Music Exam | MILL Academy

Welcome to your Term 2 Music Exam

prepared by Ms. Alliyah Cornelius

Please note the following:

This exam will be live for 1 hour and 5 minutes.
At the 60 minute mark of your exam, all completed fields will be automatically submitted if you have not already submitted by then.
Please read this examination paper carefully and follow ALL the instructions.

Section A: Musical Perception - Listening and Responding (10 marks)

LISTEN TO FOLLOWING MUSIC SAMPLES OR SOUNDS AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

Music 1

00:00 / 15:02

A. What is the genre of the music?

B. List one instrument that could be heard in the piece.

C. List one musical instrument family that could be heard.

D. Is the music getting slower, is it getting faster or has it remained the same?

E. Describe the mood of the music.

Music 2

A. What is the genre of the music?

B. List 2 instruments that could be heard in the piece.

C. Is the music getting slower, is it getting faster or has it remained the same?

Section B: Musical Literacy – (30 marks)

Part 1: Write the Letter of the correct sentence next to the Word(s) that it matches:

1. Forte

2. Pitch

3. Tempo

A. A type of body percussion using hands
B. How loud or soft the music is
C. The highness or lowness of a sound
D. Loud in music
E. The pattern of beats in music
F. A slow tempo making
G. A type of body percussion using feet
H. Soft in music
I. A fast tempo marking
J. The speed of the music

4. Rhythm

5. Dynamics

6. Piano

7. Allegro

8. Largo

9. Stomp

10. Clamp

Part 2: Vocal Sounds and Emotions

Match each vocal sound with the emotion it expresses. Write the Letter of the correct emotion next to the vocal sound that it matches.

1. Laughter

2. Sighing

A. Fear
B. Happiness
C. Sadness
D. Secrecy
E. Surprise

3. Screaming

4. Whispering

5. Crying

Part 3: Fill in the blanks

Match each vocal sound with the emotion it expresses. Write the Letter of the correct emotion next to the vocal sound that it matches.

1. The four main instrument families are

2. Violin is a part of the _______________________ family.

3. Drum is a part of the _______________________ family.

4. Saxophone is a part of the _______________________ family.

5. The ___________________ family is the biggest part of the orchestra.

Part 4: True or False

Identify whether the statement is True (T) or False (F).

1. Pitch refers to how fast or slow the music is.

2. Allegro means slow.

3. Crescendo means gradually getting louder.

4. The snare drum is part of the string family.

5. The tempo marking largo means fast.

6. Staccato means to play notes smoothly

7. The flute is a percussion instrument.

8. Decrescendo means gradually getting softer.

9. A time signature tells us how many beats are in a measure.

10. Harmony is the combination of different notes played together.

Welcome to your Term 2 Music Exam

prepared by Ms. Alliyah Cornelius

Please note the following:

This exam will be live for 1 hour and 5 minutes.

At the 60 minute mark of your exam, all completed fields will be automatically submitted if you have not already submitted by then.

Please read this examination paper carefully and follow ALL the instructions.

Section A: Musical Perception - Listening and Responding (10 marks) ​ LISTEN TO FOLLOWING MUSIC SAMPLES OR SOUNDS AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. Music 1

Music 2

Section B: Musical Literacy – (30 marks) Part 1: Write the Letter of the correct sentence next to the Word(s) that it matches:

A. A type of body percussion using hands B. How loud or soft the music is C. The highness or lowness of a sound D. Loud in music E. The pattern of beats in music F. A slow tempo making G. A type of body percussion using feet H. Soft in music I. A fast tempo marking J. The speed of the music

Part 2: Vocal Sounds and Emotions Match each vocal sound with the emotion it expresses. Write the Letter of the correct emotion next to the vocal sound that it matches.

A. Fear B. Happiness C. Sadness D. Secrecy E. Surprise

Part 3: Fill in the blanks Match each vocal sound with the emotion it expresses. Write the Letter of the correct emotion next to the vocal sound that it matches.

Part 4: True or False Identify whether the statement is True (T) or False (F).

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