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4th Grade Music Test Unit 1-4

MULTIPLE CHOICE (2 pts each)

Circle the letter of the correct answer choice for each question.

1. Which of the following examples correctly depicts a complete 4/4 measure?

A.

B.

C.

D.

2. What does the 3 in the meter signature 3/4 refer to.

A. The number of beats per measure.
B. The number of notes per measure.
C. The number of measures in a song.
D. The note that gets one beat.
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3. You see this symbol in a piece of music

What should you do?
A. Get louder.
B. Get faster.
C. Get softer.
D. Slow down.
4. What Italian word means to play at a fast tempo?
A. Adagio
B. Allegro
C. Andante
D. Ritardando
5. You are writing a slow sweet love song. What tempo marking should you write at the beginning
of the composition.
A. Adagio
B. Allegro
C. Andante
D. Ritardando

MATCHING (2 pts each)

Match the word with its definition by placing the appropriate letter to the left of the term it matches
with.

___ .Forte A. Medium loud

___. Fortissimo B. Loud
___. Mezzo Forte C. Very soft
___. Mezzo Piano D. Very loud
___. Pianissimo E. Medium soft
___. Piano F. Soft
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TRUE/FALSE (2 pts each)

Circle either true or false to indicate whether to statement is correct or incorrect. One Bonus point will
be awarded for each false answer that is corrected.

1. A trichord is a group of four notes.

True False

2. A song that uses the notes G, E, F, and A is based off of a tetrachord.

True False

3. You can make an octave by combining two tetrachords.

True False.

4. This is an accurate representation of a 3/4 measure.

True False.

5. This is an accurate representation of a 2/4 measure.

True False.
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SHORT ANSWER. (2 pts each)

Use a complete sentence to answer the question. Assume that a quarter note is equal to one beat.

1. How many beats does an eighth note get?

____________________________________________________________________________________.

2. How many beats does a dotted half note get?

____________________________________________________________________________________.

3. How many sixteenth notes does it take to equal one quarter note?

____________________________________________________________________________________.

4. How many eighth notes does it take to equal one whole note?

___________________________________________________________________________________.

5. How many quarter notes does it take to equal one dotted half note?

___________________________________________________________________________________.
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ESSAY

1. In one to two paragraphs- a paragraph has 4-5 sentences- tell me about the history of middle

eastern folk music. How did it originate? Who were the first performers? What instruments did

they perform it on? How was it preserved and passed down? (Try not to spend more than 10

min on your answer. You can write on the back of the page if you run out of room.)

You must include all of this information to receive full credit. Spelling and grammar will count

for 5pts. (20pts.)

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2. Tell me what you do and dont like about the Middle Eastern music. Of the listening examples

from Morocco, Turkey, and Iran, which was your favorite and why? Now that you have studied

and know more about this style of music, would you be interested in listening to some more of

it? (Try to spend no more than 15 min on your answer here. You can write on the back on the

page if you need more space.)

You must include all the information indicated in the question in order to receive full credit. Try

to use good grammar and spelling, but it will not count against you unless I cannot understand

what you are trying to say. This answer may be as long or short as it needs to completely answer

the question. (10 pts)