Tallwood Band · Exam Review

Pitch can be defined as

the distance between two notes.

a specific position in the range of sounds from low to high.

the note you tune on.

the highest note you can hit.

A piece of music's time signature is represented by two numbers. The top number represents

how many beats per measure.

how many measures per line.

how many sharps or flats in the key signature.

what note gets one beat.

An octave can be described as

the shortest distance between two notes in Western music.

a collection of 8 notes arranged in an ascending pattern.

four half steps.

the distance between two pitches in which one pitch is twice the frequency of the other.

This dynamic marking represents __________, which means __________.

Fortissimo; Loud

Molto Fortissimo; Extremely Loud

Forte; Loud

Piano; Extremely Loud

What is wrong with this diagram of the Circle of Fourths?

The numbering is incorrect; 5, 6 and 7 should be on the bottom.

The order of the circle is wrong.

There should be sharps next to E, A and D on the right side.

This is the correct Circle of Fourths.

Where "W" means a whole step and "H" means a half step, the correct "stepwise" patter for a diatonic scale is

W H W W H H W

W W H W W W H

H W W H W W W

W H W H W H W

A planned series of pitches moving forward in time can also be referred to as

a melody.

enharmonic pitches.

a movement.

contrapuntal.

Which dynamic marking means "extremely loud?"

A

B

C

D

What is the correct Order of the Flats?

F♭ C♭ G♭ D♭ A♭ E♭ B♭

B♭ E♭ A♭ D♭ G♭ C♭ F♭

A♭ B♭ C♭ D♭ E♭ F♭ G♭

G♭ A♭ F♭ B♭ E♭ C♭ D♭

The distance from any note to the note directly above or below it, and the smallest interval in written notation, is referred to as

one whole step.

a diatonic sequence.

one half step.

one octave.

Pitches that have the same frequency but different letter names are called

enharmonic pitches.

harmonious pitches.

consonant pitches.

retrograde pitches.

A staff can be described as

a series of four equidistant horizontal lines on which pitches and rhythms are notated

a piece of music in which several members are used to create harmony.

a choral ensemble in which each member is the only one singing their part.

a series of five equidistant horizontal lines on which pitches and rhythms are notated.

Which of these dynamic markings is pianissimo?

A

B

C

D

Which is the correct Order of the Sharps?

G♯ C♯ F♯ B♯ E♯ A♯ D♯

F♯ C♯ G♯ D♯ A♯ E♯ B♯

B♯ E♯ A♯ D♯ G♯ C♯ F♯

A♯ F♯ G♯ B♯ E♯ C♯ D♯

What are the four clefs commonly used today?

Treble, Percussive, Alto and Tenor

Soprano, Tenor, Alto and Bass

Bass, Treble, Alto and Soprano

Alto, Tenor, Treble and Bass

When a composer places three eighth notes in the place of two, the rhythm produced is called

a violation of Western notation laws.

a sixteenth note.

a triplet.

an artistic liberty.

The expression diminuendo means for the performer to

gradually get softer and slower.

slowly speed up the tempo.

gradually get softer.

gradually slow down the tempo.

Leger lines are used to

extend the staff higher or lower.

indicate when a note is to be sharp or flat.

remove notes from a piece during the editing process.

indicate that the performer should speed up or slow down.

What is the correct way to count this rhythm?

1 & 2 e & 3 & a 4 e & a

1 & 2 T L 3 a & e 4 a &

1 & 2 & a 3 e & 4 e & a

1 & 2 T L 3 e & a 4 e &

A dynamic marking that means "medium soft" would be pronounced

pianissimo

piano

mezzo piano

molto piano

What is the correct way to count this rhythm?

1 e & 2 e 3 & a 4 a

1 & a 2 e 3 a 4 e a

1 & a 2 e 3 & 4 & a

1 a 2 e & a 3 e 4 e

Which of the following are an example of enharmonic pitches?

B♭ and C

D♭ and C♯

A and G♯

E♯ and C♭

The bottom number of a time signature tells the musician

what measure he/she begins to play.

how many beats are in one measure.

what note gets one beat.

whether or not the piece is in cut time.

A __________ indicates that a note should be lowered one half step and a __________ indicates that a note should be raised one half step.

sharp; flat

flat; sharp

double flat; flat

flat; crescendo

What is wrong with this notation of the order of the flats and the order of the sharps?

The flats are labeled improperly on the bass clef.

The sharps are labeled improperly on the treble clef.

There should only be six sharps and six flats.

This notation is correct.