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Music Minutes 4 (Musical Symbols)

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is this symbol?

a)

Fermata

b)

Ending Symbol

c)

Pause

d)

Repeat Sign

2.

What are the sections labeled "1." and "2."?

a)

First and second endings

b)

Soprano and alto sections

c)

Part 1 and part 2

d)

Choose your own adventure

3.

What do you do when you see this?

a)

End the song

b)

Go back to the first set of dots and repeat that section

c)

Skip that section if it is marked with four dots

d)

Sing louder in that section

4.

What do you do if there is only one set of dots like this?

a)

End the song

b)

Stop singing loudly

c)

Skip the next 2 measures

d)

Go all the way back to the beginning and repeat

5.

What do you do when you see this?

a)

Choose either section 1 or section 2 to sing. It will blend with the other part.

b)

Sing the section labeled "1." then go back to the first set of dots and repeat. The second time, skip section 1, and go to section 2.

c)

Sopranos sing section 1; Altos sing section 2.

6.

What do you do when you see D.S. al Coda and these signs?

a)

Sing until D.S. al Coda, go back to the sign that looks like an S; sing until the circle with the plus, then skip to the other circle with a plus and sing from there to the end.

b)

Skip from the sign that looks like an S to the sign that looks like a circle with a plus.

c)

Repeat the section between the two circles with plus signs.

d)

Choose to sing either the section starting with the sign that looks like an S or the section that looks like a circle with a plus.

7.

What does Coda mean?

a)

beginning measures

b)

tail ending

c)

repeat entire song

d)

code word

8.

What do you do when you see this?

a)

Sing your best so that people will tell you that you did fine.

b)

Sing from the sign that looks like an S until the end.

c)

Repeat the entire song three times.

d)

Sing until it says D.S. al Fine; go back to the sing that looks like an S; end at the word Fine.

9.

What does Fine mean?

a)

Well

b)

First three measures

c)

End

d)

Singing

10.

What does D.C. mean in music?

a)

da capo - Go back to the beginning

b)

da coda - Go to the ending

c)

dal segno - Go back to the sign

d)

da conduttore - The conductor

11.

What is this symbol?

a)

Segno - A sign for a certain place in music

b)

Bass clef - Lower notes on the piano, voice, and certain other instruments

c)

Repeat sign - Sing this part twice

d)

Treble clef - Higher notes on the piano, voice, and certain other instruments.

12.

What is this?

a)

Alto clef - Used for certain instruments

b)

Title bar - The place for the title of a song

c)

Grand staff - The two staffs are played/sung at the same time.

d)

Clef link - Repeat both clefs.

13.

What is a bar line (the line in the center of this image)?

a)

A line that separates groups of beats called measures

b)

A line between alto and soprano parts

c)

A line between tenor and bass parts

d)

Like a repeat sign, but you only repeat 1 measure

14.

What does a double bar line mean (the two lines on the right in the picture)?

a)

Slow down

b)

D.S. al Coda

c)

A repeat of 5 measures

d)

The end of the song

15.

What is the symbol to the left of the note and what does it mean in music?

a)

Sharp - 1/2 step higher than the original one

b)

Flat - 1/2 step lower than the original note

c)

Hashtag - Sing with friends

d)

Tic tac toe - Play musical games

16.

What is this symbol to the left of the note and what does it mean?

a)

Sharp - 1/2 step higher than the original note

b)

Flat - 1/2 step lower than the original note

c)

G - the letter of the note

d)

Heart - Sing this lovingly

17.

What is this symbol to the left of the note?

a)

Sharp - 1/2 step higher than the original note

b)

Flat - 1/2 step lower than the original note

c)

Divider - Sing the note half as long as written

d)

Natural - Go back to the original note

18.

What do these numbers represent?

a)

Time signature - Top number tells how many beats per measure; bottom number tells which note gets one beat

b)

Key signature - Tells which notes are sharp or flat

c)

Measure numbers - Tells how many measures are in the song

d)

Personal signature - Top number tells how many people wrote the lyrics; bottom number tells how many people wrote the music

19.

What do the symbols to the left of the numbers represent?

a)

Time signature - Top number tells how many beats per measure; bottom number tells which note gets one beat

b)

Key signature - Tells which notes are sharp or flat in the song

c)

Hashtag signature - Tells where to find the song online

d)

Note signature - Tells the highest and lowest notes in the song

20.

What does the symbol with a number represent?

a)

Triad - 3 notes that make a chord

b)

Third - Play these notes in the third measure

c)

Trio - A group of 3 people sing this part together

d)

Triplet - Play 3 notes in the place of 2

21.

What does this symbol that looks like the letter C mean?

a)

Cut time - 2/2; 2 beats per measure, 1/2 note gets one beat

b)

Common time - 4/4; 4 beats per measure, 1/4 note gets one beat

c)

Circular time - 5/5; 5 beats per measure, 1/5 note gets one beat

d)

Concert time - A very good selection for a classical concert

22.

What does this symbol that looks like a C with a line through it mean?

a)

Cut time - 2/2; 2 beats per measure, 1/2 note gets one beat

b)

Common time - 4/4; 4 beats per measure, 1/4 note gets one beat

c)

Circular time - 5/5; 5 beats per measure, 1/5 note gets one beat

d)

Concert time - A very good selection for a classical concert

23.

What is this symbol that looks like 2 lines called?

a)

Fermata

b)

Tracks

c)

Caesura

d)

Coda

24.

What does this symbol (two lines) mean?

a)

Pause

b)

Hold the note longer

c)

Repeat

d)

Start again

25.

What is the form of a piece of music?

a)

Different parts of the piece of music are given a letter, and when a part repeats, the letter repeats as well.

b)

When you have fill in the blank notes, it is called form.

c)

The composer of the music.

d)

Fast Or Repeated Music (F.O.R.M.)

26.

What is the upbeat to a measure or a song?

a)

When music gets faster in the middle of piece.

b)

An unaccented beat or beats that occur before the first beat of a measure.

c)

When music gets slower in the middle of a piece.

d)

A long rest.