Brain Pop - Reading Music

What conclusion can you usually draw when you see this symbol at the beginning of a musical piece?

• The music will be relatively low-pitched.

• The music will be relatively high-pitched.

• The music will be played with a fast rhythm.

• The music will be played with a slow rhythm.

In musical notation, high notes can be found:

• at the upper part of the staff

• at the lower part of the staff

• at the left side of the staff

• at the right side of the staff

Most songs you hear on the radio use:

• Changing time signatures

• Mostly whole notes

• A constant, 6/8 time signature

• A scale based on seven different notes

In you see a large "4/4" at the beginning of a piece of music, what can you conclude?

• The piece will take about four minutes to play.

• Each measure contains four beats.

• The melody has a range of four notes.

• The piece will contain a lot of quarter notes.

Which series represents a scale of musical notes?

• A, B, C, D, E, F, G

• 1. 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6. 1/7
• A, A-sharp, A-flat, B, B-sharp, B-flat

• Whole note, Quarter note, Eighth note, Sixteenth note, 32nd note

A note that's a half-step lower than B is called:

• B natural

• B sharp

• B flat

• A

In 4/4 time, how long is an eighth note played?

• Eight measures

• Eight beats

• One beat longer than a quarter note

• One-eighth as long as a whole note

How is a piece of music written in 3/4 time different from a piece of music written in 4/4 time? Pick the best answer.

• They are written for different instruments.

• They have a different number of beats per measure.

• They are played at different speeds.

• They have a different number of measures.

Which symbol indicates that a musician should not play for one or more beats?

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If you're playing 3/4 time, what type of note gets one beat?

• half note

• sixteenth note

• quarter note

• eighth note