Music

Question 1

1Johann Sebastian Bach was a composer of the

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A. Classical period B. Romantic period C. Baroque period D. 20th century

Question 2

2Sonata form consists of exposition, development and

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A. refrain B. trio C. recapitulation D. coda only

Question 3

3Ludwig van Beethoven was a composer of the

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A. Renaissance B. Classical/Romantic period C. 20th century only D. Baroque period

Question 4

4A dot placed above or below a note tells the performer to play it

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A. legato (smoothly) B. twice as long C. staccato (short and detached) D. very loudly

Question 5

5A note written on the first ledger line above the treble staff is

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A. C B. G C. A D. B

Question 6

6How many quavers make one crotchet?

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A. 8 B. 2 C. 1 D. 4

Question 7

7The dominant chord in C major is

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A. G major (G–B–D) B. A minor C. E minor D. F major

Question 8

8E. T. Mensah is often called the King of

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A. reggae B. highlife C. gospel D. hiplife

Question 9

9Rondo form follows the pattern

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A. A B A C A B. A A A C. A B D. A B A

Question 10

10A plagal cadence moves from

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A. II to V B. V to I C. IV to I D. I to IV

Question 11

11A digital audio workstation (DAW) is used to

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A. print sheet music only B. clean instruments C. record, edit and mix music D. tune guitars manually

Question 12

12Timbre is the

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A. tone colour that distinguishes instruments B. speed C. loudness D. pitch

Question 13

13A melody with chordal accompaniment, as in most hymns, has a

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A. monophonic texture B. polyphonic texture C. homophonic texture D. no texture

Question 14

14Call and response, common in African music, is

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A. everyone singing different songs B. silent music C. a leader singing a phrase answered by a group D. only instrumental music

Question 15

15How many sharps are in the key signature of G major?

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A. one (C♯) B. none C. two (F♯ and C♯) D. one (F♯)

Question 16

16Changing from one key to another within a piece of music is

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A. syncopation B. improvisation C. modulation D. transposition only

Question 17

17The "Amen" cadence (IV to I) is called the

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A. perfect cadence B. imperfect cadence C. plagal cadence D. interrupted cadence

Question 18

18Which time signature is simple quadruple time?

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A. 6/8 B. 9/8 C. 3/4 D. 4/4

Question 19

19Middle C is written on a

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A. ledger line below the treble staff B. bottom line of the bass staff C. third space D. top line of the treble staff

Question 20

20Ghana's national anthem was composed by

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A. Philip Gbeho B. Kwame Nkrumah C. Ephraim Amu D. Nana Ampadu