Question | Answer |
How many crochet beats are in a minim | Two |
How many crochet beats are in a semibreve | Four |
How many crochet beats are in a quaver | A half |
How many crochet beats are in a semiquaver | A quarter |
In a time signature, what does the upper number signify | The number of beats in a bar |
In a time signature what does the lower number signify | The type of beats in a bar |
What is another way of writing 4/4 time | C |
The treble clef is also known as what | The G clef |
The bass clef is also known as what | The F clef |
That are the names of the notes on the lines of the treble clef, starting at the bottom | E G B D F |
What are the names of the notes in the spaces of the treble clef, starting at the bottom | F A C E |
What are the names of the notes on the lines of the bass clef, starting at the bottom | G B D F A |
What are the names of the notes in the spaces of the bass clef, starting at the bottom | A C E G |
Which major key has no sharps or flats | C major |
Which major key has 1 sharp | G major |
Which major key has 2 sharps | D major |
Which major key has 3 sharps | A major |
Which major key has 1 flat | F major |
Which major key has 2 flats | B flat major |
Which major key has 3 flats | E flat major |
Which minor key has no flats or sharps | A minor |
Which minor key has 1 sharp | E minor |
In a major scale what is the 2nd interval called | major 2nd |
In a major scale what is the 3rd interval called | major 3rd |
Which minor key has 1 flat | D minor |
In a major scale what is the 4th interval called | Perfect 4th |
In a major scale what is the 5th interval called | Perfect 5th |
What sharps are in G major | F sharp |
What sharps are in D major | F sharp C sharp |
What sharps are in A major | F sharp C sharp G sharp |
What flats are in F major | B flat |
What flats are in B flat major | B flat E flat |
What flats are in E flat major | B flat E flat A flat |
What sharps are in E minor | F sharp |
What flats are in D minor | B flat |
What intervals are used in a tonic triad | 1st 3rd and 5th |
In a major scale what is the 6th interval called | Major 6th |
In a major scale what is the 7th interval called | Major 7th |
In a major scale what is the 8th interval called | Perfect 8th or Octave |
If two notes are sounded consecutively what is this known as | A melodic interval |
If two notes are sounded together what is this known as | A harmonic interval |
What is the first degree of a scales technical name | Tonic |
What is the second degree of a scales technical name | Supertonic |
What is the third degree of a scales technical name | Mediant |
What is the fourth degree of a scales technical name | Subdominant |
What is the fifth degree of a scales technical name | Dominant |
What is the sixth degree of a scales technical name | Submediant |
What is the seventh degree of a scales technical name | Leading note |
What is the eighth degree of a scales technical name | Tonic (upper) |
What is the triad called that is built on the 5th degree of the scale | Dominant triad |
If the dominant triad is based on the harmonic minor scale what happens to the leading note | It is raised by 1 semitone |
Which minor scale is used to create chords in minor key music | Harmonic |
When beaming notes where should a beam commence | On the beat |
Beamed notes should add up to what | Whole beats |
In 4/4 time the beams should not do what | Join the notes across the middle of the bar, ie between beat 2 and 3 |
Quavers should be beamed in what | 2's 4's and 6's |
In what time signature should can quavers be grouped in 6's | 3/4 time |
Groups of mixed quavers and semiquavers should add up to what | a whole crochet |
When should ties be used | Where a dotted note does not exist or across a bar line |
What does ff stand for | fortissimo |
What does ff mean | Very loud |
What does f stand for | forte |
What does f mean | loud |
What does mf stand for | mezzo forte |
What does mf mean | moderately loud |
What does mp stand for | mezzo piano |
What does mp mean | moderately soft |
What does p stand for | piano |
What does p mean | soft |
What does pp stand for | pianissimo |
What does pp mean | very soft |
What does sf stand for | Sforzando |
What does sf mean | A heavy emphasis |
What does cresc mean | Gradually getting louder |
What does dim mean | Gradually getting softer |
What does > mean | Accent the note |
What does adagio mean | Slow |
What does Allegretto mean | Fairly quick |
What does Allegro mean | Fast (faster than allegretto) |
What does Andante mean | Moving along slowly, walking pace |
What does Lento mean | Slow |
What does moderato mean | Moderate speed |
What does accelerando mean | Gradually getting faster |
What does rallentando mean | Gradually getting slower |
What does ritenuto mean | Gradually getting slower |
What does ritardando mean | Gradually getting slower |
What does A tempo mean | In time (after a tempo change) |
What does cantabile mean | In a singing style |
What does con espressione mean | With expression |
What does legato mean | Connected, smoothly |
What does staccato mean | Short and detached |
What is a dot under or over a note head short for | Staccato |
D.C. is short for what | Da capo |
What does D C. mean | Go back to the beginning |
What is D.S. short for | Dal signo |
What does D.S. mean | Go back to the sign |
What does fine mean | finish the music here |
What does poco mean | little |
8 with a square bracket above the notes means what | Play the notes 1 octave higher than written |
8 with a square bracket below the notes means what | play the notes 1 octave lower than written |
In a harmonic minor, what happens to the 7th degree of the scale | It is raised by 1 semitone |
Does a piece of music in a minor key sound happy or sad | Sad |
Which note on the treble clef can the stick face up or down | B |
What is the order of the key signature, clef and time signature on a stave | Clef, key signature then time |
What does the sharp sign do | Raises all the notes in that bar of that pitch by 1 semitone |
What does a flat sign do | Lowers all the notes in that bar of that pitch by 1 semitone |
In a minor scale what is the third interval called? | Minor 3rd |
In a minor key what is the sixth interval called | Minor 6th |