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STARS Music Sightreading Technique

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first S in STARS stands for the (a)   of the key.

2.

The T in STARS stands for (a)   .

3.

The A in STARS stands for (a)   .

4.

The R in STARS stands for (a)   .

5.

The final S in STARS stands for (a)   and symbols.

6.

The final S in STARS stands for signs and (a)   .

7.

The default flats or sharps for a piece of music are known as the key ______________.

a)

Signature

b)

Tempo

c)

Accidentals

d)

Rhythms

e)

Signs and Symbols

8.

The rate of speed for a beat is known as the ______________.

a)

Signature

b)

Tempo

c)

Accidentals

d)

Rhythms

e)

Signs and Symbols

9.

Items that change a note away from the key signature for one measure (exception: ties) are known as ________.

a)

Signature

b)

Tempo

c)

Accidentals

d)

Rhythms

e)

Signs and Symbols

10.

Items that indicate the duration of a note or rest are known collectively as ________.

a)

Signature

b)

Tempo

c)

Accidentals

d)

Rhythms

e)

Signs and Symbols

11.

A repeat in music would be an example of ___________.

a)

Signature

b)

Tempo

c)

Accidentals

d)

Rhythms

e)

Signs and Symbols

12.

A flat or sharp prior to the time signature in a piece would be part of the key ___________.

a)

Signature

b)

Tempo

c)

Accidentals

d)

Rhythms

e)

Signs and Symbols

13.

The number at the top of the time signature indicates

a)

What type of note gets one beat

b)

How many beats occur in the measure

c)

How many notes are in the measure

d)

Rate of speed of the beat

14.

The number at the bottom of the time signature typically indicates

a)

What type of note gets one beat

b)

How many beats occur in the measure

c)

How many notes are in the measure

d)

Rate of speed of the beat

15.

The order of flats in a key signature is

a)

ABCDEFG

b)

EGBDFAC

c)

BEADGCF

d)

FCGDAEB

16.

The order of sharps in a key signature is

a)

ABCDEFG

b)

EGBDFAC

c)

BEADGCF

d)

FCGDAEB

17.

The order in which sharps and flats occur in a key signature is generally fixed.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Sharps occur in the opposite order of flats (flats are the word BEAD followed by the acronym for Greatest Common Factor).

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Articulation markings are part of the "A" in stars

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The bottom number of a time signature ALWAYS indicates the type of note that receives one beat in a measure.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Examples of signs and symbols include which of the following? Mark all that apply.

a)

Repeats

b)

Endings

c)

Dynamic Markings

d)

Style Markings

e)

Note Length Markings

22.

When using the R in STARS, we should scan the music for complex rhythms that may represent a difficulty in reading the music.

a)

True

b)

False