Exam Review

Pitch can be defined as

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

Leger Lines are used to

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

The dynamic marking below represents ?, which means ?

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

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

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

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

What is the correct order of the flats?

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

Which of these dynamic markings is Pianissimo?

Which dynamic marking means “Extremely Loud”?

What are the four clefs commonly used today?

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

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

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

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

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

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. A triplet
4. An artistic liberty

A staff can be described as

1. A series of five equidistant horizontal lines on which pitches and rhythms are notated
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 piece of music in which several members are used to create harmony

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

What is the correct way to count this rhythm?

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

What is the correct order of the sharps?

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

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

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

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

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

An octave can be described as

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

Which of the following are an example of enharmonic pitches?

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

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. There should be sharps next to E, A, and D on the right side
3. This is the correct Circle of Fourths
4. The order of the circle is wrong

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 measure he/she begins to play
4. What note gets one beat

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