Exam Review

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

A staff can be described as

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

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 half step
4. One octave

What are the four clefs commonly used today?

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

The expression “Diminuendo” means for the performer to

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

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

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

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

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

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. There should be sharps next to E, A, and D on the right side
4. The numbering is incorrect; 5, 6, and 7 should be on the bottom

Pitch can be defined as

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

What is the correct order of the sharps?

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

The bottom number of a time signature tells the musician

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

Which of the following are an example of enharmonic pitches?

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

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

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

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

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 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

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. F C G D A E B
4. G A F B E C D

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. An artistic liberty
4. A sixteenth note

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

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

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

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

Which of these dynamic markings is Pianissimo?

The dynamic marking below represents ?, which means ?

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