Exam Review

Pitch can be defined as

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

Which of the following are an example of enharmonic pitches?

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

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

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

What are the four clefs commonly used today?

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

What is the correct order of the sharps?

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

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

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

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. An artistic liberty
3. A sixteenth note
4. A triplet

Leger Lines are used to

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

The dynamic marking below represents ?, which means ?

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

Which of these dynamic markings is Pianissimo?

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 half step
3. One whole step
4. One octave

Which dynamic marking means “Extremely Loud”?

What is the correct way to count this rhythm?

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

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

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

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

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

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

What is the correct order of the flats?

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

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

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

The expression “Diminuendo” means for the performer to

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

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

An octave can be described as

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

What is the correct way to count this rhythm?

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

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

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