Beginning Band Note Durations

What is the definition of duration in music?

• How long you are silent
• The pulse of the music
• How long a note lasts
• Beats

What is the best definition for beat?

• tempo
• How long a note lasts?
• the pulse of the music
• How fast or slow the music is played

"How fast or slow the music is played" is the best definition for __________?

• Clef
• Beat
• Treble
• Tempo

What is the name of this type of note?

• Eighth note
• quarter note
• whole note
• half note

What type of note has a duration of 4 beats?

• half note
• quarter note
• whole note
• quarter note rest

What is the best definition for five lines and four spaces?

• pulse
• grand staff
• staff
• beat

What is the duration of a half note rest?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

What is the sum of the duration of a whole note plus the duration of a quarter note?

• 1
• 3
• 5
• 7

What is the best definition for measure?

• the spaces of a staff
• bar lines
• the space between bar lines
• how many beats

What is the sum of the duration of a quarter note rest and the duration of a half note rest?

• 3
• 2
• 5
• 4