Summative test

FIRST QUARTER

Grade four

Name:___________________________ Date:_____________________

Grade and section: _______________ Teacher: __________________

I. Direction: Match each note and rest with its correct name. Write the letter of your answer on the
blank.

_____1. a. whole note

_____2. b. half note

_____3. c. quarter note

_____4. d. eight note

_____5. e. whole rest

_____6. f. half rest

_____7. g. quarter rest

_____8. h. eight rest

_____9. i. G-clef

II. True or False. Write T on the blank if the statement is true and F if the statement is false.

_____1. Music and sound duration can be expressed in symbols called notes.

_____2. Rest are musical symbol for silence.

_____3. Notes signal singers or instrumentalists to take either short or long pauses during the song.

_____4. Rhythmic patterns are the patterns of sound and silence result from combining notes and rests.

_____5. Notes and rests can be grouped as unit called a meter, with each meter containing 2, 3, or 4
beats.

_____6. A duple meter contains one beat.

_____7. The time signature guides you in interpreting music without going out of beat.

_____8. The most common time signature is the two four time signature.

_____9. In a time signature, the upper number identifies the kind of note that will receive one beat.

_____10. The rest tree shows the relationships of the duration of the rest.

III. Answer the following questions.

1. What is the importance of observing the correct timing in music?

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2. How important is rhythm as an element of music? Explain your answer.

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SECOND QUARTER

Grade Four

Name: ___________________________ Date: _____________________

Grade and section: _______________ Teacher: __________________

I. Fill in the blanks. Complete each sentence with the correct word or group of words. Choose from the
words in the box.

Interval five natural

Scale melody half step

Range diatonic vertical

Eight sharp horizontal

Four flat whole step

1-2. The staff has _______________________ lines and __________________ spaces that each carry a
specific pitch or tone.

3. A _________________ lowers the pitch of note by half step.

4. The element of music that is made up of series of notes arrange rhythmically order to convey a
musical idea is called ______________________

5. A _________________ is the shortest distance from one note to another.

6. A _________________ raises the pitch of a note by half step.

7. The ________________ scale has eight notes that either go up or go down the scale.

8. Melodic __________________ is the distance between the lowest and highest notes of a song.

9. The distance between two notes is called a _______________.

10. Harmonic interval refers to the _______________ relationship of notes that are played or sounded
simultaneously.
II. Write on the blank the word formed by the pitch names on each staff. Remember to take note of the
clef sign in determining the pitch name of each note.

1.

F-CLEF

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2.

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F-CLEF

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Third Quarter
Music 4
Name: ___________________________ Date: _____________________

Grade and section: _______________ Teacher: __________________

I. Match each item with the word being described. Write the letter of your answer on the blank.

_____ 1. Pertains to the layers of sound heard as music is performed. a. descant

_____ 2. Sung by two or more groups of people but with each b. fortissimo

with each group beginning at different times.

_____ 3. The simultaneous blending of two or more tones into c. harmony

into one solid musical sound.

_____ 4. A musical line repeated throughout a song or a section d. largo

of a song.

_____ 5. Ornamental tones or melodies often sung or played e. ostinato

higher than the melody.

_____ 6. The rate of speed in music. f. piano

_____ 7. Tempo that is very slow and broad. g. presto

_____ 8. Tempo that is very fast. h. round song

_____ 9. The soft sound in music. i. tempo

_____ 10. Indicated by the making ff, it signals a section that j. texture

must be performed in a loud manner.

II. What is the term for the following symbols and what do they stand for?

Symbol Term Meaning

p

pp

f
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III. Answer the following questions.

1. What are the two kinds of ostinato? Give an example of each kind.

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2. What is the difference between the two kinds of ostinato?

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3. What happens to a musical piece when ostinato and descants are added to it?

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4. How important is texture to music?

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5. Do you like music with thick texture? Why or why not?

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Fourth Quarter
Music 4
Name: ___________________________ Date: _____________________

Grade and section: _______________ Teacher: __________________

I. Fill in the blanks with the correct answer. Choose the answer from the box.

Brasswind keyboard form

Stringed phrase contrasting

Similar timbre woodwind

Percussion harpsichord violin

1. _____________________ refers to the color and quality of one’s voice.

2. A musical ____________________ expresses a complete musical thought.

3. ____________________ phrases are phrases where melodies or rhythm of four or more measure is
almost the same with another phrase.

4. ____________________ is the structure of musical piece.

5. ____________________ phrases are phrases where melodies and rhythm of one phrase is different
from another phrase.

6. ____________________ instruments are played by plucking, strumming, or bowing the strings.

7. ____________________ instruments are composed of flutes and reed wind instruments.

8. ____________________ instruments are composed of instruments made from brass and metal.

9._____________________ instruments are played by striking using mallets or sticks.

10. ____________________ instruments produce sounds when the keys are pressed and a hammer
strikes or plucks the strings.