Sight Reading

The bottom number of a time signature tells you...

• How many beats per Measure

• What type of note gets the beat

• What instrument to play

• How many measures in the whole song

The top number of a time signature tells you...

• How many beats per Measure
• What type of beats to count
• How many beats in the whole song
• How many Measure in the entire song

Which answer is in order from SOFTEST to LOUDEST?

• pp,p,mp,mf,f,ff
• ff,f,mf,mp,pp,p
• pp,p,mp,f,mf,ff
• ff,f,mf,mp,p,pp

Which answer is in order from LOUDEST to SOFTEST?

• pp,p,mp,mf,f,ff
• ff,f,mf,mp,pp,p
• pp,p,mp,f,mf,ff
• ff,f,mf,mp,p,pp

What are dynamics?

• The Speed of the Music and how it changes thoughout
• The volume and how it changes throughout the music
• The way you play each note
• The sharps, flats, and naturals in the music

Moving from one syllable to an adjacent syllable in a scale, either up or down.

• skip

• step

• hop

• slide

Combining two or more notes into one longer note (e.g. two quarter notes becoming a half note).

• Tie

• Fermata

• Triplet

• Whole Note

How many beats is a dotted quarter note worth?

• 1 beat
• 3 beats
• 1 and 1/2 beats
• 2 beats

This symbol tells us to gradually get softer.  What is the name of this symbol?

• Decrescendo
• Ritardando
• Crescendo

What is pictured?

• A fraction
• Time Signature
• Key Signature