Music Appreciation for Year 2: Listening and Responding

Question 1

Which item is NOT part of a drum kit?

Accepted Answer

Keyboard

Answer

Cymbal

Answer

Snare drum

Answer

Hi-hat

Question 2

Which type of music is a symphony?

Accepted Answer

Classical

Answer

Jazz

Answer

Rock

Answer

Pop

Question 3

Who leads a group of musicians in an orchestra?

Accepted Answer

Conductor

Answer

Ensemble

Answer

Chorus

Answer

Quartet

Question 4

Which activity is NOT active listening?

Accepted Answer

Ignoring the music

Answer

Clapping along

Answer

Singing along

Answer

Visualising the music

Question 5

Which instrument is common in traditional Scottish music?

Accepted Answer

Bagpipes

Answer

Violin

Answer

Guitar

Answer

Piano

Question 6

Which of these is a percussion instrument that you hit to make a sound?

Accepted Answer

Drums

Answer

Piano

Answer

Guitar

Answer

Violin

Question 7

What is the name of the word used to describe how fast or slow a piece of music is?

Accepted Answer

Tempo

Answer

Rhythm

Answer

Harmony

Answer

Dynamics

Question 8

Which group of instruments usually plays the main tune in an orchestra?

Accepted Answer

Strings

Answer

Woodwinds

Answer

Brass

Answer

Percussion

Question 9

Who is the famous British composer who wrote the piece of music called 'Messiah'?

Accepted Answer

George Handel

Answer

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Answer

Ludwig van Beethoven

Answer

Joseph Haydn

Question 10

What is the term for the feeling or atmosphere of a piece of music?

Accepted Answer

Mood

Answer

Tempo

Answer

Volume

Answer

Dynamics

Question 11

What provides the harmony and support for the melody in a song?

Accepted Answer

Accompaniment

Answer

Verse

Answer

Chorus

Answer

Bridge

Question 12

Which instrument is primarily used to keep a steady beat in music?

Accepted Answer

Drums

Answer

Piano

Answer

Violin

Answer

Guitar

Question 13

Is it true that listening to music can have positive effects on our mood and well-being?

Accepted Answer

Yes

Answer

No

Question 14

Which of these instruments is part of the string family?

Accepted Answer

Violin

Answer

Piano

Answer

Drum

Answer

Saxophone

Question 15

Tempo is the speed at which a piece of music is played. Which of these words describes a slow tempo?

Accepted Answer

Andante

Answer

Allegro

Answer

Presto

Answer

Moderato

Question 16

Music can make us feel different emotions. Which of these words best describes the feeling of a piece of music that makes you want to dance?

Accepted Answer

Happy

Answer

Sad

Answer

Calm

Answer

Angry

Question 17

Classical music is a type of music that has been around for a long time. Which of these is a special feature of classical music?

Accepted Answer

Use of complex harmonies

Answer

Use of improvisation

Answer

Use of electronic instruments

Answer

Use of simple melodies

Question 18

When we play some instruments, we pluck them to make a sound. Which of these instruments do we pluck?

Accepted Answer

Guitar

Answer

Piano

Answer

Flute

Answer

Saxophone

Question 19

We know many famous composers who wrote beautiful music. Who wrote the piece called 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik'?

Accepted Answer

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Answer

Ludwig van Beethoven

Answer

Johann Sebastian Bach

Answer

Giuseppe Verdi

Question 20

Which instrument do you play with a bow to create music?

Accepted Answer

Violin

Answer

Piano

Answer

Drums

Answer

Flute

Question 21

If a song makes you feel sad, we say it's what kind of music?

Accepted Answer

Melancholy

Answer

Happy

Answer

Excited

Answer

Peaceful

Question 22

Which instrument makes sounds when you hit it?

Accepted Answer

Drums

Answer

Guitar

Answer

Clarinet

Answer

Violin

Question 23

Who tells the orchestra when to start playing?

Accepted Answer

Conductor

Answer

Composer

Answer

Musician

Answer

Singer

Question 24

What's the part of a song that you sing over and over?

Accepted Answer

Chorus

Answer

Verse

Answer

Bridge

Answer

Intro

Question 25

What makes the music sound higher or lower?

Accepted Answer

Pitch

Answer

Melody

Answer

Harmony

Answer

Rhythm

Question 26

Which tool helps tune instruments?

Accepted Answer

Tuner

Answer

Metronome

Answer

Audio interface

Answer

Synthesizer

Question 27

Which type of music is sung by many people together?

Accepted Answer

Choral

Answer

Opera

Answer

Folk

Answer

Pop

Question 28

Which of these is NOT a musical instrument?

Accepted Answer

Book

Answer

Tambourine

Answer

Microphone

Answer

Xylophone

Question 29

Which instrument is usually the loudest in a band?

Accepted Answer

Drum

Answer

Flute

Answer

Violin

Answer

Cello

Question 30

Which instrument has the highest pitch in an orchestra?

Accepted Answer

Flute

Answer

Oboe

Answer

Clarinet

Answer

Bassoon

Question 31

Which instrument is played by blowing air into a reed?

Accepted Answer

Saxophone

Answer

Violin

Answer

Guitar

Answer

Piano

Question 32

Who leads a group of musicians playing together?

Accepted Answer

Conductor

Answer

Musician

Answer

Composer

Answer

Singer

Question 33

In a large group of musicians, who leads them by indicating when to start and stop playing?

Accepted Answer

The conductor

Answer

The first violinist

Answer

The pianist

Answer

The drummer

Question 34

What type of music often has a fast beat and includes spoken words known as 'rap'?

Accepted Answer

Hip hop

Answer

Pop

Answer

Classical

Question 35

How does music show us about different cultures?

Accepted Answer

Music tells us about the stories and traditions of different people.

Answer

Music is just for fun.

Answer

Music can't make us feel different emotions.

Answer

Music isn't connected to special events.

Question 36

How does rhythm affect the sound of music?

Accepted Answer

Makes it faster or slower

Answer

Makes it louder or softer

Answer

Makes it higher or lower

Answer

Makes it happier or sadder

Question 37

Which of these is a percussion instrument that you hit to make a sound?

Accepted Answer

Drum

Answer

Piano

Answer

Violin

Answer

Guitar

Question 38

Which of these words describes the feeling of a happy song?

Accepted Answer

Cheerful

Answer

Scary

Answer

Angry

Answer

Sad

Question 39

What is the name of the part of a song that is repeated several times?

Accepted Answer

Chorus

Answer

Bridge

Answer

Verse

Answer

Outro

Question 40

Who is the person in charge of leading an orchestra?

Accepted Answer

Conductor

Answer

Musician

Answer

Composer

Answer

Singer

Question 41

Which note on a piano is the highest?

Accepted Answer

C8

Answer

A4

Answer

E6

Answer

G5

Question 42

Which of these is NOT a type of music?

Accepted Answer

Animal Sounds

Answer

Country

Answer

Classical

Answer

Rock

Question 43

What is the name for a piece of music that is played without singing?

Accepted Answer

Instrumental

Answer

Operatic

Answer

Choral

Answer

Vocal