Music Theory for Choir

Question 1

What is Mr. Hancock's go-to Starbucks drink?

Accepted Answer

Caramel Frappucino

Question 2

What is the Italian and English for D.S.?

Accepted Answer

Dal Segno, go to the sign

Question 3

What is one symbol that designates the end of a piece of music?

Accepted Answer

Double bar line

Question 4

What is the Italian and English for D.C.?

Accepted Answer

Da Capo, go to the beginning

Question 5

What is the Italian and English for "mf"?

Accepted Answer

mezzo forte, medium loud

Question 6

What are the four main parts of a choir from highest to lowest

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Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass

Question 7

What is this curved line called?

Accepted Answer

Tie

Question 8

What is the term for a unit of time that contains a group of beats?

Accepted Answer

Measure

Question 9

What are the vertical lines that divide up the music?

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Bar lines

Question 10

This articulation marking means to sing the note:

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Detached

Question 11

What does the bottom number of the time signature indicate?

Accepted Answer

Type of note that gets one beat

Question 12

What is this symbol, which tells you to hold a note until the conductor cuts you off?

Accepted Answer

Fermata

Question 13

What are the five lines that notes are placed on

Accepted Answer

Staff

Question 14

What's the middle voice name for men?

Accepted Answer

Baritone

Question 15

This symbol that tells you what notes will be used most in a song is called a:

Accepted Answer

Key signature

Question 16

Mr. Hancock has a brother. What is his name?

Accepted Answer

Kevin

Question 17

What does this symbol tell you to do?

Accepted Answer

Get softer

Question 18

Where does the word "fine" appear in music?

Accepted Answer

The end

Question 19

What are the lines of the treble clef from bottom to top?

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E, G, B, D, F

Question 20

Define A Cappella

Accepted Answer

Without accompaniment

Question 21

This symbol that cancels a sharp or flat is called a:

Accepted Answer

Natural

Question 22

This is an example of a:

Accepted Answer

Major Scale

Question 23

What's the middle voice name for women

Accepted Answer

Mezzo

Question 24

What is Mr. Hancock's go-to birthday restaurant?

Accepted Answer

Wood Ranch

Question 25

What does this symbol tell you to do?

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Get louder

Question 26

What is the Italian and English for "ff"?

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fortissimo, very loud

Question 27

What is the Italian and English for "p"?

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piano, soft

Question 28

What are the spaces of the bass clef?

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A, C, E, G

Question 29

What is the beat?

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The steady pulse of music

Question 30

Ritardando means to do what?

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Gradually slow down

Question 31

This is called a:

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Triad

Question 32

Define a musical accent

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A louder dynamic on one note

Question 33

The order of musical time periods from oldest to newest is:

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Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modern

Question 34

"tempo rubato" means:

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Flexibility in tempo

Question 35

The eight solfege syllables for a major scale from top to bottom are:

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do, ti, la, so, fa, mi, re, do

Question 36

What are the spaces of the treble clef?

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F, A, C, E

Question 37

"a tempo" means to:

Accepted Answer

Return to original tempo

Question 38

Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi were composers in the _________ period

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Baroque

Question 39

Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven were composers in the ________ period

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Classical

Question 40

What does the term "coda" refer to?

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The last section of music

Question 41

What is rhythm

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Notes and rests of various lengths

Question 42

What are the short lines that extend the staff up and down called?

Accepted Answer

Ledger Lines

Question 43

What is this curved line called and what does it tell you to do?

Accepted Answer

Slur, sing legato

Question 44

The six primary tempos in order from slowest to fastest is:

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largo, adagio, andante, moderato, allegro, presto

Question 45

Legato means to sing:

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Connected

Question 46

What does the top number in time signature indicate?

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Number of beats in one measure

Question 47

What is this symbol?

Accepted Answer

Repeat Sign

Question 48

Tempo refers to:

Accepted Answer

The speed of a song

Question 49

This symbol does what?

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Raises a note by a half-step

Question 50

Schubert, Brahms, and Wagner were composers in the ___________ period

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Romantic

Question 51

Mr. Hancock loves everything from classic rock to classical, but he really loves...

Accepted Answer

Metal

Question 52

What are the lines of the bass clef?

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G, B, D, F, A

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