Lightning Music Review

Question 1

What term means "play loudly"?

Accepted Answer

Forte

Question 2

The bottom number of a time signature gives what information?

Accepted Answer

What kind of note gets one beat

Question 3

What kind of number can be on the top of a time signature?

Accepted Answer

Any positive whole number

Question 4

A dotted half note gets two and a half beats

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

A note that happens before the first full measure is called a:

Accepted Answer

Pickup note

Question 6

A 3/4 time signature tells us that there are 4 beats in one measure.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

The sharps or flats at the beginning of a piece are called what?

Accepted Answer

Key signature

Question 8

Which of these terms means to get softer?

Accepted Answer

Diminuendo, Decrescendo

Question 9

How many 8th notes fit into a whole note?

Accepted Answer

8

Question 10

The musical term for "end" is:

Accepted Answer

Fine

Question 11

What is the name of this note?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 12

How many counts does a dotted quarter note receive?

Accepted Answer

1.5

Question 13

What is the best selling jazz album of all time?

Accepted Answer

Kind of Blue - Miles Davis

Question 14

What marks the ending of a piece of music?

Accepted Answer

Double bar line

Question 15

What are the bottom two lines of a treble clef?

Accepted Answer

E & G

Question 16

What is the top line of bass clef?

Accepted Answer

A

Question 17

When and where was J.S. Bach born?

Accepted Answer

1685, Germany

Question 18

A line that connects two notes of the same pitch is called what?

Accepted Answer

Tie

Question 19

Which of the following instruments is NOT a brass instrument?

Accepted Answer

Saxophone

Question 20

This raises any pitch by a half step:

Accepted Answer

Sharp

Question 21

Which of the following is NOT a tempo marking?

Accepted Answer

Moderatissimo

Question 22

What are the lines (bottom to top) in bass clef?

Accepted Answer

G, B, D, F, A

Question 23

How many counts does a dotted whole note get?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 24

A flat symbol affects the note in what way?

Accepted Answer

Lowers the pitch

Question 25

Who is considered to be the most famous jazz composer of all time?

Accepted Answer

Duke Ellington

Question 26

Which of these is NOT a famous jazz pianist?

Accepted Answer

Ray Brown

Question 27

What was J.S. Bach's cause of death?

Accepted Answer

Botched eye surgery

Question 28

Which of these musicians was a famous jazz trumpet player?

Accepted Answer

Dizzy Gillespie

Question 29

What is the name of this note?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 30

In a 15,168/1 time signature, what kind of note gets the beat?

Accepted Answer

Whole

Question 31

What is tempo?

Accepted Answer

How slow or fast to play

Question 32

In a 4/4 time signature, what kind of note gets the beat?

Accepted Answer

Quarter

Question 33

A crescendo is a dynamic marking which means:

Accepted Answer

Gradually increase volume

Question 34

"D" is the top line in treble clef.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 35

In 4/4 time, how many 8th notes are there in one beat?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 36

What are the lines (bottom to top) in treble clef?

Accepted Answer

E, G, B, D, F

Question 37

What does a dot do when it is next to a note?

Accepted Answer

Adds half of the length of the note

Question 38

What are the spaces (bottom to top) in treble clef?

Accepted Answer

F, A, C, E

Question 39

What do dynamics tell you?

Accepted Answer

How loud or soft to play

Question 40

In 4/4 time, how many 16th notes are there in one beat?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 41

Time signatures are important because they establish the beat.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 42

What is the name of this note?

Accepted Answer

D

Question 43

What kind of number can be on the bottom of a time signature?

Accepted Answer

Powers of two (1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64)

Question 44

How many counts does a dotted half note receive?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 45

What is the name of this note?

Accepted Answer

B flat

Question 46

In a 3/2 time signature, what kind of note gets the beat?

Accepted Answer

Half

Question 47

What is the curved line that connects notes of a different pitch?

Accepted Answer

Slur

Question 48

The top number of a time signature gives what information?

Accepted Answer

How many beats in one measure

Question 49

What are the spaces (bottom to top) in bass clef?

Accepted Answer

A, C, E, G

Question 50

In a 6/8 time signature, what kind of note gets the beat?

Accepted Answer

Eighth

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