad  (ii) What is triad? 

2. (a) Define sight singing   (b) Mention four points on how to sight sing 
3. Identify the triads below

4. Write short note not more than less than 200 words on Franz Joseph Haydn OR  

     T K E Philips

5. Sight read the music below