Grade 1

Question 1

How many beats is a crotchet?

Answer 1

1 beat note.

Question 2

How many beats is a minim?

Answer 2

2 crotchet beat note.

Question 3

How many beats is a dotted minim?

Answer 3

3 crotchet beat note.

Question 4

How many beats is a semi breve?

Answer 4

4 crotchet beat note

Question 5

How many beats is a quaver?

Answer 5

1/2 crotchet beat note

Question 5

How many beats is a crotchet?

Answer 5

1 beat note

Question 6

How many beats is a semi quaver?

Answer 6

1/4 crotchet beat note

Question 6

How many rest is a rest?

Answer 6

1 rest note

Question 6

How many beats is a minim rest?

Answer 6

2 rest note

Question 6

How many beats is a full rest?

Answer 6

4 beat note

Question 6

p?

Answer 6

piano, soft

Question 7

pp?

Answer 7

pianissimo, verry soft

Question 7

poco rall?

Answer 7

gradually slowing down (a litle)

Question 7

dim?

Answer 7

diminuendo, gradual decrease in loudnes

Question 8

mf?

Answer 8

mezzo - forte, medium loud

Question 9

f?

Answer 9

forte, loud

Question 10

ff?

Answer 10

fortissimo, verry loud

Question 11

pedale simile?

Answer 11

peddle same as befor

Question 12

molto riten?

Answer 12

much slower

Question 13

mp?

Answer 13

mezzo piano, medium soft

Question 14

risoluto?

Answer 14

played firmly (with finality)

Answer 15

sharp, raised note by a semitone

Question 16

cresc.?

Answer 16

crescendo, increase in volume.

Question 17

<?

Answer 17

crescendo, increase in volume

Question 18

>?

Answer 18

decrescendo, decrease in volume.

Question 19

obstinate?

Answer 19

ostinato, slightly varied/transposed/different pitch

Question 20

con moto?

Answer 20

to play with motion

Question 21

cut common?

Answer 21

common time signature but halved, 2/2

Question 22

dim poco a poco?

Answer 22

quieter little by little

Question 23

note with dot underneath?

Answer 23

staccato, a note that is played short and detached.

Question 24

fermata?

Answer 24

The holding of a note or rest for longer than its usual duration.

Question 25

[ but upside down?

Answer 25

to show where to put down your foot on the sustain pedal.

Question 26

espressivo?

Answer 26

playing with expression

Question 27

Gioioso?

Answer 27

joyfull

Question 28

Glenda Austin?

Answer 28

Composer of Going Baroque, two children Susan & Scott, American, University of Missuori, 1950

Question 29

Kevin Costley

Answer 29

Composer if Dance of the gnomes, Born 1951, Kansas University, Holder of the Arkansas Traveler’s Award

Question 30

Michael Hannan

Answer 30

Born 1949, Australian,University of Sydney,