July 4th

Question 1

The _________ of musical events is provided by ordering left to right and top to bottom. Simultaneous events are aligned

Answer 1

Sequence

Question 2

The __________ provide information about duration - how long or briefly the note should last

Answer 2

notehead and stem

Question 3

The _________ provide information about pitch - how high or low the note is.

Answer 3

staff and clef

Question 4

_________ indicate both volume and volume change.

Answer 4

Dynamic markings

Question 5

_____________ are used to indicate which notes receive special stress and how much.

Answer 5

The meter and accent marks

Question 6

The speed and changes in it are indicated by the _______

Answer 6

Tempo

Question 7

The choice of instrument(s) and/or voices conveys the

Answer 7

Timbre

Question 8

The _________ or role and relationships of the different sound elements that make the musical whole
are shown by joining staves into a system so all the sound events of each moment can be seen together.

Answer 8

The texture

Question 9

Pauses in sound, both holds and silences, are indicated by symbols such as ______

Answer 9

rests and fermatas or holds

Question 10

_________ of sound are indicated by graphical markings and

descriptive words

Answer 10

The articulation, attack, and expression

Question 11

The set of pitches or tones used in the piece, often called a tone or pitch set, is sometimes conveyed by:

Answer 11

key signature and final note, and at other times, by those as well as cadences, accidentals, and progressions.

Question 12

What are the six fundamental elements of music?

Answer 12

• Pitch
• Duration
• Timbre
• Dynamics/loudness
• Frequency
• Texture

Question 13

What does a Staff do?

Answer 13

Uses five parallel lines to notate (write down) the pitch aspect of music

Question 14

What does a Clef indicate?

Answer 14

Which note names go on which lines (and spaces between

the lines) on the staff

Question 15

What does Treble Clef indicate?

Answer 15

Treble clef designates the second line from the bottom as G

Question 16

What does base clef indicate?

Answer 16

Bass clef designates the fourth line from the bottom as F

Question 17

What are Ledger Lines?

Answer 17

Ledger lines are small lines that extend the staff higher and lower

Question 18

What is a Grand Staff?

Answer 18

A grand staff is a treble clef staff and bass clef staff connected with a brace.
Piano music uses a grand staff, along with instruments such as harp and marimba. Sometimes vocal (choir) music is also notated using a grand staff.

Question 19

What is an Alto Clef?

Answer 19

Alto clef is a C clef centered on the third line from the bottom, designating it as C. Parts for the viola (a string instrument in the violin family) almost always use alto clef.

Question 20

What is Tenor Clef?

Answer 20

Tenor clef is a C clef centered on the fourth line from the bottom, designating it as C. Bassoon and trombone music occasionally uses tenor clef, although both instruments more commonly read bass clef.

Question 21

What is an Octave?

Answer 21

The distance from a note up or down to the next note with the
same name

Question 22

Where is Middle C in Treble Clef and Bass Clef?

Answer 22

In treble clef, middle C is one ledger line below the staff. In bass clef, middle C is one ledger line above the staff.

Question 23

What number C is middle C?

Answer 23

C4

Question 24

What does the Ottava do?

Answer 24

The ottava symbol (8va) raises a note by one octave, while the ottava Bassa (8vb) lowers a note by one octave

Question 25

What does the Quindicesima symbol do?

Answer 25

Similarly, quindicesima (15ma) raises a note two octaves; quindicesima bassa lowers a note two octaves.

Question 26

What does the Octave Clef do?

Answer 26

The octave clef lowers the music an octave; it is often used for tenor voice.