Exam Review

Pitch can be defined as

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

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

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

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

An octave can be described as

1. Four half steps
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. A collection of 8 notes arranged in an ascending pattern

What is the correct order of the flats?

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

What are the four clefs commonly used today?

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

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

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

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

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 H W H W H W
3. W H W W H H W
4. W W H W W W H

The dynamic marking below represents ?, which means ?

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

Leger Lines are used to

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

Which of the following are an example of enharmonic pitches?

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

A staff can be described as

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

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

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

The bottom number of a time signature tells the musician

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

Which dynamic marking means “Extremely Loud”?

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

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

The expression “Diminuendo” means for the performer to

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

What is the correct way to count this rhythm?

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

What is the correct order of the sharps?

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

Which of these dynamic markings is Pianissimo?

What is the correct way to count this rhythm?

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

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 sharps or flats in the key signature
3. How many beats per measure
4. How many measures per line

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

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

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

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