Manila Bible Seminary

Music Department

MUSIC DIAGNOSTIC TEST

Name:
Year:

Are you taking: (encircle appropriate response)

voice lessons? Y/N guitar lessons? Y/N
perc lessons? Y/N piano lessons? Y/N

Test I. Definition of terms.

Please define the following terms. (You may use your own words, even in the vernacular)

1. Beat
2. Chord
3. Scale
4. Octave
5. Plagal Cadence
6. Melody
7. Rhythm
8. Harmony
9. Timbre
10. Pitch

Test II. Multiple Choice

Please encircle the letter that corresponds to your answer.

1. A ____________________ means to rest (or remain silent) for an entire measure.

a. Whole Note b. Whole Rest c. Half Note d. Half Rest

2. What note is a fifth interval up from C?

a. G b. E flat c. E d. F

3. What is the degree of softness or loudness in music?

a. dynamics b. form c. texture d. tone color

4. The distance between two bar lines.

a. Treble Clef b.Time Signature c. Dynamics d. Measure

5. Ritardando means to:

a. speed up slightly b. get louder c. sing in unison d. gradually slow down
6. Another word for Gregorian Chant is:
a. Singsong b. Ostinato c. Plainsong d. Cantata

7. Which instrument became hugely popular in the Classical era?

a. Flute b. Guitar c. Piano d. Viola

8. In the Romantic era, the focus was on:

a. Mostly form b. Mostly emotion c. Form and emotion in equal measures
9. The period of music which followed Medieval is the:
a. Renaissance b. Modern c. Classical d. Romantic e. Baroque

10. Which term means "one single line of music"?

a. Polyphonic b. Homophonic c.Stereophonic d. Monophonic

Test III.
Identification:
Please write your answer on the space provided.

Q1. Who invented the Piano?

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Q2. Which era came first Renaissance or Baroque?

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Q3. Who is the composer of the hymn Amazing Grace?

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Q4. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a German composer. True or False?

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Q5.Tempo Rubato is a technique often associated with which Era?

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Q6. Handel's The Messiah is an example of this musical composition.

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Q7. How many half tone intervals are in the Major Scale?
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Q8. In Common Time, the half note receives 2 beats.

How many beats will the half note receive in Cut time?
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Q9. In what order do sharps appear in the key of C sharp?

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Q10. What is the Dominant Chord in the key of G flat?