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What is the time signature of a waltz?

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4-Mar

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How many beats are in a 6/8 time signature?

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6 beats per measure

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What note value gets one beat in 2/2 time?

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Half note

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What does a dotted quarter note represent?

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1 and 1/2 beats in 4/4 time

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How many beats are in a measure of 4/4 time?

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4 beats

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How many beats does a whole note get in 4/4 time?

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4 beats

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What is the difference between 2/4 and 4/4 time signatures?

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2/4 has 2 beats per measure, 4/4 has 4

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What is a tie in musical notation?

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A tie connects two notes of the same pitch, extending their duration

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What is a triplet?

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A triplet divides a beat into three equal parts

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What is the difference between simple and compound time signatures?

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Simple time divides the beat into 2, compound into 3

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What does an eighth rest look like?

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A single flag rest symbol

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How many sixteenth notes fit into one quarter note?

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4 sixteenth notes

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What is the time signature for a march?

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4-Feb

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How many beats does a dotted half note last?

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3 beats

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What does the term ‘syncopation’ mean?

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Accenting a normally weak beat

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How many beats does a whole rest last in 3/4 time?

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3 beats

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What time signature is often used for slow waltzes?

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4-Mar

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What note value gets one beat in 6/8 time?

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Dotted quarter note

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How many beats does a dotted eighth note get?

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3/4 of a beat

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What is a hemiola?

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A rhythmic pattern that shifts between two and three beats

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What is the note on the second line of the treble clef?

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G

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What is the note on the fourth space of the bass clef?

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G

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What clef is used for viola music?

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Alto clef

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Which clef places middle C on the first line of the staff?

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Tenor clef

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Where is middle C in treble clef?
On a ledger line below the staff
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What note is on the third line of the treble clef?
B
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What note is on the second space of the bass clef?
C
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What is the mnemonic for remembering the spaces of the treble clef?
FACE
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What note is on the top line of the bass clef?
A
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What is the lowest note on a standard grand staff?
A below middle C
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What note is located on the second space of the alto clef?
C
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Where is middle C located on the bass clef?
On a ledger line above the staff
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What note is on the fourth line of the treble clef?
D
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What is the name of the clef that places C on the middle line?
Alto clef
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What note is on the second line of the bass clef?
B
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What note is on the bottom line of the treble clef?
E
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What is the highest note on a standard grand staff?
C above the treble clef staff
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What note is on the top line of the treble clef?
F
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What is the mnemonic for the lines of the bass clef?
Good Boys Do Fine Always
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Where is middle C in the tenor clef?
On the 4th line
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What interval do you transpose up to move from C major to D major?
A major second
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To transpose music from E flat major to F major, how many half steps up must you go?
2 half steps
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How many half steps are there between G and A?
2 half steps
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What does transposition mean in music?
Changing the key of a piece of music
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To transpose a melody from F major to G major, which notes must be raised?
All notes should be raised by a whole step
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What key is a major second above A major?
B major
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If a melody is in C major and is transposed up a perfect fifth, what key will it be in?
G major
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How many half steps are there between C and D?
2 half steps
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How would you transpose a piece from B flat major to C major?
Raise every note by a major second
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What is the interval between A and B flat?
A minor second
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To transpose music down from E major to D major, how many whole steps must you move?
2 whole steps down
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If you transpose a melody from C major to B flat major, how many steps down do you go?
2 half steps down
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What interval separates F# and G#?
A major second
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What key is a perfect fourth below C major?
G major
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What is a transposing instrument?
An instrument that sounds different from the written pitch
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If you transpose a melody from C major up a minor third, what key will it be in?
E flat major
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What interval is formed by moving from C to F?
A perfect fourth
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If a piece is written in G major and transposed up a perfect fifth, what key will it be in?
D major
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How many half steps are there between E and F?
1 half step
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What key is a perfect fifth below D major?
A major
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What is the key signature of D major?
F# and C#
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How many sharps are in the key signature of A major?
3 sharps (F#, C#, G#)
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What is the relative minor of C major?
A minor
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What is the key signature of B flat major?
B flat and E flat
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What is the key signature for G major?
F#
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How many flats are in the key signature of A flat major?
4 flats (B flat, E flat, A flat, D flat)
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What is the natural minor scale for G major?
E minor
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What is the key signature of F major?
B flat
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How many sharps are in the key signature of E major?
4 sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#)
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What is the key signature of C minor?
B flat, E flat, A flat
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What is the relative major of F minor?
A flat major
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What notes are in the C major scale?
C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C
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What is the harmonic minor scale?
A minor scale with a raised 7th note
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What is the key signature of B minor?
F# and C#
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What is the key signature of E flat major?
B flat, E flat, A flat
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What is the relative minor of G major?
E minor
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What notes are altered in a melodic minor scale?
The 6th and 7th notes are raised ascending, lowered descending
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How many flats are in the key signature of D flat major?
5 flats (B flat, E flat, A flat, D flat, G flat)
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What is the key signature of A minor?
No sharps or flats
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What is the key signature of C major?
No sharps or flats
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What is the interval between C and E?
A major third
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What interval is formed between F and B flat?
A perfect fourth
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What is a diminished fifth?
An interval one half step smaller than a perfect fifth
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What interval is formed between G and D?
A perfect fifth
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What is the interval between D and F?
A minor third
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What is an augmented fourth?
An interval one half step larger than a perfect fourth
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What interval is formed between C and G?
A perfect fifth
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What is a minor sixth?
An interval of six notes, with 8 half steps
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What is the interval between E and A?
A perfect fourth
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What is the interval between A and C#
A major third
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What is a perfect octave?
An interval spanning eight notes
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What is the interval between F and C?
A perfect fifth
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What is a major second?
An interval of two half steps
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What is a minor second?
An interval of one half step
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What is the interval between B flat and F?
A perfect fifth
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What is an augmented fifth?
An interval one half step larger than a perfect fifth
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What is a major seventh?
An interval of eleven half steps
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