Music final

Question 1

There are two principle meter types

Answer 1

simple and compound

Question 2

Simple meters have beats that divide into twos and compound meters have beats that divide into 3

Question 3

The top number tells you how many beats are in the measure and the bottom number is the beat unit and tells you which note gets one beat

Question 4

If the bottom number is a 4 the whole note gets 4 beats and the half gets 2

Question 5

In simple meters the top number can be anything but on the test will only be a 2

Answer 5

3 or 4 and that represents duple

Question 6

In simple meter the bottom number will only ever be a 2

Answer 6

4

Question 7

In compound meter the top number can only be 6

Answer 7

9

Question 8

Compound duple:6/8 Compound triple:9/8 Compound quadruple:12/8

Question 9

Another name for 4/4 is common time

Answer 9

another name for 2/2 is cut time

Question 10

Tempo is how fast or slow.

Question 11

Slower tempi: grave

Answer 11

largo

Question 12

Medium tempi: andantino

Answer 12

andante

Question 13

Faster tempi:allegro

Answer 13

vivace

Question 14

Increasing in tempo: accelerando

Question 15

Decreasing in tempo: ritardando

Question 16

Flexibility within tempo: rubato

Question 17

Dynamics

Answer 17

how loud or soft the music is

Question 18

pp pianissimo (softest)

Question 19

p piano

Question 20

mp mezzo piano

Question 21

mf mezzo forte

Question 22

f forte

Question 23

ff fortissimo (loudest) (These were in order from softest to loudest)

Question 24

A music staff has 5 lines and 4 spaces

Question 25

Another name for treble clef is G clef

Question 26

Another name for bass clef is F clef

Question 27

A grand staff combines treble and bass clef and its used with the piano

Question 28

The spaces in treble clef are FACE The lines in treble clef:EGBDF(Every good boy does fine)

Question 29

Bass clef spaces:ACEG(All cows eat grass). Bass clef lines:GBDFA (Good Burritos don't fall apart)

Question 30

First part of the final is time signatures

Answer 30

third part is dynamics and then it is key signatures

Question 31

The order of sharps is FCGDAEB (Fat cats go down alleys eating bacon)

Question 32

Order of flats BEADGCF (Battle ends and down goes Charles’ father) or (BEAD Greatest common factor)

Question 33

Purpose of key signature: To establish the key of the piece the key signature comes before the time signature.

Question 34

We usually tune to concert b flat

Question 35

In final we will have to name key signatures in order in order and say how many sharps it has and what the sharps are. For sharps we have to look a half step above the sharp. For flats look at the precious flat

Question 36

KEY SIGNATURES AND HOW MANY SHARPS THEY HAVE

Question 37

For sharps its Good doctors always eat butter from cream (GDAEBFC)

Question 38

For flats its fBEADGC(