Pre-Intermediate Piano Quiz

This is a multiple choice quiz with 30 questions. Each question has 4 answers. One of them is correct. You need to pass this quiz with 100%. If you fail, you can do it again until all questions are answered correctly. Please answer all questions before you click “finish”. Once you finished the quiz, correct answers will show in green and wrong answers in red. The time limit for answering the quiz is 15 minutes. After timer finished the count-downing, the quiz will be submitted automatically. You need to turn your computer speakers ON since the questions also have sound samples. You also can use the Music Dictionary and Keyboard while taking the quiz. For additional theory study you can go here.

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Pre-Intermediate Quiz

This quiz is for PRE-INTERMEDIATE students. It contains question of elevated music knowledge. Enter your first name after starting the quiz.
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The number 120 of the following picture

shows that each quarter note lasts 1.2 seconds.

shows the tempo of 120 quarter notes per minute.

shows the that the song has 120 quarter notes.

shows a rest of 120 beats before the song starts.

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What is the name of this Russian folk song?

Polyushka Polye

Katyusha

Ey, Ukhnem!

Kalinka

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The notes with the two vertical wave lines in display (a) show

an A-minor chord

a full arpeggio distributed over left and right hand

a down arpeggio

2 half arpeggios, right hand and left hand starting together.

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The abbreviation rit. means

Gradually getting slower

Gradually getting faster

Gradually getting softer

Gradually getting louder

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#41. What is the leading tone of a G-major scale?

F-sharp

G-sharp

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A triad is a chord with 3 distinct tones. The chord can be played in various positions on the keyboard. What are the names of those positions?

Root Position, 1st Inversion, and 2nd Inversion

Step 1, 2, and 3

Chords have no inversion

C-Chord level 1,2, and 3

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Which of the above is a NARROW C-chord?

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A song that has a melody and an accompanying chord pattern is called

Polyphony (two or more simultaneous lines of independent melody).

Symphony (a musical composition for full orchestra).

Cacophony (a harsh discordant mixture of sounds).

Homophony (melodic voice accompanied by chords).

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47. Which of the following terms is NOT an ornament. (An Ornament is a decoration or flourish that adds expressive detail to a melody, making it more interesting and beautiful.)

Turn

Trill

Mordent

Treble Clef

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Which statement is correct?

The piano was invented in the year 1900.

A good piano should produce a soft or loud noise.

A good piano should produce a pleasant sound.

There were no keyboard instruments before the piano was invented.

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The correct sequence of musical époques from early to late is

Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modern (contemporary).

Romantic, Modern (Contemporary), Baroque, Renaissance, Classical.

Baroque, Renaissance, Modern (contemporary), Classical, Romantic

Classical, Romantic, Modern (contemporary), Renaissance, Baroque,

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This American Composer is famous for his works such as Rhapsody in Blue, Porgy and Bess, An American in Paris and more. What is his name?

Scott Joplin

George Gershwin

Samuel Barber

Leonard Bernstein

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What is the ornament called in the picture?

Turn

Inverted Mordent

Trill

Acciaccatura

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The alternating 16th notes on the lower staff are known as the

Mozart Broken Chords

Haydn Accompaniment

Beethoven Treble Clef Melody

Alberti Bass

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The grace note above is called a

Acciaccatura

Appoggiatura

Up-down note

Arpeggio

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These 3 Baroque composers are

Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven

Scarlatti, Handel, and Bach

Vivaldi, Schubert, and Strauss

Chopin, Brahms, and Mendelsohn

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The four distinct elements that help to add expression to a piano piece are

Accent, Sforzando, Cadence, and Tempo

Dynamic, Articulation, Tempo Variation, and Pedals

Tenuto, Da Capo, Fortissimo, and Crescendo

Coda, Scale, Pianissimo, and Ritardando

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What chord is this?

C-minor chord

C-diminished chord

C-major chord

C-augmented chord

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Cut time is the Time Signature that is equal to

2/4

4/4

2/2

3/4

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Which of the following terms is NOT a dynamic marking?

crecendo

fortissimo

diminuendo

ritardando

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The root or home chord of a given scale is also called

Supertonic Chord

Tonic Chord

Dominant Chord

Sub-Dominant Chord

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What note is the one where the arrow points?

C sharp

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Bolero, a 1928 work for large orchestra is one of the composer's most famous compositions. The piece is played here on 4 Grand Pianos. Who was this French composer?

Claude Debussy

Georg Bizet

Erik Satie

Maurice Ravel

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The following example shows

broken chords in root and inversion positions

a sequence based on one measure

minor chord progressions.

block chords

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Which of the examples is part of a chromatic scale? (Chroma=Color from Greek)

C, C#, E, F#, G, G#

C, E, G, B, C

C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G

C, D, E, F, G

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The word "music" originates from the ancient Greek word "mousikē" (μουσική), which means "art of the Muses". The Muses were the Greek goddesses of inspiration for various arts and sciences, including music, poetry, and dance. This Greek term was adopted into Latin as "musica" and then passed through Old French as "musique" before entering the English language as "music" in the Middle Ages. When was the first music created according to historic researches?

4,000 ago on Sumerian Tablet

2,000 years ago played on the Greek lyre

600 years ago songs by medieval monks

40,000 years ago, with bone flutes

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A a continually repeated musical phrase or rhythm is called

Alberti Bass

Ostinato

Bolero

Staccato

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The scale A, B, C, D, E, F, G#, A is called the

melodic minor scale

natural minor scale

harmonic minor scale

major scale

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Fats Waller was an American jazz pianist and composer. His song "Russian Fantasy" in C-minor is famous. It is characterized by the fast interaction of the left hand jumping between a low bass tone and a higher chord. This type of music is called

Boogie

Stride Piano

Bebop

Swing

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ACCIDENTALS are flats, sharps, double flats, double sharps or natural signs that are

appearing in a measure and are only valid for that measure,

only cancelled when the song repeats.

valid for the whole song.

part of the key signature.

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The average score is 87%

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