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JSS2 First Term Music Past Questions And Answers

 

Question: Who is known as the “King of Pop”?

 

a) Elvis Presley

b) Michael Jackson

c) Madonna

d) Prince

Answer: b) Michael Jackson

Question: Which musical notation indicates a higher pitch, a sharp (#) or a flat (b)?

 

a) Sharp (#)

b) Flat (b)

c) Both are the same

d) Neither affects pitch

Answer: a) Sharp (#)

Question: What is the name of the instrument family to which the trumpet belongs?

 

a) Strings

b) Brass

c) Woodwinds

d) Percussion

Answer: b) Brass

Question: Which term refers to the speed of music?

 

a) Tempo

b) Dynamics

c) Pitch

d) Harmony

Answer: a) Tempo

Question: In a musical staff, what does the symbol “C” represent?

 

a) Clef

b) Crescendo

c) Chord

d) Cut time

Answer: a) Clef

Question: Who composed the famous “Moonlight Sonata”?

 

a) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

b) Ludwig van Beethoven

c) Johann Sebastian Bach

d) Franz Schubert

Answer: b) Ludwig van Beethoven

Question: What is the highest male singing voice?

 

a) Soprano

b) Alto

c) Tenor

d) Bass

Answer: c) Tenor

Question: What is the term for a sudden, loud musical accent?

 

a) Legato

b) Staccato

c) Forte

d) Piano

Answer: c) Forte

Question: In music, what does the term “arpeggio” refer to?

 

a) A type of dance

b) Broken chord played one note at a time

c) A musical genre

d) A type of scale

Answer: b) Broken chord played one note at a time

Question: What is the primary function of the conductor in an orchestra?

 

a) Play a solo instrument

b) Compose music

c) Lead the musicians and interpret the score

d) Manage ticket sales

Answer: c) Lead the musicians and interpret the score

Question: Which musical term indicates a gradual decrease in volume?

a) Crescendo

b) Diminuendo

c) Fortissimo

d) Pianissimo

Answer: b) Diminuendo

Question: What is the purpose of a metronome in music?

a) Measure pitch

b) Indicate dynamics

c) Keep time

d) Enhance harmony

Answer: c) Keep time

Question: Who is known for composing “The Four Seasons”?

a) Antonio Vivaldi

b) Johann Strauss II

c) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

d) George Frideric Handel

Answer: a) Antonio Vivaldi

Question: Which of the following is a woodwind instrument?

a) Trumpet

b) Flute

c) Trombone

d) Tuba

Answer: b) Flute

Question: What is the standard tuning for a violin’s strings from lowest to highest pitch?

a) G, D, A, E

b) E, A, D, G

c) A, D, G, E

d) D, G, A, E

Answer: a) G, D, A, E

Question: Which musical term indicates a smooth and connected style of playing?

a) Staccato

b) Legato

c) Pizzicato

d) Sforzando

Answer: b) Legato

Question: Who is known as the “Father of the Symphony”?

a) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

b) Ludwig van Beethoven

c) Franz Joseph Haydn

d) Johann Sebastian Bach

Answer: c) Franz Joseph Haydn

Question: What is the purpose of a mute when used on brass instruments?

a) Increase volume

b) Change pitch

c) Create a brighter tone

d) Dampen or soften the sound

Answer: d) Dampen or soften the sound

Question: Which term refers to a rapid alternation between two adjacent notes?

a) Trill

b) Glissando

c) Fermata

d) Ritardando

Answer: a) Trill

Question: Who composed the famous opera “The Magic Flute”?

a) Giuseppe Verdi

b) Richard Wagner

c) Wolfgang Am

adeus Mozart

d) Giacomo Puccini

Answer: c) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

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