PRAXIS 5115 Music Listening Practice Questions – Over 150 Music Listening Multiple Choice Questions

 

This is a digital eBook. You will have 180 days of access to the book.

 

This book is one of a kind resource to pass the PRAXIS 5115 Music Exam. This book includes over 150 music listening practice questions similar to what is seen on the exam. No other resource exists like this book to help pass the PRAXIS 5115 Music exam. This book is designed to expose first-time or repeat test-takers to content and questions on the exam. Unlike other resources that give too much unnecessary information, this book is designed to focus on the exam.

 

What is included? The book includes over 150 multiple-choice questions, music recordings, and detailed explanations.

 

PRAXIS 5115 Music Exam Questions – Sneak Preview

 

One of the core aspects of the book is that it is aligned with the actual exam, so we have put the following list to give you a sneak preview of what questions to expect in the book. If you are a repeat test taker, you will know this book is the real deal to get good exposure to the exam by looking at these questions. These are just SOME of the questions related to what is seen in the book.

 

NOTE: Some options are purposely removed, but these questions are included in the book along with music recordings.

 

QUESTION 1

 

In which tempo is this excerpt written?

 

1. Allegro
2. REMOVE
3. Moderato
4. Andante

 

QUESTION 2

 

Which of the following ensembles is featured in this excerpt?

 

1. choir and a string quartet
2. choir and a piano
3. REMOVE
4. soprano and an orchestra

 

QUESTION 3

 

What is the meter of this excerpt by Chopin?

 

1. 3/4
2. REMOVE
3. 4/4
4. REMOVE

 

QUESTION 4

 

How many different tempos are used for different sections of this piece?

 

1. 1
2. 2
3. REMOVE
4. 4

 

QUESTION 5

 

Which instruments and groups are played in this excerpt?

 

1. REMOVE
2. piano and winds
3. piano and orchestra
4. REMOVE

 

QUESTION 6

 

At the beginning of this excerpt, which interval is played by wind instruments?

 

1. Thirds
2. Fourth
3. REMOVE
4. Sixth

 

QUESTION 7

 

In this excerpt, the violinist makes an embellishment error in which of the following measures? The total bar number is 16.

 

1. 5
2. 9
3. REMOVE
4. 16

 

QUESTION 8

 

In this excerpt, Cello is playing very fast notes. What is the musical name for that?

 

1. Staccato
2. Crescendo
3. Vibrato
4. REMOVE

 

QUESTION 9

 

What is the name of a rhythmic pattern played with a right hand in bars 1-8?

 

1. Quarters
2. REMOVE
3. Triplets
4. 8th

 

QUESTION 10

 

What is the singer doing when she alternates the voice very quickly between two pitches that are very close to each other?

 

1. Tenuto
2. REMOVE
3. Vibrato
4. REMOVE

 

QUESTION 11

 

You will listen to two different percussion instruments. They are both doing an accelerando. There is an error in one of the following 4 audio sections because they are not accelerating at the same time. NOTE: There is a pause of silence after each audio/section.

 

1. REMOVE
2. The error is in audio section 2.
3. REMOVE
4. The error is in audio section 4.