Beginning Band Music Quiz

What symbol raises a note 1/2 step?

The constant pulse in a piece of music that you tap your foot to is called _.

What symbol means to emphasize a note?

In common time, how beats does a half rest get?

Band is the best class ever.

T/F: You should always tongue your notes unless there is a slur.

In common time, how many beats does a whole note get?

A broken chord; notes of a chord played separately instead of at the same time.

What does adagio mean?

A musical sentence is called a _.

The symbols at the beginning of a piece that tell the performer what notes are sharp or flat.

What dynamic means to play softly?

Any sharp, flat, or natural which appears in the music without being in the key signature.

In 2/4 time, how many beats are in a measure?

How do you determine how long to hold a dotted note for?

How many eighth notes are in one half note?

What symbol signifies the end of a piece of music?

In cut time (2/2) what note gets the beat?

A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order. Notes appear in alphabetical order.

What is a symbol indicates to hold a note longer than normal?

What does D.C. al Fine mean?

In common time, how long is a dotted quarter note?

Notes that are spelled differently, but sound the same.

The distance between two notes is called _.

What is a tie? (in music)

2 or more notes played at the same time.

What clef do high instruments read?

What does the top number in the time signature tell you?

What term means to gradually get louder?

A dot above/below a note that indicates to play the note light and separated is called a _.