Chorus LEOCT SG

Multiple Choice

How many lines are on the musical staff?

• 4

• 5

• 7

• 10

Multiple Choice

How many spaces are on a musical staff?

• 8

• 5

• 4

• 6

Music staff

A set of five lines and four spaces. Each line and space corresponds to one of the white keys on the piano, so staffs are usually easiest to read on pianos and other keyboard-based instruments. But this kind of musical notation is used for many other instruments as well.

Multiple Choice

What are the Treble Clef line names?

• FABTGB

• GBDFA

• CDEFG

• EGBDF

Multiple Choice

What are the Treble Clef space names?

• FACE

• FGCA

• CGFA

• ACEG

Multiple Choice

What are the Bass Clef line names?

• BADBT

• EGBDF

• GBDFA

• ADBFG

Multiple Choice

What are the Bass Clef space names?

• ACEG

• GFAE

• FEGA

• FACE

Bass Clef

Treble Clef

• EGBDF

• FACE

• The staff above middle C

• GBDFA

• ACEG

• The staff below middle C

Multiple Choice

How many beats is a Quarter Note? (in 4/4)

• 4 beats

• 1 beat

• 2 beats

• 1/4 of a beat

Multiple Choice

How many beats is a Half Note? (in 4/4)

• 1/2 beats

• 2 beats

• 4 beats

• 1 beat

Multiple Choice

How many beats is a Whole Note? (in 4/4)

• 2 beats

• 1 beat

• 4 beats

• 10 beats

Multiple Choice

How many beats is an Eighth Note? (in 4/4)

• 1/2 beats

• 8 beats

• 1/8 beats

• 18 beats

Notes and Rests

Quarter Note/Rest- A note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note or half a half note, represented by a large solid dot with a plain stem

Half Note/Rest- A note having the time value of a half of a whole mote, represented by a large open dot with a plain stem.

Whole Note/Rest- A note having the time value of a whole measure, represented by a large open dot.

Eighth Note/Rest- A note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note or half a quarter note, represented by a large, solid dot with a hooked stem.

Multiple Choice

What does a dot mean when added onto a note?

• Half the beats then add it back to the original time

• Double the beats then add it back

• Only sing half the note

• Breathe after the note

Dotted Notes

A dot added to a note adds the value of half the notes original value.

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Multiple Choice

What is a sharp?

• Go down a whole step

• Go up a half step

• Go down a half step

• Go up a whole step

Multiple Choice

What is a flat?

• Go down a half step

• Go up a whole step

• Go up a half step

• Go down a whole step

Multiple Choice

What does a natural do?

• Go down a half step

• Reverses a flat or a sharp

• Go up a whole step

• Removes the note from the music

Accidentals

Sharp- A symbol raising the pitch of a note up by a half step

Flat- A symbol lowering the pitch of a note by a half step

Natural- A symbol returning the pitch of a note to the key of C. Reversing the sharps or flats in the key signature.

Multiple Choice

What does a Tie do?

• Connects 2 notes of different octaves

• Connects 2 or more notes together with different pitches

• Connects notes together when they are several whole steps apart

• Connects 2 or more notes together with the same pitch

Multiple Choice

What does a Slur do?

• Connects 2 or more notes together with different pitches

• Connects 2 or more notes together with the same pitch

• Adds beats to the note

• Connects 2 notes of different octaves

Tie vs. Slur

A symbol connecting two notes that are of different pitches.

Slur

A symbol connecting the pitches of one or more notes when they have the same pitch

Tie

Multiple Choice

What does a Fermata mean?

• Hold out notes/rest

• Sing notes short and detatched

• Lowers the note by a half step

• Sing the note quickly

Multiple Choice

What does a Staccato mean?

• Sing the note short and seperated

• Hold out the note for longer than original beats

• Sing the notes smoothly

• Sing the note slowly

Multiple Choice

What does a Legato mean?

• Sing the notes short and separated

• Sing the note in a soft voice

• Sing the notes smoothly and connected

• Hold out the notes longer than original value

Note markings

Staccato- Signifies a note of shortened duration, separated from the note that may follow by silence

Fermata- Allows a performer to prolong a musical note, chord, or rest beyond the original time value

Legato- Signifies that musical notes be sung smoothly and connected

Multiple Choice

What tempo marking means "Very Slow"?

• Legato

• Largo

• Andante

• Adagio

Multiple Choice

What tempo marking means "slow"?

• Adagio

• Allegro

• Largo

• Vivace

Multiple Choice

What tempo marking means "Walking speed"?

• Allegro

• Adagio

• Moderato

• Andante

Multiple Choice

What tempo marking means "Moderate"

• Vivace

• Ritardando

• Moderato

• Andante

Multiple Choice

What tempo marking means "quickly and cheerfully"?

• andante

• Allegro

• vivace

• moderato

Multiple Choice

What tempo marking means "Lively and fast"?

• Andante

• Allegro

• Vivace

• Adagio

Tempo Markings

Largo- Very slow

Adagio- Slow

Andante- Walking speed

Moderato- Moderate

Allegro- Quickly and cheerfully

Vivace- Lively and fast

Ritardando- Gradually slower

Accelerando- Gradually faster

Musical Dynamics

Music Reading Basics

Bar Line- A single vertical line used to divide a musical staff into measure

Double Bar Line- Two vertical lines that separate principal sections of a musical comp.

Repeat Sign- A sign that signifies a section be repeated

Measure- A group of notes that has a length determined by the time signature

Breath Mark- A comma placed between two notes close to the top of the staff that indicate to take a breath or small pause.

Time Signature- Shows the number of beats per measure and the type of note that is equal to one beat

Key Signature- The arrangement of sharps or flats on particular lines or spaces of a musical staff to indicate that the corresponding note in every octave are to be consistently raised or lowered from their natural pitches.

Major Key Signatures

Sharp- The note above the last sharp to the right names the key

Flat- The second to last flat to the right names the key

Exception 1- C is Clear. Key of C will display no sharps or flats.

Exception 2- F only has one flat.