Download Vocal Music Intermediate Baseline Assessment Section One

Vocal Music Intermediate
Baseline Assessment
Section One
Remembering and Understanding
1. Second lowest male singing voice, between tenor and bass
a. baritone
b. head voice
c. falsetto
2. An alternative way of identifying a time signature where there are 4 beats in a
measure and the quarter note receives the beat is _____.
a. common time
b. cut time
c. triple time
3. _____: A muscular portion located in the back of the roof of the mouth that
separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity used for inhalation and exhalation
a. Diaphragm
b. Laryx
c. Soft Palate
4. A __________ sign indicates that a musical section should be repeated.
a. fermata
b. repeat
c. slur
5. _____is a symbol that cancels a previous sharp or flat.
a. Accent
b. Natural
c. Flat
6. The upper part of the trachea in the human throat, also called 'voice box',
'glottis', 'vocal apparatus', the seat of the variation in tone of the voice is
referred to as the _____.
a. diaphragm
b. larynx
c. vocal chords
7. A musical sentence containing a beginning, middle and end is a _____.
a. phrase
b. scale
c. chord
8. The number of notes a particular voice can sing is called a _____.
a. range
b. Natural
c. Scale
9. A sudden accented note usually followed by a piano marking is a _____
a. Sforzando
b. Arpeggio
c. Natural
10. A symbol that raises the pitch one half-step is called a ___
a. Sharp
b. Flat
c. Natural
11. The plural form of staff
a. Secular
b. Stave
c. Tenuto
12. A symbol that indicates you should stress and extend the marked note is a _____
a. Arpeggio
b. Tenuto
c. Phrase
13. The Italian word indicating to gradually speed up is_____.
a. accelerando
b. ritardando
c. molto
14. _____indicates the note is to be sung with extra force of stress.
a. Accent
b. Natural
c. Sharp
15. A moderately slow walking tempo is _____
a. Stage presence
b. Jazz
c. Andante
16. "Broken chords" or notes of a chord sounded out at a time are referred to as a(n)
_____.
a. interval
b. space
17. A melodic line that rises in pitch is _____.
a. ascending
b. diminished
c. augmented
18. A melodic line that lowers in pitch is referred to as _____.
a. ascending
b. descending
c. phrase
19. A passage containing the main sections of composition is_.
a. interlude
b. accent
c. phrase
20. _____is a slow, broad tempo.
a. Largo
b. Sacred
c. Natural
21. The Italian term referring to medium is _____.
a. molto
b. mezzo
c. piu
22. To change tempo or dynamics little by little is _____.
a. tutti
b. poco a poco
c. a cappella
23. Choral or vocal music performed without instrumental accompaniment is
referred to as _____.
a. opera
b. madrigal
c. a cappella
24. Three or more pitches sounded simultaneously create a ____.
a. scale
b. chord
c. accent
25. Two performers, performing two different parts is referred to as _____.
a. solo
b. duet
c. trio
26. A group of musicians who perform together
a. solo
b. Ensemble
c. A cappella
27. To articulate or pronounce words especially clearly and distinctly
a. consonance
b. dissonance
c. enunciation
28. A musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for
other musical parts
a. accompaniment
b. lyric
c. composition
29. _____ when pronounced with the accent on the first syllable, it refers to a vocal
composition.
a. Choir
b. Choral
c. Chorus
30. In music, one performer, alone refers to _____.
a. solo
b. duet
c. trio
31. Proper deportment during a performance is referred to as _
a. interlude
b. sacred
c. stage presence
32. _____: When voice parts sound the same pitches and the same rhythms
simultaneously
a. Choir
b. Ensemble
c. Unison
33. An American musical art form characterized by improvisation and rhythmic
punctuation is _____.
a. madrigal
b. jazz
c. arpeggio
34. Music without religious content is referred to as _____.
a. secular
b. jazz
c. spiritual
35. A type of song created by African Americans which combines African rhythms
with melodies they heard in America is _____.
a. spiritual
b. arpeggio
c. interlude
Section Two
Applying and Analyzing
Students will need to choose one of the three Choral Excerpts listed below.
Students must write a descriptive, 3 paragraph essay, explaining what they
hear in the music. Students must use appropriate vocabulary.
(ex. Tone quality, intonation, blend, technique, music effect, interpretation,
articulation, etc.)
Moses Hogan Chorale “Elijah Rock”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLR31UyuFP0
Stroope “I am not yours”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cUbI8ibYZo
Handel “Hallelujah, Amen”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmXOb0TzlX8