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Basic Music Theory Terms
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What note receives the beat in cut time?
Half Rest
Quarter Note
Eighth Note
Half Note
2
What does an accent do?
Tells you to play louder with a special emphasis
Cancels Accidentals
Short and detached
Hold note for full value
3
What is a tie?
Connects a note and a rest
Connects two notes of different pitches
Connects notes of the same pitch to lengthen note
Connects only eighth notes
4
What does this mean?
Down bow
Up bow
Tie
Slur
5
What is Andante?
Walking Speed
Slow
Quickly, Cheerfully
Running Speed
6
What does a fermata do?
Cancels Accidentals
Hold note for longer than normal value
Short and detached
Tells you to play louder with a special emphasis
7
What sentence helps us remember the names of the sharps in order?
Battle ends and down goes Charles' Father
Father Charles goes down and ends battle
ROY G BIV
Please excuse my dear aunt sally
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What does a diminuendo mean to do?
Gradually softer
Gradually Slower
Gradually Faster
Gradually louder
9
What does Dal Segno mean?
Repeat from the sign
Repeat from the beginning
An added ending
The end
10
What is Vivace?
Moderately
Lively and Fast
Walking Speed
Very slow
11
How many beats does one sixteenth rest get?
1/4 of a beat
1 beat
1/16 of a beat
1/2 of a beat
12
What is syncopation?
when I finally finish this quiz
when the time signature is changed
when the accent falls on the weak beat
when the accent falls on the strong beat
13
What divides the staff into measures?
repeat sign
Bar line
ledger line
coda
14
What is the space between bar lines called?
ledger lines
space notes
time signature
measure
15
How many strong beats are there in 6/8 time in a fast tempo?
1
2
8
6
16
What does a dot do to a note?
Makes it longer by half the note value
Doubles it
Cuts it in half
Adds a beat to it
17
What does mezzo piano mean?
A medium sized piano
Moderately Soft
Moderately loud
soft
18
What key signature has only one flat?
B flat
F
D
C
19
What does Fine mean?
Repeat from the beginning
Repeat from the sign
The end
An added ending
20
What are the lines used to extend the range of the staff called?
Grand Staff
Middle Notes
Ledger Lines
Bass Clef
21
What does a double bar with two dots in front of it mean?
The piece is finished
Stop Playing
Pause or Rest
Repeat
22
What key signature has no sharps and no flats?
F
D
C sharp
C
23
What does the double bar line mean?
Repeat
Begin
Skip
The end
24
What are the five lines and four spaces that music is written on called?
Ledger Spaces
Ledger Lines
Pitches
Staff
25
What key signature has only one sharp?
G
C
F
D
26
What does the bottom number stand for in a time signature?
The Number of beats in a measure
That the eighth note receives one beat
What type of note we are counting
That there are 4 beats in a measure
27
What is this clef called? (violas play this one)
Treble Clef
Tenor Clef
Alto Clef
Bass Clef
28
What is a chromatic scale?
WWHWWWH pattern
WWHWWH Pattern
Entirely whole steps
Entirely half steps
29
What is Adagio?
Lively and fast
Quickly, cheerfully
Slow
Moderately
30
What is the G clef more commonly known as?
Treble Cleff
F Clef
Grand Staff
Bass Clef
31
What does fortissimo stand for?
Moderately Loud
Very Loud
Soft
Loud
32
What is the maximum number of eighth notes you can have in one measure in 4/4 time?
3
8
4
16
33
What is does this mean?
Down Bow
Up Bow
Tie
Slur
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What note is this?
G
3
2
B
