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CFE Music Theory Review
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A review for the theory questions of the CFE.
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1
The following metronome marking shows:
120 beats per song
120 quarter notes a minute
60 eighth notes in a minute
a slow beat
2
The order of flats is
EAFDCBG
BEADGCF
FCGDAEB
BDEAFCG
3
We organize beats by placing them into_______.
quartets
measures
time signatures
shopping bags
4
A _______ is defined as 8 notes.
Scale
Phrase
Melody
5
A bar line cancels an accidental.
False
True
6
Lines above or below the staff are called
octaves
crescendo lines
ledger lines
extenders
7
What is the name of this marking and what does it mean?
Trill; alternate quickly between two notes
Tremolo; repeated thirty-second notes
Trill; alternate quickly between playing and resting
8
A _______ is when a musician dramatically slides up/down from one note to another.
Tremolo
Trill
Glissando
9
D.S. al fine means
return to the beginning and play until the sign
return to the beginning and play until the music says fine
return to the sign and play until the music says fine
return to the sign and play to the end of the page
10
________________ are small divisions in a piece of music.
repeat
endings
key signature
measures
11
This time signature indicates how many beats per measure?
4
2
1
3
12
The musical interval F ascending to C is a ______.
Perfect fourth
Perfect Fifth
Major second
Major Fifth
13
A half step is the smallest interval in Western Music Scales.
True
False
14
A walking pace tempo is called_______.
molto
largo
presto
Moderato
15
A musical unit, often a component of a melody:
Enharmonic
Scale
Phrase
16
A natural sign cancels a sharp or flat within the same measure.
True
False
17
A whole step is an interval consisting of ___ half steps.
2
3
1
4
18
Staccato is an articulation that means
short and separated
quick and light
loud and accented
bubbly and fast
19
You will find the key signature in between the clef sign and the time signature.
True
False
20
Which of these are types of accents: 1) . 2) ^ 3)> 4)-
3 and 4
4 and 1
1 and 2
2 and 3
21
How many different notes are there in a major scale?
88
12
7
3
22
What is the name of the first note of a scale (the note that identifies the scale)?
Base
Root
23
When writing a major scale, you will never mix sharps and flats.
True
False
24
A fermata above a note means the director can hold the note longer than its normal duration
False
True
25
A flat or sharp affects every notes on the same line/space for an entire bar.
False
True
26
What does the flat symbol do to a note?
raises the note one half step
lowers the note a whole step
cancels a sharp
lowers the note a half step
27
An ostinato is:
A short theme repeated over and over
A long period of silence
A long melody that never ends
A group of notes played one time
28
Which of these has the dynamics in order?
Forte,Piano,Mezzopiano,pianissimo,mezzoforte,fortissimo
Fortissimo,Forte,Pianissimo,Piano,Mezzoforte,Mezzopiano
Pianissimo,Piano,Mezzopiano,Mezzoforte,forte,fortissimo
29
A crescendo is a dynamic marking which indicates to:
sing softly
gradually increase volume
repeat
gradually descrease volume
30
Clef signs are used at the _______ of each staff.
Beginning
End
Middle
31
How many total notes are there in all music?
88
7
12
8
32
An arpeggio is when a soloist plays specific intervals such as "sol" "mi" and "do".
False
True
33
____ is the vibration frequency of a sound, or the highness or lowness of a musical sound.
Enharmonic
Key signature
Pitch
34
The distance between two notes is called
a measurement
a step
a jump
an interval
35
Meno in latin means
less
slower
more
faster
36
This time signature indicates how many beats per measure?
3
4
2
1
37
An enharmonic is a note that has the same pitch, but different name.
True
False
38
Syncopation is when the accent is placed on the off beat instead of the steady beat.
False
True
39
An _____ is an emphasis on a note by playing it louder or slightly louder.
Tempo
Sharp
Accent
Flat
