MTTC Music Education (099) Practice Test

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• The conga is a drum associated with which musical tradition?
• What is the term for the fugal device involving overlapping entrances of the fugue subject?
• Which bow hold difference exists between bass/cello and violin?
• Identify the medieval dance form derived from the trouvere repertory that features lively rhythms in triple meter.
• Who is the father of the string quartet and the father of the symphony?
• The highest placement of the larynx in the throat occurs at which stage?
• In the melodic minor scale, which degrees are raised on the way up and how are they treated on the way down?
• Kabuki is a traditional form of Japanese theater that originated in which historical period?
• The Sugarhill Gang popularized which term in their 1979 song called Rappers Delight?
• Approximately how many strings does a sarod typically have?
• ABACABA is best described as which type of form?
• Which North Indian bamboo flute, typically made of bamboo with 6 or 7 finger holes, is associated with Krishna and is said to have mythical qualities?
• What does tessitura describe in vocal music?
• Which trend contributed to the breakdown of traditional tonality in late 19th and early 20th century music?
• Which musical forms were popular in the Baroque era?
• What action improves resonance in choral singing?
• Which Middle Eastern string instrument has 25 to 27 courses of strings and is plucked with horn-like plectra attached to a ring on the index finger?
• Which of the following composers is NOT typically associated with the minimalist movement?
• Which composer wrote the Bridal Chorus used at weddings?
• Which embouchure issue most likely causes a beginning flute player to produce a small, weak tone?
• Machaut's Mass de Notre Dame was the first known what?
• In gamelan music, which instrument is primarily associated with highlighting ostinatos?
• Who composed 'The Flying Dutchman'?
• Around what year did the Baroque era begin?
• Which composer wrote his own scenario and libretto for operas and used huge orchestras; considered egotist?
• Franz Liszt is associated with which era?
• When arranging music, which group of instruments would best function as a crisp rhythmic flourish?
• Which composer, active in the 18th century, fused Italian and French operatic styles to create a more cosmopolitan Classical opera form?
• What is the term for the motion of two musical lines where one line remains stationary while the other moves upward or downward?
• The Tristan chord is best described as containing a dissonant interval. Which option correctly reflects this description?
• Which term describes a large-scale, secular drama with music and acting?
• In the Kodály approach to pitch discrimination, teachers typically start with which interval?
• Ostinatos are found extensively in the world music of which region?
• Ostinatos are commonly found in the world music of which region?
• What type of vocal exercises are best for developing the head voice tone quality?
• What type of music represents not-musical images or ideas, such as murder, execution, and the torments of Hell, supernatural.
• What is the name for a piece of music that has a religious theme, many movements, and several solos?
• The Middle Eastern Maqam system of melodic organization is most similar to which Western music concept?
• ABACABA, a repeating pattern with varied sections, is an example of which musical form?
• At what age does the Larynx have the highest placement in the throat?
• What mnemonic is used to remember the order of the musical modes?
• Melismatic singing is defined as which?
• In the Romantic era, the focus was on:
• Which movement in music paralleled the visual arts movement led by Monet, Cezanne, Degas, Manet, and Renoir?
• Which statement best describes the whole tone scale?
• Chopin wrote most of his music for which instrument?
• The primary voice source in singing, located in the throat, is which structure?
• Which composer wrote Symphony No. 9 after he lost his hearing?
• Which elements must be unified in a unified ensemble performance?
• In Cuban music, the Cha-Cha-Cha rhythm is characterized by which specific pattern?
• George Frideric Handel belongs to which era?
• What is another name for a deceptive cadence?
• How do sopranos hit higher notes with a relaxed sound?
• How should a teacher adjust choral balance?
• What is a half cadence?
• Name the composer credited with the development of early opera.
• Which Baroque vocal form typically requires ornamentation by the performer during the repeat of the A section?
• Which composer created both The Flying Dutchman and the Faust Symphony?
• Which registers are typical for male voices?
• The rhythm for 3-2 clave consists of which pattern?
• What is the correct order of the major Western music eras from earliest to latest?
• How often should a piano be tuned?
• Which composer was a child prodigy and wrote String Quartet No. 5 in D major among other works?
• Which Italian musical term means 'to hurry'?
• A five-note scale is commonly called which?
• What term means gradually slower and broader?
• What is one of the earliest forms of jazz?
• Which composer is most likely to modulate from C Major to E Major?
• Which composer wrote the Bridal Chorus 'Here Comes the Bride'?
• Which composer, born at the start of the Classical Era, used the rational vocabulary of Classical music to create emotionally explosive symphonies and chamber music?
• What is the standard instrumentation of a string quartet?
• In minor keys, the plagal cadence uses which roman-numeral order?
• Cajun music of Louisiana traces its roots back to which European culture?
• The Waltz form places rhythmic emphasis on which beat?
• Which notes comprise Wagner's Tristan chord?
• What is the bass note order for inversions of a triad and seventh chord?
• Which roman-numeral progression denotes a plagal cadence in major keys?
• What affects dynamics when playing a stringed instrument?
• The estampie is a medieval dance form known for its lively rhythms in which meter?
• What is a troubadour?
• A Ballade is a musical form based on what literary form?
• Baroque era began around 1600 and ended at the time of the death of which composer?
• Name the earliest type of vocal polyphony from the medieval period, characterized by voices moving in parallel motion.
• In string pedagogy, col legno refers to playing on which part of the bow?
• What are the two common types of deceptive cadences?
• The whole tone scale has which interval pattern?
• What American musical is considered to be the first complete Broadway musical with a beginning to end plot?
• The Realist movement emerged as part of which era?
• In the Kodaly method, pitch discrimination is explored by beginning with which interval?
• Which Japanese instrument resembles a banjo and is derived from the Chinese sanxian; its strings are commonly nylon and it is played with a bachi?
• Which compositional style would be best suited for teaching melody and accompaniment to secondary school choir students?
• Which of the following is a feature commonly associated with Baroque music?
• Which form is described as monothematic, with a single subject repeated through imitations and development?
• Which Beethoven work is commonly known as the Pathetique Sonata?
• Which composer is associated with The Creation and The Seasons?
• Cajun music in Louisiana traces its roots to which European culture?
• Generally, how often should a piano be tuned?
• Which musician is associated with 12-tone music?
• Which composer is associated with tone poems in their compositions?
• What is the name of the French Horn technique that allows for a slightly darker tone, easily controlled pitch, and aids in performing extended techniques such as stopped horn or echo horn?
• The Realist movement in music is associated with which broader era?
• Which physical aspect of brass performance directly affects changes in dynamics?
• What is the name of the soft tissue at the top of the mouth cavity that singers raise?
• Diminished seventh chords are formed by stacking which interval pattern?
• The sarod is an adaptation of which Afghan instrument that arrived in India in the 16th century?
• What characteristic differentiates an imperfect authentic cadence (IAC) from a perfect authentic cadence (PAC) in tonal harmony?
• Which composer is known as the 'Father of the Symphony' and the 'Father of the String Quartet'?
• Which term describes music that depicts stories, poems, or scenes using musical elements, such as tone-painting?
• Which Cuban style mambo has a characteristic rhythm pattern of two eighth notes followed by a quarter note?
• In the human body, where is vocal sound produced?
• What is the name of the playing implement used for Shamisen?
• Which composer incorporated tone poems in their compositions?
• What physical changes occur in prepubescent students, causing their voices to crack?
• Which type of scales represent an Eastern influence in music?
• What is another term for Gregorian chant?
• What is a distinguishing feature of gamelan music?
• Which registers describe typical male voice ranges?
• Which term describes a Renaissance secular vocal piece written for human voices without instrumental accompaniment?
• What best describes 12-tone music?
• Which era follows the Baroque era in the listed sequence?
• Which composer is known as 'The Waltz King'?
• The Classical music period spans from the death of which composer to the death of which other composer?
• Which Mozart work is a well-known serenade for strings?
• Which cultural movement is linked to the 1979 song 'Rappers Delight'?
• Which feature is raised to control resonance in singing?
• Tchaikovsky was born in which country?
• Identify the roman-numeral progression used for a plagal cadence (Amen).
• Plagal cadences are commonly associated with which religious word?
• In the overtone series, the second pair of intervals is which?
• Which instrument family would a composer choose to convey a particularly passionate sound?
• Which instrument is NOT part of a standard string quartet?
• Which movement is associated with the return of Romantic/ Classical era emotionalism, moving away from early 20th-century atonality?
• Which statement best describes Baroque era music?
• Which mode corresponds to the natural minor scale?
• A basso continuo could be played by a harpsichord together with which instrument?
• In the harmonic minor scale, which degree of the scale is raised by a half step?
• What is most likely the cause of a buzzing sound when a beginner snare drum student plays fast?
• How long is John Cage's 'Silence' piece?
• In the classical style, the opening movement of an instrumental work was often composed in which form?
• A chord described as M3rd+m3rd+M3rd yields which seventh-chord quality?
• Which composer is associated with the Baroque era?
• What term describes the range within a singer's vocal abilities that is most comfortable to sing?
• Johannes Brahms belongs to which era?
• This Italian-born composer is famous for 39 operas, including The Barber of Seville.
• Which movement is described as minimalist, featuring composers Steve Reich, Philip Glass, and John Adams?
• What musical direction indicates gradually getting slower and softer?
• Which West African drum is known as the talking drum and is played under the arm?
• Kabuki theater originated in the early 1600s and is renowned for its elaborate makeup and stylized acting.
• Tumbadora is another name for what Afro-Cuban instrument?
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart belongs to which musical era?
• The body of the Dubuk is typically made from what wood?
• Which city is acknowledged as the birthplace of hip-hop?
• Which interval is traditionally called the tritone?
• In which country was Chopin born?
• Which composer is credited with creating one of the earliest complete settings of the Mass by a named composer?
• Which progression represents an authentic cadence in traditional tonal harmony?
• The primary aim of twelve-tone technique is to avoid establishing a traditional tonal center by using which approach?
• Which composer is commonly associated with the Baroque era?
• Which Indian string instrument has 17 to 25 strings including 4 or 5 main strings, 2 chikari strings, and 9 to 11 sympathetic strings, and is an adaptation of the Afghan rebab?
• Define Classical singing timbre.
• In twelve-tone composition, which statement best describes the tone row?
• Which percussion instruments are played by striking two objects together?
• Counterpoint is associated with which musical era?
• An anacrusis is which musical term?
• What interval is the tritone used in the Tristan chord?
• What foundational tool is commonly used to begin improvisation?
• ABACABA represents what form?
• Which term best describes a repeating musical pattern used as a structural anchor in music?
• The typical range of an alto voice is approximately from which notes?
• Which vibrato characteristic is typical of classical singing?
• Which composer wrote the Moonlight Sonata?
• Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky belongs to which era?
• What is the primary purpose of a leitmotif in music?
• Which instrument became hugely popular in the Classical era?
• In the overtone series, which pair of intervals follows after the octave?
• What material are Shamisen strings primarily made from today?
• In ensemble performance, what does 'cut-offs' refer to?
• Which composer is associated with modulating from C major to E major in the provided material?
• What marimba mallet grip provides the most independence for mallet movement?
• This style of sacred Renaissance choral music is set to a sacred Latin text. The text used is different than that found in the ordinary of the mass.
• An example of Renaissance secular music, this type of music is designed for mixed chorus and is usually about love.
• Which sequence corresponds to building a Major Seventh chord using successive thirds?
• Define Popular singing timbre.
• Which statement best describes popular singing timbre?
• Dubuk is a double-reed instrument whose body is typically made from aged apricot wood and is associated with Armenian music. It has been heard in Avatar and Gladiator.
• Which of the following is an opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck?
• The Nutcracker was composed by which composer?
• A chord described as M+m+m yields which seventh-chord quality?
• What form of jazz was prominent in the 1920s?
• The typical range of an alto voice is approximately from which note to which note?
• The Middle Eastern Maqam system is most analogous to which Western concept?
• The madrigal is typically about love.
• Which composer is associated with the minimalist movement along with Steve Reich and Philip Glass?
• A chord described as m+m+M yields which seventh-chord quality?
• The sarod neck is fretless and is often compared to which instrument?
• During the shift from Baroque to Classical, which change occurred in the orchestra's string section?
• Which instrument is the North Indian bamboo flute closely associated with Krishna?
• Stacking the intervals of a minor third, then a major third, then a minor third from the root yields which chord?
• Which registers are typical for female voices?
• Which term describes a German art song for voice with piano accompaniment?
• If a vocal student's tone is choked and tense, which approach is recommended?
• Is ternary form considered a compound musical form?
• What is a key goal of unified articulation in choral singing?
• Three minor third intervals stacked together produce which kind of chord?
• Who composed Faust Symphony?
• What is a poem sung in Greek tragedy to lament someone's death?