Exam Review

What is the correct order of the flats?

1. G A F B E C D
2. A B C D E F G
3. F C G D A E B
4. B E A D G C F

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

1. The flats are labeled improperly on the bass clef
2. This notation is correct
3. There should only be six sharps and six flats
4. The sharps are labeled improperly on the treble clef

A ? indicates that a note should be lowered one half step, and a ? indicates that a note should be raised one half step

1. Double Flat; Flat
2. Flat; Sharp
3. Flat; Crescendo
4. Sharp; Flat

Pitch can be defined as

1. The highest note you can hit
2. A specific position in the range of sounds from low to high
3. The distance between two notes
4. The note you tune on

Leger Lines are used to

1. Remove notes from a piece during the editing process
2. Indicate that the performer should speed up or slow down
3. Extend the staff higher or lower
4. Indicate when a note is to be sharp or flat

The bottom number of a time signature tells the musician

1. How many beats are in one measure
2. Whether or not the piece is in cut time
3. What measure he/she begins to play
4. What note gets one beat

What is the correct order of the sharps?

1. B E A D G C F
2. F C G D A E B
3. A F G B E C D
4. G C F B E A D

A dynamic marking that means “Medium Soft” would be pronounced

1. Mezzo Piano
2. Molto Piano
3. Pianissimo
4. Piano

The dynamic marking below represents ?, which means ?

1. Forte; Loud
2. Fortissimo; Loud
3. Molto Fortissimo; Extremely Loud
4. Piano; Extremely Loud

What is the correct way to count this rhythm?

1. 1 & 2 E & 3 & A 4 E & A
2. 1 & 2 T L 3 E & A 4 E &
3. 1 & 2 T L 3 A & E 4 A &
4. 1 & 2 & A 3 E & 4 E & A

What is the correct way to count this rhythm?

1. 1 E & 2 E 3 & A 4 A
2. 1 & A 2 E 3 A 4 E A
3. 1 A 2 E & A 3 E 4 E
4. 1 & A 2 E 3 & 4 & A

The expression “Diminuendo” means for the performer to

1. Gradually slow down the tempo
2. Gradually get softer
3. Gradually get softer and slower
4. Slowly speed up the tempo

What are the four clefs commonly used today?

1. Alto, Tenor, Treble, and Bass
2. Treble, Percussive, Alto, and Tenor
3. Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass
4. Bass, Treble, Alto, and Soprano

Where “W” means a whole step and “H” means a half step, the correct “stepwise” pattern for a diatonic scale is

1. H W W H W W W
2. W W H W W W H
3. W H W W H H W
4. W H W H W H W

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

1. How many measures per line
2. What note gets one beat
3. How many sharps or flats in the key signature
4. How many beats per measure

Which of these dynamic markings is Pianissimo?

Which dynamic marking means “Extremely Loud”?

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

1. Retrograde pitches
2. Consonant pitches
3. Enharmonic pitches
4. Harmonious pitches

A staff can be described as

1. A series of four equidistant horizontal lines on which pitches and rhythms are notated
2. A choral ensemble in which each member is only singing their part
3. A piece of music in which several members are used to create harmony
4. A series of five equidistant horizontal lines on which pitches and rhythms are notated

Which of the following are an example of enharmonic pitches?

1. B♭ and C
2. D♭ and C♯
3. A and G♯
4. E♯ and C♭

An octave can be described as

1. A collection of 8 notes arranged in an ascending pattern
2. The distance between two pitches in which one pitch is twice the frequency of the other
3. The shortest distance between two notes in Western music
4. Four half steps

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

1. Enharmonic pitches
2. Contrapuntal
3. A movement
4. A melody

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

1. There should be sharps next to E, A, and D on the right side
2. This is the correct Circle of Fourths
3. The order of the circle is wrong
4. The numbering is incorrect; 5, 6, and 7 should be on the bottom

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

1. A violation of Western notation laws
2. A sixteenth note
3. An artistic liberty
4. A triplet

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

1. One whole step
2. One half step
3. One octave
4. A diatonic sequence