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.
