Lines/Notes/Rests/Time Signatures

Question 1

Answer 1

crotchet rest

Duration: R

R = “reference length” = 1 crotchet rest

Question 2

Answer 2

demisemiquaver rest

Duration: R / 8

R = “reference length” = 1 crotchet rest

Question 3

Answer 3

longa rest

Duration: R x 16

R = “reference length” = 1 crotchet rest

Question 4

Answer 4

multi-measured rest

indicates how many measures to sustain a rest

Question 4

Answer 4

breve rest

Duration: R x 8

R = “reference length” = 1 crotchet rest

Question 5

Answer 5

caesura

a brief, silent pause, during which time is not counted

(in ensemble playing, time begins again when so indicated by the conductor)

Question 6

Answer 6

beamed notes

beams connect and emphasize quavers and shorter note values

Question 7

Answer 7

minim

Duration: R x 2

R = “reference length” = 1 crotchet

Question 8

Answer 8

longa

Duration: R x 16

R = “reference length” = 1 crotchet

Question 8

Answer 8

minim rest

Duration: R x 2

R = “reference length” = 1 crotchet rest

Question 8

Answer 8

dotted rest

dots to the right of a rest lengthens that rest’s duration

1 dot lengthens the rest by 1/2

2 dots lengthens the rest by 3/4

3 dots lengthens the rest by 7/8

etc…

Question 9

Answer 9

common time

equivalent of 4/4 time

(in 16th century notation it meant equivalent of 2/4 time)

Question 10

Answer 10

double bar line

separates two sections of music

Question 12

Answer 12

quaver

Duration: R / 2

R = “reference length” = 1 crotchet

Question 12

Answer 12

dotted bar line

separates two sections of music

Question 13

Answer 13

breath mark

tells the performer to breathe in

(or make a slight pause for non-wind instruments)

does not affect tempo

Question 14

Answer 14

dotted note

dots to the right of a note head lengthens that note’s duration

1 dot lengthens the note by 1/2

2 dots lengthens the note by 3/4

3 dots lengthens the note by 7/8

etc…

Question 15

Answer 15

breve

Duration: R x 8

R = “reference length” = 1 crotchet

Question 15

Answer 15

bar line

separates two measures

Question 16

Answer 16

semiquaver rest

Duration: R / 4

R = “reference length” = 1 crotchet rest

Question 18

Answer 18

end bar line

marks the end of a song

Question 20

Answer 20

semibreve

Duration: R x 4

R = “reference length” = 1 crotchet

Question 21

Answer 21

quaver rest

Duration: R / 2

R = “reference length” = 1 crotchet rest

Question 22

Answer 22

semibreve rest

Duration: R x 4

R = “reference length” = 1 crotchet rest

Question 23

Answer 23

metronome mark precisely defines the tempo of the score by assigning absolute durations to all note values

Question 24

Answer 24

quasihemidemisemiquaverrest Duration: R / 32 R = "reference length" = 1 crotchet rest

Question 25

Answer 25

ledger lines extends the staff if any note heads fall above or below it

Question 26

Answer 26

demisemiquaver Duration: R / 8 R = "reference length" = 1 crotchet

Question 28

Answer 28

quasihemidemisemiquaver Duration: R / 32 R = "reference length" = 1 crotchet

Question 30

Answer 30

semiquaver Duration: R / 4 R = "reference length" = 1 crotchet

Question 31

Answer 31

specific time bottom number = note value, top number = how many of these notes values fit in each measure

Question 32

Answer 32

hemidemisemiquaver Duration: R / 16 R = "reference length" = 1 crotchet

Question 33

Answer 33

hemidemisemiquaver rest Duration: R / 16 R = "reference length" = 1 crotchet rest

Question 34

Answer 34

crotchet Duration: R R = "reference length" = 1 crotchet

Question 35

Answer 35

cut time equivalent of 2/2 time

Question 36

Answer 36

staff the background structure of a musical score