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WorksheetsMusic Minutes 4 (Musical Symbols)
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is this symbol?
Fermata
Ending Symbol
Pause
Repeat Sign
What are the sections labeled "1." and "2."?
First and second endings
Soprano and alto sections
Part 1 and part 2
Choose your own adventure
What do you do when you see this?
End the song
Go back to the first set of dots and repeat that section
Skip that section if it is marked with four dots
Sing louder in that section
What do you do if there is only one set of dots like this?
End the song
Stop singing loudly
Skip the next 2 measures
Go all the way back to the beginning and repeat
What do you do when you see this?
Choose either section 1 or section 2 to sing. It will blend with the other part.
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.
Sopranos sing section 1; Altos sing section 2.
What do you do when you see D.S. al Coda and these signs?
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.
Skip from the sign that looks like an S to the sign that looks like a circle with a plus.
Repeat the section between the two circles with plus signs.
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.
What does Coda mean?
beginning measures
tail ending
repeat entire song
code word
What do you do when you see this?
Sing your best so that people will tell you that you did fine.
Sing from the sign that looks like an S until the end.
Repeat the entire song three times.
Sing until it says D.S. al Fine; go back to the sing that looks like an S; end at the word Fine.
What does Fine mean?
Well
First three measures
End
Singing
What does D.C. mean in music?
da capo - Go back to the beginning
da coda - Go to the ending
dal segno - Go back to the sign
da conduttore - The conductor
What is this symbol?
Segno - A sign for a certain place in music
Bass clef - Lower notes on the piano, voice, and certain other instruments
Repeat sign - Sing this part twice
Treble clef - Higher notes on the piano, voice, and certain other instruments.
What is this?
Alto clef - Used for certain instruments
Title bar - The place for the title of a song
Grand staff - The two staffs are played/sung at the same time.
Clef link - Repeat both clefs.
What is a bar line (the line in the center of this image)?
A line that separates groups of beats called measures
A line between alto and soprano parts
A line between tenor and bass parts
Like a repeat sign, but you only repeat 1 measure
What does a double bar line mean (the two lines on the right in the picture)?
Slow down
D.S. al Coda
A repeat of 5 measures
The end of the song
What is the symbol to the left of the note and what does it mean in music?
Sharp - 1/2 step higher than the original one
Flat - 1/2 step lower than the original note
Hashtag - Sing with friends
Tic tac toe - Play musical games
What is this symbol to the left of the note and what does it mean?
Sharp - 1/2 step higher than the original note
Flat - 1/2 step lower than the original note
G - the letter of the note
Heart - Sing this lovingly
What is this symbol to the left of the note?
Sharp - 1/2 step higher than the original note
Flat - 1/2 step lower than the original note
Divider - Sing the note half as long as written
Natural - Go back to the original note
What do these numbers represent?
Time signature - Top number tells how many beats per measure; bottom number tells which note gets one beat
Key signature - Tells which notes are sharp or flat
Measure numbers - Tells how many measures are in the song
Personal signature - Top number tells how many people wrote the lyrics; bottom number tells how many people wrote the music
What do the symbols to the left of the numbers represent?
Time signature - Top number tells how many beats per measure; bottom number tells which note gets one beat
Key signature - Tells which notes are sharp or flat in the song
Hashtag signature - Tells where to find the song online
Note signature - Tells the highest and lowest notes in the song
What does the symbol with a number represent?
Triad - 3 notes that make a chord
Third - Play these notes in the third measure
Trio - A group of 3 people sing this part together
Triplet - Play 3 notes in the place of 2
What does this symbol that looks like the letter C mean?
Cut time - 2/2; 2 beats per measure, 1/2 note gets one beat
Common time - 4/4; 4 beats per measure, 1/4 note gets one beat
Circular time - 5/5; 5 beats per measure, 1/5 note gets one beat
Concert time - A very good selection for a classical concert
What does this symbol that looks like a C with a line through it mean?
Cut time - 2/2; 2 beats per measure, 1/2 note gets one beat
Common time - 4/4; 4 beats per measure, 1/4 note gets one beat
Circular time - 5/5; 5 beats per measure, 1/5 note gets one beat
Concert time - A very good selection for a classical concert
What is this symbol that looks like 2 lines called?
Fermata
Tracks
Caesura
Coda
What does this symbol (two lines) mean?
Pause
Hold the note longer
Repeat
Start again
What is the form of a piece of music?
Different parts of the piece of music are given a letter, and when a part repeats, the letter repeats as well.
When you have fill in the blank notes, it is called form.
The composer of the music.
Fast Or Repeated Music (F.O.R.M.)
What is the upbeat to a measure or a song?
When music gets faster in the middle of piece.
An unaccented beat or beats that occur before the first beat of a measure.
When music gets slower in the middle of a piece.
A long rest.
