Grade 2

Question 1

What is a whole bar rest?

Answer 1

A rest that lasts for the whole bar, it adjusts to any time signature.

Question 2

What is a triplet?

Answer 2

3 notes plates in the time of two notes of the same value.

Question 3

What is 6/8 time?

Answer 3

2 dotted crotchet beats to a bar - compound duple time.

Question 4

What is a pause?

Answer 4

It tells you to hold the note for twice it’s value, or indefinitely.

Question 5

What does an accent do?

Answer 5

It places stress on the note.

Question 6

What does a repeat sign do?

Answer 6

Repeats a section of music within the repeat signs.

Question 7

What is Binary form

Answer 7

A . B

Question 8

What is ternary form?

Answer 8

A . B . A

Question 9

What is compound time?

Answer 9

Uneven beats divisible by 3.

Question 10

What are the perfect intervals?

Answer 10

Unison, 4th, 5th, 8th

Question 11

What does lento mean?

Answer 11

Slowly

Question 12

What does largo mean?

Answer 12

Broadly

Question 13

What does allegretto mean?

Answer 13

Moderately fast

Question 14

What does vivace mean?

Answer 14

Lively, spirited

Question 15

What does vivo mean?

Answer 15

Lively, spirited

Question 16

What does Allargando mean?

Answer 16

Becoming broader

Question 17

What does Piu Mosso mean

Answer 17

Quicker

Question 18

What does meno mosso mean?

Answer 18

Slower

Question 19

What does pianissimo mean?

Answer 19

Very soft

Question 20

What does fortissimo mean?

Answer 20

Very loud

Question 21

What does Mezzo Forte?

Answer 21

Moderately loud

Question 22

What does mezzo piano mean?

Answer 22

Moderately soft

Question 23

What does maestoso mean?

Answer 23

Majestic

Question 24

What does sostenuto mean?

Answer 24

Sustained

Question 25

What does sempre mean?

Answer 25

Always

Question 26

What does poco mean?

Answer 26

A little

Question 27

What does Molto mean?

Answer 27

Very

Question 28

What does senza mean?

Answer 28

Without

Question 29

What does cantabile mean?

Answer 29

In a singing style

Question 30

What does leggiero mean?

Answer 30

Lightly

Question 31

What does dal segno mean?

Answer 31

From the sign

Question 32

What does da capo al fine mean?

Answer 32

From the beginning to the word “fine”.

Question 33

What does mezzo staccato mean?

Answer 33

Moderately short and detached.