Exam Review

What are the four clefs commonly used today?

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

Which of the following are an example of enharmonic pitches?

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

The bottom number of a time signature tells the musician

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

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

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

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

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

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 diagram of the Circle of Fourths?

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

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

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

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

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

What is the correct way to count this rhythm?

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

Leger Lines are used to

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

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. Sharp; Flat
3. Flat; Sharp
4. Flat; Crescendo

Which of these dynamic markings is Pianissimo?

Pitch can be defined as

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

What is the correct way to count this rhythm?

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

The dynamic marking below represents ?, which means ?

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

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

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

What is the correct order of the sharps?

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

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

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

Which dynamic marking means “Extremely Loud”?

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

The expression “Diminuendo” means for the performer to

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

A staff can be described as

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

An octave can be described as

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