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1
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What is 2/4 time?

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Simple duple time - 2 crotchet beats to a bar

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What is 3/4 time?

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Simple triple time - 3 crotchet beats to a bar

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What is 4/4 time?

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Simple quadruple time - 4 crotchet beats to a bar
It is also Common time (C)

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What is an anacrusis?

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An anacrusis is when the melody begins on an off beat

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What is a tie?

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A tie is a curved line joining two or more notes if the same name. You play the first note and hold the others for their full value.

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What is a slur?

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A slur is a curved line joining several notes of different names, to be played “legato” (smoothly).

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What is the purpose of a Double Bar Line?

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A Double Bar Line denotes the end of an important section or piece of music.

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What is the purpose of a Bar Line?

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A Bar Line denotes the end of a bar of music which is divided equally.

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What is a Chord or Triad?

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A Chord or Triad is built up on the 1st, 3rd and 5th degrees of the scale.

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What is a scale?

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A scale is a succession of notes played in alphabetical order.

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What is a Staff or Stave?

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The Staff or Stave is the five lines and four spaces.

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What is a Major Scale?

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A major scale is made up of tones and semi-tones. The semitones occurs between the 3rd/4th and 7th/8th degrees.

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What is a sharp?

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A sharp raises the note a semitone.

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What is a flat?

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A flat lowers the note a semitone.

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What is a natural

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A natural brings the note back to its original pitch.

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What is a semitone?

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A semitone is the smallest interval on the piano from one note to the next e.g C - C#.

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What is a tone?

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A tone is two semitones. E.g. C-D.

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18
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What is a key signature?

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A Key Signature is the sharps or flats written at the beginning of a melody telling you which key to play it in.

19
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What is a Time Signature?

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A Time Signature is the figures written at the beginning of a melody telling you what time it is in. The top figure tells you how many beats in a bar and the bottom figure tells you what kind of beats they are.

20
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What are accidentals?

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Accidentals are the sharps, flats or naturals written before the note.

21
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What is simple time?

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Simple Time is all even beats in a bar.

22
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What is the “G” or Treble Clef?

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The “G” or Treble clef is the sign written at the beginning of a tune. It starts on the G - Line, thus naming all notes above or below it.

23
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What is the “F” or Bass Clef?

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The “F” or Bass Clef is the sign written at the beginning of a tune. It starts on the F - Line, thus naming all notes above or below it.

24
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What is the order of flats?

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B E A D G C F

25
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What is the order of sharps?

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F C G D A E B

26
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What is the tonic?

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The tonic is the key note or name of the scale.

27
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What are ledger lines or spaces?

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Ledger lines or spaces are the lines and spaces written above or below the staff or stave.

28
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What is a rest?

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A rest is silence.

29
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What does Adagio mean?

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Slowly.

30
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What does andante mean?

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At an easy walking pace.

31
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What does moderato mean?

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At a moderate speed.

32
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What does allegro mean?

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Lively and fast.

33
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What does presto mean?

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Very fast.

34
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What is an accelerando?

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Gradually becoming faster.

35
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What is a rallentando or ritardando?

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Gradually becoming slower.

36
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What is a ritenuio?

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Immediately slower or held back.

37
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What is A Tempo

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Return to former speed.

38
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What is a crescendo?

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Gradually becoming louder.

39
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What is a decrescendo or diminuendo?

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Gradually becoming softer.

40
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What is forte?

A

Loud

41
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What is piano?

A

Soft.

42
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What is legato?

A

Smoothly, well connected.

43
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What is staccato?

A

Short and detached.

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