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1
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What is a Staff

A

A group of fine equally spaced horizontal lines upon which music is written

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2
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What is another name for a Treble Clef

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G clef

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3
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What is another name for a Bass Clef

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F clef

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4
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Why is a Treble Clef also called a G Clef

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The G Clef curls around the 2nd LINE of the Staff which means that Line 2 in Treble Clef is the letter G

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5
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Why is a Bass a Clef also called a F Clef

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The two dots are on each side of the letter F and tells you where F is located

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6
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What is the music alphabet

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A B C D E F G

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7
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How many lines and spaces are in a staff

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5 lines and 4 spaces

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8
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What letter names are the spaces in a Treble Clef

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F A C E

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What letter names are the lines in a Treble Clef

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E G B D F

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10
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How do you remember the letter name on the line in a Treble clef

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“Every Good Boy Does Fine”
“Elvis’ Guitar Broke Down Friday”
“Elephants Go Bouncing Down Freeways”
“Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge”

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11
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How do you remember the letter name on the spaces in a Treble clef

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The space in the Treble Clef from bottom to top spells the word FACE

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12
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What are the letter names for the spaces in a Bass Clef

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A C E G

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13
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What are the letter names for the lines in a Bass Clef

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G B D F A

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14
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How do you remember the letter names on the spaces in the Bass Clef

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“All Cows Eat Grass”

“All Cool Elephants Grow”

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How do you remember the letter names for the lines in the Bass Clef

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“Good Boys Do Fine Always”
“Great Big Dreams For America”
“Great Big Dogs From America”

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16
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How many beats does a whole note get

A

4 beats

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17
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How many beats does a half note get

A

2 beats

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18
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How many beats does a quarter note get

A

1 beat

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19
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How many beats does two eighth notes get

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1 beat

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20
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How many half note are in a whole note

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2 half notes

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21
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How many quarter notes are in a whole note

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4 quarter notes

22
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How many eighth notes are in a whole note

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8 eighth notes

23
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What is a Bar Line

A

It separates the music into measures

24
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What is Accelerando

A

To gradually get faster

25
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What is an Alto

A

The second highest voice in the choir

26
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What is a Bass

A

The lowest voice in the choir

27
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What is a Bass Clef

A

Also known as a F clef; generally designates those notes that are lower in pitch

28
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What is a Clef

A

A symbol that helps to identify musical notes and pitches

29
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What is a Crescendo

A

To gradually get louder

30
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What is D.C. al Fine

A

Tells the musician to return to the beginning of the piece and play or sing until the word “Fine”, D.C abbreviates “da capo”

31
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What is D.S. al Coda

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Tells the musician to return to “dal segno”, and continue until “coda”

32
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What is Decrescendo

A

To gradually get softer

33
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What is Diminuendo

A

To gradually get softer

34
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What is a Dotted Note

A

A dot lengthens the value of the note by half of its original value

35
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What is Dynamic

A

Symbols or words that determine the volume at which the music is to be played or sung

36
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What is a Fermata

A

Indicates to hold a certain note longer that it’s defined value; the duration is generally determined by the conductor

37
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What is a First Ending

A

Contains material to be sung the first time through a repeated passage

38
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What is a Flat

A

Lowers any pitch by a half step

39
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What is Forte

A

Loud

40
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What is Fortissimo

A

Very loud

41
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What is the Grand Staff

A

A combination of the Treble Clef and the Bass Clef; clefs are linked together with a brace

42
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What is a Key Signature

A

A group of sharp or flat signs that indicates the Key of the music that follows; helps establish how high or low a piece is performed

43
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What is Legato

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To play or sing in a smooth, connected manner; notes that are to be sung legato are connected by an arched line

44
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What is a Measure

A

The space within a Staff contained between two bar line

45
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What is Mezzo Forte

A

Moderately loud

46
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What is Mezzo Piano

A

Moderately soft

47
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What is a Natural

A

Used to cancel a sharp or a flat within a measure

48
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What is a Note

A

Symbol that represents the length of a sound

49
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What is Pianissimo

A

Very soft

50
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What is Piano

A

Soft

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