Four Principles of Music

1. Four Principles of Music Mu H 101

2. RHYTHM (Duration) • There are several interrelated aspects of understanding rhythm. They are: • Beat • Meter • Accent • Syncopation • tempo

3. RYTHMN EXAMPLES I got rhythm (1930) by George Gershwin Unsquare Dance (1961) by David Brubeck Danse du Sabre by Aram Katchaturian

4. Which one of the following instruments is not a woodwind. • Flute • Bassoon • English Horn • Oboe • French Horn • Clarinet

5. 2.Which one of the following instruments is not a brass instrument. • Coronet • Trombone • English Horn • Tuba • French Horn • Euphoniam

6. 3.Which one of the following instruments is not a string instrument. • Banjo • Violin • Harp • Piano • Cello • Viola

7. 4.Which one of the following instruments is not a percussion instrument. • Snare drum • Clavé • Maracas • Cymbals • Timpani • Triangle • piano

8. 5. The only string instrument in the orchestra that is plucked instead of bowed is: • Snare drum • Celesté • Violin • Harp • Trumpet • Clarinet • piano

9. 6. Instruments that are played by the use of double reeds in the orchestra are: • Clarinets and Saxophones • Saxophones and Bassoons • Oboes and Flutes • Oboes and Bassoons • Trumpet and Piccolos • Clarinets and French Horns • Harp and Piano

10. 7. The loudest section of the orchestra is: • Woodwind • Brass • Percussion • Strings • Keyboard

11. 8. The section of the orchestra that has instruments that play both definite and indefinite pitches is: • Woodwind • Brass • Percussion • Strings • Keyboard

12. 9. The section of the orchestra that incorporates pizzicato, tremolo and double stops as ways of expression and articulation is: • Woodwind • Brass • Percussion • Strings • Keyboard

13. 10. Which section of the orchestra is not included in a military band: • Woodwind • Brass • Percussion • Strings • Keyboard

14. 11. The highest instrument of the woodwind family is: • trumpet • Oboe • Clarinet • flute • piccolo

15. 12. The lowest instrument of the brass family is: • trumpet • Saxophone • Trombone • Tuba • Bassoon

16. 13. The “tenor” instrument of the string family is: • Cello • Violin • Double Bass • Viola • Harp

17. 14. The organization of beats into regular groups is: • timbre • volume • meter • measure • syncopation

18. 15. Rhythm is: • An arrangement of notes through a continuum of time • Duration an individual note has set apart in the measure • Organization of beats in to groups • A fixed number of beats

19. 16. A measure is: • Particular arrangement of note lengths in a piece of music. • Duration an individual note has set apart in the measure • Organization of beats in to groups • A fixed number of beats

20. 17. An example of a tenuto or the longest stressed note would be: • First marking on the left • Second marking • Center • First Right to center • Far right

21. 18. Of the following Italian tempo markings which one is slowest: • Moderato • Allegro • Presto • Adagio • largo

22. 19. Of the following Italian tempo markings which one is fastest: • Moderato • Allegro • Presto • Adagio • largo

23. 20. Syncopation is: • When an accented note comes exactly where we expect it • A note precisely landing on the third beat of a measure • When an accent note comes where we don’t normally expect it. • Always a displaced 4th beat.

24. Which one of the following instruments is not a woodwind. • Flute • Bassoon • English Horn • Oboe • French Horn • Clarinet

25. 2.Which one of the following instruments is not a brass instrument. • Coronet • Trombone • English Horn • Tuba • French Horn • Euphonium

26. 3.Which one of the following instruments is not a string instrument. • Banjo • Violin • Harp • Piano • Cello • Viola

27. 4.Which one of the following instruments is not a percussion instrument. • Snare drum • Clavé • Maracas • Cymbals • Timpani • Triangle • piano

28. 5. The only string instrument in the orchestra that is plucked instead of bowed is: • Snare drum • Celesté • Violin • Harp • Trumpet • Clarinet • piano

29. 6. Instruments that are played by the use of double reeds in the orchestra are: • Clarinets and Saxophones • Saxophones and Bassoons • Oboes and Flutes • Oboes and Bassoons • Trumpet and Piccolos • Clarinets and French Horns • Harp and Piano

30. 7. The loudest section of the orchestra is: • Woodwind • Brass • Percussion • Strings • Keyboard

31. 8. The section of the orchestra that has instruments that play both definite and indefinite pitches is: • Woodwind • Brass • Percussion • Strings • Keyboard

32. 9. The section of the orchestra that incorporates pizzicato, tremolo and double stops as ways of expression and articulation is: • Woodwind • Brass • Percussion • Strings • Keyboard

33. 10. Which section of the orchestra is not included in a military band: • Woodwind • Brass • Percussion • Strings • Keyboard

34. 11. The highest instrument of the woodwind family is: • trumpet • Oboe • Clarinet • flute • piccolo

35. 12. The lowest instrument of the brass family is: • trumpet • Saxophone • Trombone • Tuba • Bassoon

36. 13. The “tenor” instrument of the string family is: • Cello • Violin • Double Bass • Viola • Harp

37. 14. The organization of beats into regular groups is: • timbre • volume • meter • measure • syncopation

38. 15. Rhythm is: • An arrangement of notes through a continuum of time • Duration an individual note has set apart in the measure • Organization of beats in to groups • A fixed number of beats

39. 16. A measure is: • Particular arrangement of note lengths in a piece of music. • Duration an individual note has set apart in the measure • Organization of beats in to groups • A fixed number of beats

40. 17. An example of a tenuto or the longest stressed note would be: • First marking on the left • Second marking • Center • First Right to center • Far right

41. 18. Of the following Italian tempo markings which one is slowest: • Moderato • Allegro • Presto • Adagio • largo

42. 19. Of the following Italian tempo markings which one is fastest: • Moderato • Allegro • Presto • Adagio • largo

43. 20. Syncopation is: • When an accented note comes exactly where we expect it • A note precisely landing on the third beat of a measure • When an accent note comes where we don’t normally expect it. • Always a displaced 4th beat.