Music Signs and Symbols

What is the name of this symbol, found at the beginning of a piece of music?

• Fancy S

• Treble Clef

• G Clef

• Cleft palate

The time signature informs the performer which of the following?

• Number of beats in each measure

• Number of measures in the entire song

• What the fraction of the whole song is.

• Which notes are sharp or flat

How many beats of silence does a quarter rest receive?

• 25

• 4

• 2

• 1

Explain what this symbol tells us to do in a music score.

Barlines are used to show which of the following

• alto clef

• how long it will be to wait

• measures

• sharp signs

what is the italian term used when music should be soft or quiet?

• piano

• pizzicato

• pizza

• piccolo

what is the italian term for when music should be loud?

• Firenze

• forte

• fortnight

• formaggio

A crescendo means to do which of the following

• play as loudly as possible

• gradually get louder

• play as softly as possible

• gradually get softer

what the opposite of crescendo?

• crescendo not

• noncrescendo

• anticrescendo

• decrescendo

Which of these separates the staff into sections called measures?

• double bar line

• repeat sign

• fermata

• bar line