WorksheetsSTARS Review
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 11mins
What does the first S in STARS stand for?
Signs and Symbols
Staccato
Signatures (time and key)
Saxophone
What does STARS stand for?
True or False:
A key signature can have both flats and sharps in it.
True
False
True or False:
Staccato means clipped and short.
True
False
True or False:
White keys on a piano/keyboard are all naturals.
True
False
The T in stars stands for...
Tremolo
Timpani
Turning in homework
Tempo
What do you do first when you receive a new piece of music? (After writing your name)
Play what you think it sounds like as loud as you possibly can
Draw a STAR on it, and then throw it on the floor as a present for Mrs. Gerow
Use STARS to critically read the piece before playing it
Remember that STARS can help you, and then completely disregard it and struggle
True or False:
Mrs. Gerow created STARS to confuse you and make music way harder to understand.
True
False
An example of an articulation would be:
Moderato
Fermata
Accent
Coda
The two words represented by A in STARS are:
Articulations and Accusations
Accidents and Arbitrations
Articles and Accidentals
Accidentals and Articulations
Which of the following is true about time signatures?
Time signatures tell you what notes are sharp or flat in your piece.
The top number of a time signature tells you how many points the song will be graded out of.
The bottom number of a time signature tells you what type of note gets the beat.
Time signatures tell you how fast the piece should be played.
The three types of accidentals are:
Sharp, Bat, and National
Natural, Flat, and Pointy
Sharp, Flat, and Natural
Splat, Float, and Andante
What does the R in STARS stand for?
Rhythm
Rondo and Capriccioso
Rehearse
Ritardando
What does the second S in STARS stand for?
Signatures
Signs and Symbols
Seventh Chords
Sforzando
Which of the following ISN'T true about key signatures?
The order of flats/sharps is the same every time.
Key signatures only apply for one measure.
Key signatures will only include either sharps or flats, never both at once.
True or False: The R in STARS signals to watch out for tricky & unfamiliar rhythms.
True
False
Which of the following is not an articulation?
Staccato
Accent
Slur
Sforzando
An example of a real time signature would be:
6/8
2/7
3/5
2/9
Which of these symbols is not an accidental?
Which of these dynamics are in order from softest to loudest?
mezzo piano, pianissimo, fortissimo, mezzo forte, forte
pianissimo, piano, mezzo piano, mezzo forte, forte, fortissimo
fortissimo, forte, mezzo forte, mezzo piano, piano, pianissimo
pianissimo, mezzo piano, piano, forte, mezzo forte, fortissimo
What does a sharp do?
Lower a note by a half step
Accent a note
Raise a note by a half step
Shorten a note
What does a flat do?
Lower a note by a half step
Raise a note by a half step
Slur the notes in the measure
Tell you to play a B at the same time as the other note
Crescendo and decrescendo indicate:
Really long accents
A gradual change in dynamics (volume)
A gradual change in tempo (speed)
Nothing, they just look cool
A fermata indicates:
Pausing on a note until directed to continue
Accenting the note
Speeding up
Playing staccato
What does the top number of a time signature indicate
How many beats per measure
What type of note gets the beat
Your score on the playing assignment
How fast the piece should be played
What does the bottom number of a time signature indicate?
How many beats per measure
What type of note gets the beat
How many points are possible for the song
How fast it should be played
True or false:
Tempo indicates how fast or slow to play a piece of music.
True
False
True or false:
The distance between all white keys is a whole step.
True
False
A natural sign indicates to:
Play a note sharp, because it kind of looks like a sharp.
Play the note natural, not sharp or flat
Add a sharp or flat, it's up to you
Accent the note
How many eighth notes fit into one half note?
8
2
4
16
True or false:
Rests are divided in the same way as notes.
True
False
Legato means to:
Play short and choppy
Only tongue the first note of the phrase
Play smoothly and connected
Play the piece at a slow tempo
