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PRE-TEST1. What is the title of the person who writes new, original music?

[ ] Conductor

[ ] Songwriter

[ ] Composer

[ ] Arranger

2. What is meant by the term 'content' in the context of digital music-making?

[ ] The melody, harmony, and structure of a song, as well as notation.

[ ] The tracks that make up a song, including acoustic and digital sounds and stems.

[ ] How you feel when completing a project.

[ ] A variety of elements, from short audio recordings to software instruments to effects.

3. What is meant by the term 'audio loops' in the context of digital music-making?

[ ] A great new breakfast cereal that generates music as you chew

[ ] Short musical phrases recording with acoustic or electronic instruments

[ ] Sets of sounds you play using a keyboard, drum pad, or controller

[ ] Pre-programmed settings to be used with a software instrument to generate different tones

4. Which cooresponding item pictured best matches this term:

Timeline

[ ] 2

[ ] 3

[ ] 4

[ ] 1

5. Which cooresponding item pictured best matches this term:

Measure

[ ] 4

[ ] 3

[ ] 1

[ ] 2

6. Which cooresponding item pictured best matches this term:

Track

[ ] 4

[ ] 3

[ ] 1

[ ] 2

7. Which cooresponding item pictured best matches this term:

Loop

[ ] 4

[ ] 1

[ ] 2

[ ] 3

8. What is meant by the term 'clipping' in the context of digital music-making?

[ ] Cutting a loop into sections, either to edit a composition or create new loops.

[ ] Connecting two loop sections together to create a longer sound sequence.

[ ] Recording loud sounds with the microphone, overloading the recording capactiy.

9. Which type of keyboard is designed specifically to send MIDI signals to a computer for digital music-making.

[ ] Keyboard Controller

[ ] Electric Piano

[ ] Synthesizer

[ ] Digital Keyboard

10. What is meant by the term 'Automation' in the context of digital music-making?

[ ] Automatic combination of two or more loops on the same track, into one continuous loop on that track.

[ ] Automatic adjustments to audio effects, such as volume or pan, existing over time.

11. Select the matching term below:

A mathematical representation of sound frequencies in a visual graph.

[ ] Sine Wave

[ ] Acoustic Stem

[ ] Waveform

12. Select the matching term below:

A succession of two distinct phrases, usually performed by different musicians or two different instruments.

[ ] Call and Response

[ ] Introduction

[ ] Rhythm Instruments

13. Select the matching term below:

The process of moving from one tonal center to another.

[ ] Climax

[ ] Key Change

[ ] Tone Generator

14. Select the matching term below:

A gradual decrease in the level of an audio signal, often to silence.

[ ] Key Change

[ ] Fade Out

[ ] Crescendo

15. Select the matching term below:

A segment of time cooresponding to a specific number of beats.

[ ] Timeline

[ ] Loop

[ ] Measure