Exam Review

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

The expression “Diminuendo” means for the performer to

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

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

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

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

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

Which of these dynamic markings is Pianissimo?

The dynamic marking below represents ?, which means ?

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

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

Leger Lines are used to

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

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

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

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

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

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 bottom number of a time signature tells the musician

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

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

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

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

What is the correct order of the sharps?

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

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

Pitch can be defined as

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

A staff can be described as

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

An octave can be described as

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

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

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

Which dynamic marking means “Extremely Loud”?

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

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

What is the correct way to count this rhythm?

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