What are ledger lines?

Lines that extend the music staff higher or lower.

What is a whole step?

The distance of two half steps.

What does D.C. al Fine mean?

Go back to the top of the piece and play through the “fine”

Translate this time signature:

Three quarter notes in a measure

What is a key signature?

Tells which notes to play in a piece.

Two or more pitches sounding at the same time.

What is an accidental?

A flat, sharp, or natural note not in the key signature

Two different parts played together.

What is theme and variations?

A musical form: a theme followed by variations on the theme

The smallest distance between two notes.

A sequence of notes in ascending or descendingorder.

Indicators that tell what volume to play.

Lines that divide the music into measures.

A curved line that connects 2+ notes of the same pitch

In which direction does a down bow move?

Hand away from your body (pull).

What is a time signature?

Tells how many beats per measure & what note gets the beat

What is a hooked bowing?

2+ notes bowed in the same direction with a stop in between

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1
Which of these is true of Beethoven?
He went deaf.
He was a child prodigy.
He lived in London.
He played bass.
2
Which instrument normally plays in treble clef?
Violin
Bass
Cello
Viola
3
How many lines and spaces are on a staff?
4 lines and 4 spaces
5 lines and 4 spaces
4 lines and 5 spaces
5 lines and 5 spaces
4
What is a chord?
Three or more pitches sounding at the same time
One or more pitches sounding at the same time.
Four or more pitches sounding at the same time.
5
What is an arpeggio?
A sequence of notes in ascending or descendingorder
A baroque ornamentation
A chord whose pitches are played one at a time
6
What is an upbeat?
A fast-paced song
A happy piece.
A note or notes that appear before the firstfull measure
A note or notes that appear after the first fullmeasure
7
What are ledger lines?
Lines at the end of the piece
Lines on the music staff.
Lines on the edge of the note
Lines that extend the music staff higher or lower.
8
What is a whole step?
The smallest distance between two notes.
The largest distance between two notes.
The distance of four half steps.
The distance of two half steps.
9
What does D.C. al Fine mean?
Go back to the top of the piece and play through the “fine”
Go back to the sign and play to the coda
Go back to the sign and play to the “fine”
Go back to the top of the piece and play to the coda
10
Translate this time signature:
Three eighth notes in a measure
Only play 3/4 of the time.
Three notes in a measure
Three quarter notes in a measure
11
What is this called?
fermata
double bar
vamp
repeat sign
12
What does allegro mean?
Medium tempo
Slow tempo
Walking tempo
Fast tempo
13
How many sharps are in G Major?
3
1
2
0
14
What is another word for time signature?
Meter
Key
Tempo
Autograph
15
How many beats does a half note/half rest last for?
4
3
1
2
16
What is another term for upbeat?
Perky
Measure
Pickup
Happy
17
How many sharps are in C Major?
0
3
2
1
18
What is a key signature?
Tells which notes to play in a piece.
Tells the important parts of a piece.
Tells how many beats per measure/which note gets the beat.
Tells how fast or slow to play a piece
19
In which directiondoes an up bow move?
Hand toward your body (push).
Hand away from your body (pull).
Higher on the string
Lower on the string
20
What is a beat?
The pulse of the music
The lines and spaces the notes are on.
Tells how high or low to play a note.
The streets that police officers patrol.
21
What is harmony?
Four or more pitches sounding at the same time.
Two or more pitches sounding at the same time.
Three or more pitches sounding at the same time.
One pitch sounding alone.
22
What is an accidental?
A wrong note
A flat, sharp, or natural note from the key signature
A flat, sharp, or natural note not in the key signature
Another name for the key signature
23
What is a duet?
Two different parts played together.
Two of the same part played together.
Three different parts played together.
Four different parts played together.
24
Which instrument plays in alto clef?
Cello
Violin
Viola
Bass
25
What is theme and variations?
A musical form: a theme followed by another theme
A musical form: a theme repeated many times
A musical form: a theme followed by variations on the theme
26
How many beats does a quarter note get (in common time)?
4
1
3
2
27
How many beats does an eighth note get?
1/2
1
1/4
1/8
28
What is a half step?
The largest distance between two notes.
Half of the distance between two notes
The smallest distance between two notes.
29
Translate this time signature:
Six eighth notes in a measure
Both a and b
Eight notes in a measure
Six notes in a measure.
30
What does moderato mean?
Slow tempo
Walking tempo
Medium tempo
Fast tempo
31
How many beats does a whole note/whole rest last for?
2
4
3
1
32
What are the two types of bass bow holds?
Italian and German.
Italian and Chinese.
French and Chinese.
French and German.
33
What is a scale?
The notes in a key signature played in any order
A chord whose pitches are played one at a time.
A series of notes
A sequence of notes in ascending or descendingorder.
34
What are dynamics?
Indicators that tell, stylistically, how to play a note.
Indicators that tell how long to play.
Indicators that tell how fast or slow to play.
Indicators that tell what volume to play.
35
What are bar lines?
Lines that divide the music into measures.
The lines above or below the staff
The lines on the staff
36
What is tempo?
The pitch of the notes
The speed of the beat.
How many beats per measure
The volume of the music
37
What is a tie?
Curved line that connects 2+ notes ofdifferent pitches
A curved line that connects 2+ notes of the same pitch
A curved line that connects all of the notes in a piece.
38
What does andante mean?
Fast tempo
Medium tempo
Walking tempo
Slow tempo
39
Translate this time signature:
Four beats in a measure
Two beats in a measure.
Four eighth notes in a measure.
Two notes in a measure.
40
Which instrument(s) play in bass clef?
Both cello & bass
Both violin & bass
Both viola & bass
Just bass.
41
In which direction does a down bow move?
Lower on the string
Hand away from your body (pull).
Higher on the string
Hand toward your body (push).
42
How many beats does a dot add to a note?
The entire value of the note.
Three quarters the value of the note.
Half the value of the note.
A quarter of value of the note.
43
Which of these is true of Mozart?
He lived in London.
He played bass.
He was a child prodigy.
He went deaf.
44
Which of these are the same?
3/4 and common time
6/8 and 3/4 time
4/4 and common time
2/4 and 6/8 time
45
What is a time signature?
Tells how many sharps or flats are in a piece
Tells only which kind of note gets the beat.
Tells how many beats per measure & what note gets the beat
Tells only how many beats are in a measure.
46
How many sharps are in D Major?
2
1
0
3
47
What is a hooked bowing?
2+ notes bowed in the same direction without stop in between
2+ notes bowed in different directions with stop in between
2+ notes bowed in different directions w/ no stop in between
2+ notes bowed in the same direction with a stop in between
48
What are rests?
Beats of sound.
Blank measures
Full measures
Beats of silence.

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