Music Theory II

What does the time signature tell the musician?

• How long the piece is

• How fast the piece is

• How loud or soft to play

• How long the measure is, and what note will get the beat

What does the top number of the time signature tell the musician?

• How many notes are in a measure

• How many beats are in a measure

• How many 8th notes are in a measure

• How many quarter notes are in a measure

What does the bottom number of the time signature tell the musician?

• What type of note gets the beat

• The same as the top number

• What note is most important

• How fast or slow to perform the music

What is 4/4 time signature also known as?

• Fast time

• Slow time

• Common Time

• Uncommon Time

What note gets the beat in the time signature seen here?

• The quarter note

• The 16th note

• The half note

• The eighth note

What note gets the beat in the time signature seen here?

• The quarter note

• The half note

• The 16th note

• The eighth note

How fast a sound wave vibrates is known as...

• Frequency

• Hertz

• Watts

• Amplitude

The _____ the frequency, the _______ the pitch

• Higher, lower

• Higher, higher

• Lower, higher

• Lower, lower

The frequency of the note "A" is...

• 600hz

• 200hz

• 440hz

• 400hz

In an octave (8 steps or 12 half steps), what is the relationship between the two note's frequencies?

• The higher note is exactly double the frequency of the lower note

• The higher note is the same frequency as the lower note

• The higher note is triple the frequency of the lower note