2022 General Music

1. What is an easy definition of "music?"

• A) Something that sounds good

• B) Sounds that are organized in time

• C) Sounds that make people feel good

• D) There is no easy definition of music

2. Why do some stores at a mall play music?

• A) Because the employees think it is cool to play music at work

• B) Music makes people buy less

• C) Music makes people buy more

• D) No one knows why stores play music

3. Which of the following is "short-lived" music?

• A)  TV commercials

• B)  Classical music

• C) Popular music

• D) Both A and C

4. How many main properties of musical sounds are there?

• A) Three

• B) Four

• C) Five

• D) Six

5. Every sound is caused by a __________________

• A) tone

• B) interval

• C) vibration

• D) rhythm

6. What is pitch?

• A) Something to do with baseball

• B) How loud or soft the music is

• C) How high or low the tones are

• D) No one knows what pitch is

7. What is an interval?

• A) A new kind of pizza

• B) A drum that is played upside-down

• C) A large flute

• D) the distance pitch between two tones

8. What is dynamics?

• A)   How high or low music is

• B) Sounds without any tone

• C) How loud or soft music is

• D) I have no idea

9. What do dynamics add to performances?

• A)   are useless in music

• B) add spirit and mood

• C)   are not fun

• D) makes all music sound loud

10.  What is tone color?

• A) blue, but sometimes can be green

• B) part of rhythm

• C) the color of a musical instrument

• D) how we can tell the difference between instruments