Music and Technology for Reception: Explore Music with Digital Tools

Question 1

In music making, what is a loop?

Accepted Answer

A short piece of music that repeats

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A tool for playing music

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A program that writes music

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A type of microphone

Question 2

Besides making music on a computer, what's another way we can use technology in music?

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Recording our own voices

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Playing a real guitar

Question 3

When making music on a computer or tablet, what's the first thing you need to do?

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Open the music app.

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Plug in your microphone.

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Pick the instruments you want.

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Turn on your device.

Question 4

What do people who make music using computers and iPads do for a job?

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Musician

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Teacher

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Doctor

Question 5

Imagine you have a music app on your phone. Which button do you press to record your own singing or a funny sound?

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Record

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Play

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Stop

Question 6

Which software can you use to combine different songs and make them sound different?

Accepted Answer

GarageBand

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Spotify

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YouTube Music

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TikTok

Question 7

When using a music app to make a song, what things should you think about to make it sound good?

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The different sounds you can use

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How fast or slow the music is

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The color of the app

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How many buttons you press

Question 8

How can we use technology to make our own special music?

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We can use it to create our own songs.

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We can only use it to make music that other people have already written.

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We can only use it to learn how to play real instruments.

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We can only use it to make our voices sound like animals.

Question 9

When singing a song, you want to make your voice sound higher or lower. Which tool in a music app can help you do this?

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Pitch shifter

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Tempo control

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Equalizer

Question 10

When creating a song on a musical app, how can you make the melody sound memorable?

Accepted Answer

Mix up different rhythms, pitches, and keep a steady tempo.

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Keep the rhythm the same throughout the melody.

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Use a fast tempo to make the melody sound exciting.

Question 11

When music has a fast beat, it sounds like what?

Accepted Answer

A fast heartbeat

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A slow heartbeat

Question 12

You have a friend who lives far away. How can you sing a song together?

Accepted Answer

Use a video call

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Play musical instruments

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Send an email

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Post on social media

Question 13

When you sing higher, what happens to the pitch of your voice?

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It gets higher.

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It gets louder.

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It gets lower.

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It stays the same.

Question 14

When we sing or play different notes, what happens to the sound we hear?

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The sound changes from high to low or low to high.

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The sound gets louder.

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The sound changes from one instrument to another.

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The beat of the sound changes.

Question 15

In a music program, what tool do you use to make the sound quieter or louder?

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Volume

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Speed

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Balance

Question 16

How can we make music with friends who live far away?

Accepted Answer

Use the internet to share ideas.

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We can only make music together if we are in the same place.

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Technology can only be used to make simple tunes.

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Making music with friends online is not as fun as making music with friends in person.

Question 17

How can we use different rhythms in music to make people feel different emotions?

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Playing fast and loud rhythms can make people feel excited and happy.

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Playing slow and quiet rhythms can make people feel calm and sad.

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Rhythm doesn't affect how people feel.

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I'm not sure.

Question 18

What can we use the drum machine software to do?

Accepted Answer

Create our own drum beats

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Play a song

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Sing a song

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Record our voices

Question 19

How can we record our own voices on the computer?

Accepted Answer

Using the microphone

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Using the speakers

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Using the keyboard

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Using the mouse

Question 20

Which button do we use to make our recordings louder?

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The Volume Up button

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The Effects button

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The Play button

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The Stop button

Question 21

Which tool on the computer can be used to make different sounds?

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Keyboard

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Paintbrush

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Ruler

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Scissors

Question 22

What are the pictures on the computer screen called?

Accepted Answer

Icons

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Notes

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Letters

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Numbers

Question 23

With which tool can you record your own voice?

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Microphone

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Webcam

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Printer

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Scanner

Question 24

What do we call the person who writes music?

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Composer

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Singer

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Producer

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Engineer

Question 25

What does a microphone do in music technology?

Accepted Answer

Records sounds

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To play music

Question 26

What is a loop in music?

Accepted Answer

A section of music that repeats

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A type of musical instrument

Question 27

What is a good rule for using music technology in class?

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Respect others' creations

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Don't share equipment

Question 28

When we record a sound on a computer, it is saved as what?

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Audio file

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Video

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Image

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Document

Question 29

What do we call the device that we use to control music software on a computer?

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Mouse

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Microphone

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Keyboard

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Printer

Question 30

Which of these is NOT a type of digital musical instrument?

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Piano

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Synthesizer

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Drum machine

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Looper

Question 31

What software do we use to record and edit music on a computer?

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Digital audio workstation

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Word processor

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Spreadsheet

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Video editor

Question 32

Which of these is a musical app we will use?

Accepted Answer

GarageBand

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Calculator

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Clock

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Calendar

Question 33

Which instrument in GarageBand makes a drum sound?

Accepted Answer

Drums

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Piano

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Guitar

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Microphone

Question 34

What do we use to record our voices or sounds in GarageBand?

Accepted Answer

Microphone

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Volume knob

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Pitch slider

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Tempo button

Question 35

Which button in GarageBand starts the music playing?

Accepted Answer

Play button

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Stop button

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Record button

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Pause button

Question 36

Which app can you use to make your own songs?

Accepted Answer

GarageBand

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Minecraft

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YouTube

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Zoom

Question 37

How can you change the highness or lowness of a sound?

Accepted Answer

Use the pitch slider

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Press the space bar

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Click on the note

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Sing into the microphone

Question 38

Which button do you press to start the music playing?

Accepted Answer

Play button

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Record button

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Stop button

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Pause button

Question 39

What does the tempo slider change?

Accepted Answer

The speed of the music

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The volume of the music

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The pitch of the music

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The rhythm of the music

Question 40

We can use a special computer program called GarageBand to record and change sounds. What is the name of this type of computer program?

Accepted Answer

Music software

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Word processor

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Drawing program

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Video player

Question 41

We can use a special musical instrument called a 'digital synthesizer' to play music using technology. What type of instrument is a digital synthesizer?

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Keyboard instrument

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String instrument

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Wind instrument

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Percussion instrument

Question 42

We can use a tool to record sounds called a microphone. What do we use a microphone for in music?

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To capture and store sounds

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To make sounds louder

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To change the pitch of sounds

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To add different sound effects

Question 43

We can use a special sound effect called 'reverb' to make a sound sound like it's coming from a large room. Which sound effect makes a sound sound like it's coming from a large room?

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Reverb

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Delay

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Chorus

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Distortion

Question 44

We can use technology to create rhythms in many ways. Which of these is NOT a way to create rhythms using technology?

Accepted Answer

Singing a melody

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Using a drum machine

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Tapping on a computer keyboard

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Playing the guitar

Question 45

We can use technology to create many different types of music. Which type of music often uses technology to create sounds?

Accepted Answer

Electronic music

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Classical music

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Jazz music

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Folk music

Question 46

What can you use to record your own voice using a computer?

Accepted Answer

Microphone

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Paintbrush

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Drum

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Keyboard

Question 47

What do you use to turn up or turn down the volume of music on a computer?

Accepted Answer

Slider

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Button

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Dial

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Joystick

Question 48

Which music app can you use to make your own songs?

Accepted Answer

GarageBand

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Spotify

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YouTube

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SoundCloud

Question 49

What is the name for the picture that shows the pattern of a sound on a computer?

Accepted Answer

Waveform

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Pixel

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Note

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Chord

Question 50

Which of these things is NOT a way to use music technology in the classroom?

Accepted Answer

Playing computer games

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Making sound effects for stories

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Learning about instruments

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Writing songs

Question 51

What is the difference between a regular keyboard and a MIDI keyboard?

Accepted Answer

MIDI keyboards can control other instruments

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MIDI keyboards are only used for making music

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MIDI keyboards have letters

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MIDI keyboards are always blue

Question 52

Which of these is an electronic musical instrument?

Accepted Answer

Theremin

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Piano

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Guitar

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Drums

Question 53

Which of these is not a type of music technology?

Accepted Answer

Calculator

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Keyboard

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Metronome

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Microphone

Question 54

What is the purpose of a speaker?

Accepted Answer

To make sound louder

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To make special sound effects

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To record music

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To play music from a computer

Question 55

Which app lets you record and change sounds?

Accepted Answer

GarageBand

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Paint

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Calculator

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Maps

Question 56

What can you use to make a sound higher or lower?

Accepted Answer

Pitch wheel

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Volume slider

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Play button

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Pause button

Question 57

Which button stops the sound from playing?

Accepted Answer

Stop

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Play

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Pause

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Record

Question 58

How can you make a sound louder?

Accepted Answer

Volume slider

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Pitch wheel

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Microphone

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Headphones

Question 59

Which part of the app lets you choose different instruments?

Accepted Answer

Toolbar

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Trackpad

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Menu bar

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Timeline

Question 60

What does the 'record' button do?

Accepted Answer

Records the sound

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Plays the sound

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Stops the sound

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Changes the sound

Question 61

Which of these apps can you use to make your own songs?

Accepted Answer

GarageBand

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Spotify

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YouTube Music

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Amazon Music

Question 62

What do you slide to make the music louder or quieter?

Accepted Answer

Volume slider

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Play button

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Pause button

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Skip button

Question 63

Which tool in music software can you use to cut and paste different parts of a song?

Accepted Answer

Copy and paste tool

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Selection tool

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Scissors tool

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Eraser tool

Question 64

What do we use to record our voices?

Accepted Answer

Microphone

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Speaker

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Headphones

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Keyboard