unit 2

Question 1

Quarter rest

Answer 1

Note played for 1 beat of silence

Question 2

4/4 time signature

Answer 2

Time signature that shows that there will be 4 beats in each measure and a quarter note is one
beat

Question 3

Melodic intervals (unison to octave)

Answer 3

Describes distance between two pitches that are played after one another

Question 4

Harmonic intervals (unison to octave)

Answer 4

Describes distance between two pitches that are played together

Question 5

Piano

Answer 5

cursive p, tells musician to play at soft volume

Question 6

Mezzo forte

Answer 6

cursive mf, tells musician to play at a medium-loud volume

Question 7

forte

Answer 7

Described by a cursive f, tells musician to play at a loud volume

Question 8

C major primary chords: C, G7, F and chord symbols

Answer 8

c major c,e,g
g7 chord g,b,d,f
f major f,a,c

Question 9

Half rest

Answer 9

Note played for 2 beats of silence

Question 10

Tied notes

Answer 10

Shown by a curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch, tells musician to hold note for
the duration of both notes combined

Question 11

3/4 time signature

Answer 11

Time signature that describes three beats per measure quarter note gets one beat

Question 12

Dotted half note

Answer 12

Note played for 3 beats of sound

Question 13

Slurs

Answer 13

Shown by a curved line connecting two or more different note, tells musician to play notes with
no silence in between

Question 14

Pick up note/anacrusis

Answer 14

Notes that begin before the first measure of a piece