Exam Review

Which dynamic marking means “Extremely Loud”?

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

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 octave
3. One whole step
4. One half step

What are the four clefs commonly used today?

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

A staff can be described as

1. A choral ensemble in which each member is only singing their part
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 series of five equidistant horizontal lines on which pitches and rhythms are notated

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

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

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

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

What is the correct way to count this rhythm?

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

Leger Lines are used to

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

What is the correct way to count this rhythm?

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

An octave can be described as

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

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. The order of the circle is wrong
3. This is the correct Circle of Fourths
4. The numbering is incorrect; 5, 6, and 7 should be on the bottom

Which of the following are an example of enharmonic pitches?

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

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 measures per line
4. How many beats per measure

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

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

The dynamic marking below represents ?, which means ?

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

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 triplet
3. A sixteenth note
4. An artistic liberty

The bottom number of a time signature tells the musician

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

Which of these dynamic markings is Pianissimo?

What is the correct order of the flats?

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

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

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

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

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

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

What is the correct order of the sharps?

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

Pitch can be defined as

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