UNIT 3.

MUSIC – GRADE 10
(Vocabulary and Grammar)
I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three
in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. composer B. process C. pop D. post
2. A. rhythm B. heavy C. highlife D. hardcore
3. A. metal B. accidental C. gospel D. techno
4. A. listened B. danced C. composed D. played
5. A. writes B. songs C. records D. albums
II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of
primary stress in each of the following questions.
1. A. syncopation B. accompanist C. incidental D. composition
2. A. musical B. melody C. performance D. improvise
3. A. musician B. soloist C. composer D. performer
4. A. perform B. number C. rhythm D. music
5. A. classical B. popular C. digital D. electric
III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following sentences.
1. The music industry has undergoing significant change over the past few years, with declining volumes of
A B
music sold through an ownership model (such as downloads) and rapid growth in usage models (such as
C D
streaming).
2. Music has been used as a mean of communication and healing since the beginning of mankind.
A B C D
3. Music Therapy, that involves the music therapist, the client and the music in an ever-evolving relationship,
A B
is rooted in the ancient literate societies.
C D
4. The conductor stands in the front of the orchestra, on a podium, and conducts by using hand and body
A B C D
motions.
5. Technology became an increasingly important tool for composers, which have known to use recording tape
A B C as a
compositional tool.
D
IV. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following sentences.
1. Melody is a musical line that is the "tune" of the piece. ____ is the part you will probably be humming
when
you leave the concert!
 A. which B. There C. This D. What
2. Accompaniment is a musical line that is secondary ____ the melody; and accompaniment parts support the
melody.
A. of B. in C. with D. to
3. Unison is the sounding of the same note by two or more ____. In a unison piece of music, the players do
not
have different parts, but all play together.
A. player B. players C. the player D. the players
4. Folk Music refers to any music that comes from a common culture, and it is most often passed on ____
from
generation to generation.
A. oral B. orally C. oratorical D. oratory
5. Stringed instruments are played by drawing a bow ____ the strings or by plucking the strings with the
fingers.
A. from B. away C. across D. over
6. Woodwind players produce sound by blowing air into ____ mouthpiece. Most woodwind instruments have
reeds, which vibrate very quickly to produce the sound of the instrument.
A. an B. a C. the D. his
7. Brass players make sound by "buzzing" their lips ____ blowing into the mouthpiece, they change notes
with
the help of valves or slides.
A. while B. during C. before D. by
8. Music is an art form and cultural activity ____ medium is sound organized in time.
A. that B. in which C. where D. whose
9. The conductor gives the musicians non-verbal signals ____ with his hands or by using a small stick called a
baton.
A. whether B. either C. neither D. both
10. The concertmaster/concertmistress is the first violin player in the orchestra, the leader of the string section
and ____ most solos for the violin.
A. play B. that play C. will play D. to play
11. Electronically created sounds are used in combination with other electronic sounds or played together with
traditional music ____.
A. instrument B. instruments C. instrumental D. instrumentally
12. The ballet Hoedown tells the story of a cowgirl who is in love with a cowboy, but can't get him ____ her.
A. notice B. to notice C. noticing D. noticed
13. Woodwind instruments produce sound when players blow air into them; they were originally made out of
wood, ____ is why they are called woodwinds!
A. which B. that C. the reason D. for which
14. The flute has a very high, light and beautiful sound much like ____ of a bird.
A. it B. this C. which D. that
15. The OBOE makes its sound when the player blows air through a mouthpiece containing cut pieces of
bamboo ____ a "reed."
A. calls B. call C. calling D. called
16. The OBOE is a very important instrument, as the oboist is ____ player who tunes the whole orchestra
before
every concert.
A. a B. the C. who D. that
17. The clarinet can play very high and very low, very soft or very loud, so they are used for many types of
music, ____ classical, jazz and folk.
A. includes B. include C. including D . included
18. The brass instruments are long brass tubes curled and bent into different shapes and flare out at one end
into
____ is called a bell.
A. it B. that C. what D. where
19. The ____ of the brass instruments is produced by the vibration of the player's lips as they blow through the
mouthpiece.
A. sound B. sounds C. sounding D. sounder
20. ____ the TRUMPET is the smallest brass instrument, it can play the highest notes of all the brass
instruments and often plays in marches or fanfares.
A. Because B. Although C. However D. Since
21. The TROMBONE is the only brass instrument that does not use valves; ____ the player moves a curved
tube, called a "slide," back and forth in order to change notes.
A. rather B. other C. instead D. but
22. YouTube claims that not only does it return money directly to creators, but also that it has a ____ effect on
music.
A. promote B. promoting C. promoted D. promotional
23. Additional evidence for universal musical tendencies ____ from archaeological discoveries of musical
instruments and scores from thousands of years ago.
A. come B. comes C. came D. had come
24. If music were purely a cultural invention, one might expect ancient music to be dramatically ____ modern
music, given the huge cultural differences between then and now.
A. differ from B. different from C. differed to D. differing from
25. At present the earliest example of what may be a musical instrument is a bone "flute" that dates ____
approximately 50,000 years ago, during the middle Paleolithic.
A. back B. away C. at D. to
26. At ____ level, infants as young as 8 months seem to perceive melodic pitch contours much as adults do.
A. most basic B. the most basic C. mostly basically D. the most basically
27. One way to reveal innate constraints on music perception is to show that certain musical stimuli are
represented or remembered more accurately than others, independent ____ experience.
A. on B. to C. with D. of
28. Every musical instrument, needless to say, requires a long period of development - usually trial-and-error
experimentation by generations of craftsmen - before arriving at ____ final perfected form.
A. its B. their C. that D. which
29. A: "Can you concentrate on other things when you are listening to music?"
B: ‘____”
A. I prefer to work in a quite area.
B. I'm keen on listening to dance music.
C. I often share my favorite albums with friends. D. I don't think music can help with this.
30. A: "Do you think music can heal sick people?"
B: “____”
A. I can't agree with you more. B. The sooner, the better.
C. At least they can feel better. D. Doctors cannot do so.
V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s)
in each of the following sentences.
1. Although infants clearly have not learned as much from their limited exposure to music as adults have from
a
lifetime of listening, it is nonetheless difficult to explain the effects of the exposure that occurs both in the
womb and in the first few months of life.
A. presentation B. contact C. interaction D. knowledge
2. Although it is often said that music, like dance, exists since the beginning of the human race, the music
industry emerged relatively late.
A. occurred B. appeared C. came D. developed
3. The record business by using marketing tools, to record, reproduce, promote and distribute the author's
work,
in reality alters the author's passion towards musical art for financial gains.
A. worry B. concern C. love D. excitement
4. Albums and individual songs can now be bought in digital format (iTunes), and downloaded onto one's
computer, and from there onto a USB-stick, CD-R, iPod, mobile telephones and the like.
A. electric appliances B. electronic instruments C. digital devices D. mechanical products
5. The introduction of television marked the turning point in many areas, as was the case with the music
industry.
A. new era B. new program C. final stage D. finishing line

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