Invention of Music Notation

The bass clef in music notation came from which letter of the alphabet?

• A

• B

• C

• F

2. What is the importance of some European monks to music history?

• They invented musical notation.

• They composed famous symphonies.

• They were famous performers.

• They were patrons of musicians.

The term 'medieval' refers to which historical period?

• Ancient Period

• Middle Ages

• Renaissance

• Modern Era

4. What does the music term 'harmony' mean?

• simultaneous musical notes that sound nice (chords)

• single musical note

• speed of the music

• lyrics of a song

5. Guitarists use a notation system called 'tablature'. Tablature shows:

• the rhythm of the music

• numbers indicating which string or fret to play

• the dynamics of the music

• the tempo of the piece

Name two famous Classical music composers and one famous Classical melody.

• Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and 'Ode to Joy' (9th symphony)

• Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Schubert, and 'The Blue Danube'

• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Johannes Brahms, and 'Clair de Lune'

• Frédéric Chopin, Antonio Vivaldi, and 'The Four Seasons'

The music term 'octave' refers to:

• a musical interval, notes with the same name and half / twice the frequency

• a type of musical instrument

• a style of music

• a eighth note, being 1/8th of a bar of 4/4 music

When were the Middle Ages, the time of knights, castles and feudalism in Europe, when few people could read?

• 5th to 15th century

• 15th to 18th century

• 18th to 20th century

• 1st to 5th century

The music term 'interval' refers to:

• a difference in pitch between two sounds

• a type of musical instrument

• a style of music

• a tempo marking in a musical score

Early music notation evolved from using a single horizontal line to using more lines because:

• it allowed for a greater range of notes

• it was easier to read

• it was a tradition

• it was cheaper to produce