HUM 12

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I. Direction. Read the items carefully. ENCIRCLE the letter of the best answer. ERASURES MEANS WRONG.
1. Which of the following is NOT included as a function of musical notation?
A. it tells us how long or short the sound is
B. it tells us how high or low the tone is
C. it tells us how the music should be played
D. it tells us the instrument to be played
2. It is a kind of code to interpret music.
A. musical notation B. accidentals C. time signatures D. clefs
3. Staff is also called ______________.
A. lines B. house of notes C. neumes D. hymns
4. What is the other term for G clef?
A. Alto clef B. Bass clef C. Grand clef D. Treble clef
5. What is the other term for F clef?
A. Bass clef B. Face clef C. Treble clef D. Tenor clef
6. When G clef and F clef are combined by a bracket, what is formed?
A. C clef B. Grand staff C. measure D. time signature
7. What musical sign is placed at the left most part of the staff?
A. key signatures B. time signatures C. clef sign D. notes
8. How can we determine the duration of a tone?
A. This is determined by the kinds of notes and rests used in a musical pattern.
B. This is determined by locating the definite pitch of a note
C. This is determined by a musical symbol called clef
D. All of the Above
9. Where can we locate the pitch name “G” in an F clef?
A. second line B. first space C. third line D. fourth space
10. It refers to the highness or lowness of a tone.
A. accidentals B. sharps C. pitch D. staff
11. Where can we locate the pitch name A in an F clef?
A. fifth line B. first line B. second space D. third space
12. Where can we locate the pitch name F in a G clef?
A. fifth line B. first line B. second space D. third space
13. What so-fa syllable represents the pitch name G in an F clef?
A. mi B. so C. re D. ti
14. How many sixteenth notes are there in two whole notes?
A. 26 B. 32 C. 28 D. 30
15. How many eighth notes are needed to complete nine beats?
A. 9 B. 16 C. 18 D. 24
16. Sounds that are organized, systematic, and structured with pleasant sounds is called _________
A. music B. harmony C. noise D. all of the above
17. It refers to the highest and lightest of all voices.
A. DRAMATIC SOPRANO C. ALTO
B. COLORATURA SOPRANO D. TENOR
18. This voice is between the soprano and contralto in quality and range.
A. LYRIC SOPRANO C. MEZZO SOPRANO
B. BARITONE D. DRAMATIC SOPRANO
19. The highest type of voice for male singers.
A. LYRIC TENOR B. BARITONE C. ALTO D. TENOR
20. Which of the following best describes a Baritone?
A. range of voice between tenor and bass
B. has a heavier voice and is capable of conveying intense emotions in dramatic situations
C. has a voice especially suited to sweet songlike melodies
D. the voice is low and rich in quality
21. The other term for a whole note.
A. breve B. semi breve C. quaver D. minim
22. Which of the following represent a crotchet?
A. B. C. D.
23. Which of the following is NOT necessary to make a quarter note?
A. closed note head B. stem C. flag D. open note head
24. What is the basis of Curt Sachs and Erich Moritz von Hornbostel in classifying an instrument?
A. according to how their respective sounds are produced
B. based from how the instruments are made
C. based on what materials are used in playing the instruments
D. all of the above
25. The stretched skins are the ones that vibrate and produce sound when they are struck with bare hands or with the
use of sticks.
A. idiophones B. chordophones C. membranophones D. none of the above
26. These are wind instruments that are blown on the mouthpiece to produce a sound.
A. idiophones B. chordophones C. membranophones D. none of the above
27. To produce a sound, the body of the instrument is the one that vibrates when they are played.
A. idiophones B. chordophones C. membranophones D. none of the above
28. What musical symbol signifies the end of a musical composition?
A. bar line B. double bar line C. end sign D. end line
29. Which of the following musical symbol represents a natural sign?
A. B. C. D.
30. What do you call the short lines added below or above the staff?
A. bar line B. end line C. repeat sign D. none of the above

II. True or False. Encircle T if the statement is true and F it is false. ERASURES MEANS WRONG.
T F 1. The lower number in the time signature tells the number of beats in a measure.
T F 2. A measure in music is marked by two vertical lines on the staff.
T F 3. Adding a dot to a note increase its pitch by half.
T F 4. In music, silence is represented by a note.
T F 5. A flat sign lowers the pitch of a note a half step.
T F 6. A natural sign cancels the sharps or flat signs placed before the notes.
T F 7. Treble clef is used for high ranges.
T F 8. The second space in an F clef is represented by a pitch name “E”.
T F 9. In a keyboard, there are 6 half steps from D to A flat.
T F 10. In a keyboard, G sharp and A flat are in the same key.

III. Complete each measure with corresponding notes only. No measures should be alike. One (1) point for each
measure.

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IV. Write the corresponding values or beats of each group of notes. ERASURES MEANS WRONG.
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Prepared by:

MARFRED T. SANCHEZ
Subject Teacher

Approved:

MELBA B. ROSALES, Ph. D.

Dean, College of Teacher Education