Music JS 2 First Term Examination

Section A.

Class : JSS 2

Objectives

Music

 

1. The distance in pitch between two notes is

A. triad
B. stave
C. interval
D. clef

E. inversion

2. Natural sign is used to restore a note to its original

A. scale
B. rhythm
C. semitone
D. pitch time
E

3. In a time signature,the bottom figure
indicates the — of the note used

A. shape
B. quality
C. importance
D. type
E. pitch

4. How many crotchet beats are in a
semibreve?
A. 8
B. 4
C. 10
D. 6
E.12

5. A piece of music in the key of Emj has —
as its key signature

A. four notes
B. two sharps
C. four sharps
D. three flats
E. five sharps

6. A compound time signature has its upper
figure as -_____
A. 2,3 and 4
B. 3,4 and 5
C. 6,8 and 12
D. 6,9 and 12
E. 2,10 and 12

7. The highest voice in a choir is
A. alto
B. tenor
C. bass
D. soprano
E. double bass

8. Additional lines above or below the staff is called _____
A. lager
B. legal
C. ledger
D. leger
E. longer

9. There are — quavers note in a semibreve
A. 9
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
E. 10

10. Musical notes written above the 3rd line off the staff usually have their steams _____
A. upwards
B. up or down
C. downwards
D. sideways
E. backwards

11. What is the alphabetical name of the
ledger line between the treble and bass
staves? _____
11
A. B
B. C
C. E
D. A
E. F

12 Which of the following is used to indicate
beat in a piece of music?

A. Bar line

B. clef

C. Dynamic

D. key signature
E. time signature

13. A series of notes in an ascending and
descending order from a note to its octave
is called a/an _____
A. arpeggio
B. melody
C. rhythm
D. Scale
E. triad

14. Which of the following composers lost his sight before his death? _____
A. Bach
B. Chopin
C. Handel
D. Mendelssohn
E. Schumann

 

15. What key is the recorder playing in the
picture below?
B
B
C
D
D
E
E

 

16. The note below is——
DO
A sharp
flat
A
B
C sharp
C flat
C
D
G sharp

17. The key signature below is that of —
major
B
C
C
D
D
E

18. Which of these is Not a woodwind
instrument?

A. clarinet
B. flute
C. piccolo
D. saxophone
E. trumpet

 

19. Which of these instruments has six
strings?
A. cello
B. double bass
C. guitar
D. viola
E. violin

20.Two people singing is _____
A. duet
B. quartet
C. septet
D. solo
E. trio

21. What do we use to fix the positions off
notes on a staff?
A. brace
B. clef
C. flat
D. sharp
E. slur
22. What is PIANO”in musical terms?
A. fast
B. loud
C. quick
D. slow
E. soft
23. What degree of scale is mediant?
A. fifth
B. first
C. fourth
D. second
E. third
24. Which of these musical instruments is
made of animal skin? _____
A. agidigbo
B. agogo
C. gangan
D. opi
E. sekere

25. The biggest instrument among string is

_____

A. guitar
B. Viola
C. violin
D. Double bass

E. Violin cello

26. Which of these is NOT a keyboard
instrument?

A. accordion
B. glockenspiel
C. organ
D. plano
E. Spinet

27. Name the major key having this key
Signature
A. E flat
B. D flat
C. C flat
D. A flat
E. B flat

28. _____ line divides a piece of music into

equal duration or beat
A. accidental
B. leger
C. bar
D. middle
E. staff

29. Explain this sign (dalsegno)
A. go back to the sign
B. go louder from the sign
C. start from the sign
D. go back to the beginning
E. go and sign again

30. Which key has 3 flats as its signature?
A. C major
B. Cb minor
C. DB major
D. Eb major
E. Ab major

31. How many parts are normal for a great
stave?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6

32. The quaver note is also called — note
A. eighth
B. half
C. quarter
D. sixteenth
E. whole

33. Which of these notes corresponds with the rest below?

A

B
C
D
E
34. Identify the key of this music below
B
B
C
C
E
D
F
E
G
35. One of the following scales moves in
semitone
A. hexatonic
B. diatonic
C. chromatic
D. pentatonic
E. heptatonic

36. The treble and bass staves are joined
together with a —
bracket

A. bracket
B. Slur
C. Curve
D. Tie
E. brace

37. A shaded note with a stem and one tail is –
A. quaver
B. crotchet
C. minim
D. semibreve
E. allabreve

38. A major scale without any accidental is
likely to be in key of — major
A. F
B. E
C. D
D. C
E. A

39. The time signature shows 24 that each bar
contains— beats

 

A. 6 crotchets

B. 2 minim

C. 2 crochet

D. 6 quaver

E. 4 quaver

40. The time signature 9/8 is — time

A. compound duple

B. simple duple

C. compound triple

D. compound quadruple

E. simple triple

 

41.Where does middle C occurs in the Alto

clef?

A. 1st

B. 5th

C. 2nd line

D. 3rd line

E. 4th line

42– is the only key without sharps or flats

A. F major

B. minor

C. major

D. minor

E. A major

44. Which of these describes the high and low of sound?

A. duration

B. harmony

C. intensity

D. pitch

E. timbre

 

45. How many notes are in an octave?

A. 6

B. 7

C. 8

D. 9

E. 10

 

46. Which of these notes is called’whole

note?

B

D

E

 

47. The type of music used during church

service iS

A. aria

B. martial

C. opera

D. sacred

E. secular

48. Identify the rest sign for crotchet

A

B

C

D

E

49. Which of these parts sing the highest and lowest pitches in a four part choir? —and

A. alto ,tenor

B. soprano ,alto

C. soprano ,bass

D. soprano ,tenor

E. tenor, bass

50. How many parts are normal for a great

C

D

E

50

stave?

A

B

C

D

 

THEORY
number ONE and any 2 questions

  1. Draw a treble and bass staves and draw two ledger lines above and below it and name ledger lines drawn
  2. Mention the technical names of the following
    i) m ii) f ii) s iv) )r
  3. Define the following
    (a) key signature (b)
    scale (c) accidentals
    Ledger lines (d)Time signature
  4. Give 2 examples each
    (i)Simple quadruple time signature
    (ii) Compound duple time signature
  5. Mention 2 types of scale and explain
    Mention the notes to be sharpened in
    i) Gmj
    ii) Mention the notes to be flattened in
    ii) Dmj
    iii) Bbmj
  6. iv) Fmj
  7. Place the stems
    1)
    (5mks)
    b) Mention the notes below