Music Theory for Choir

Question 1

What are the five lines that notes are placed on

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Staff

Question 2

"tempo rubato" means:

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Flexibility in tempo

Question 3

Define A Cappella

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Without accompaniment

Question 4

What are the vertical lines that divide up the music?

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Bar lines

Question 5

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

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Natural

Question 6

What does this symbol tell you to do?

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Get louder

Question 7

This is called a:

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Triad

Question 8

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

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Da Capo, go to the beginning

Question 9

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

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Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass

Question 10

Where does the word "fine" appear in music?

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The end

Question 11

What is the Italian and English for "ff"?

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fortissimo, very loud

Question 12

What's the middle voice name for men?

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Baritone

Question 13

What is the beat?

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The steady pulse of music

Question 14

What is this symbol?

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Repeat Sign

Question 15

What is rhythm

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Notes and rests of various lengths

Question 16

What does the top number in time signature indicate?

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Number of beats in one measure

Question 17

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

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Double bar line

Question 18

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

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Dal Segno, go to the sign

Question 19

What is this curved line called?

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Tie

Question 20

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

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Caramel Frappucino

Question 21

This symbol does what?

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Raises a note by a half-step

Question 22

Tempo refers to:

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The speed of a song

Question 23

What are the spaces of the bass clef?

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A, C, E, G

Question 24

"a tempo" means to:

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Return to original tempo

Question 25

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

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largo, adagio, andante, moderato, allegro, presto

Question 26

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

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Romantic

Question 27

What's the middle voice name for women

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Mezzo

Question 28

What does the bottom number of the time signature indicate?

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Type of note that gets one beat

Question 29

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

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Measure

Question 30

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

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Classical

Question 31

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

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Slur, sing legato

Question 32

What is the Italian and English for "mf"?

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mezzo forte, medium loud

Question 33

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

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Baroque

Question 34

This is an example of a:

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Major Scale

Question 35

What does the term "coda" refer to?

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The last section of music

Question 36

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 37

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

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Key signature

Question 38

What are the lines of the bass clef?

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G, B, D, F, A

Question 39

What does this symbol tell you to do?

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Get softer

Question 40

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

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E, G, B, D, F

Question 41

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

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Fermata

Question 42

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

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Ledger Lines

Question 43

Legato means to sing:

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Connected

Question 44

Ritardando means to do what?

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Gradually slow down

Question 45

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

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Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modern

Question 46

Define a musical accent

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A louder dynamic on one note

Question 47

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

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Wood Ranch

Question 48

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

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Metal

Question 49

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

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Kevin

Question 50

What is the Italian and English for "p"?

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piano, soft

Question 51

This articulation marking means to sing the note:

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Detached

Question 52

What are the spaces of the treble clef?

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F, A, C, E

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