musical notation

Question 1

augmentation dot

Answer 1

note equals 1.5*SPECIFIED

Question 2

tenuto ties

Answer 2

merge multiple notes, esp. across bars/measure lines

Question 3

duple

Answer 3

two beats in a measure. remember, subgroupings count as one beat

Question 4

triple

Answer 4

three beats in a measure

Question 5

quadruple

Answer 5

four beats in a measure

Question 6

simple meter

Answer 6

always has 2,3,4 at the top of time signature

Question 7

compound meter

Answer 7

each beat is divided into three equal parts

Question 8

how to read a time signature

Answer 8

top note = how many notes

bottom note = unit of the note

Question 9

(6/8) time signature

Answer 9

reads like normal. “COMPOUND DUPLE”. each three eight notes will count as a beat. each beat

Question 10

compound duple

Answer 10

any time signature with a 6 on top

Question 11

compound triple

Answer 11

any time signature with a 9 on top

Question 12

compound quadruple

Answer 12

any time signature with a 12 on top

Question 13

dotted notes in compound

Answer 13

signify an entire beat. remember the 1.5 rule

Question 14

odd meter

Answer 14

meter that contains both simple and compound beats

Question 15

5/8 time

Answer 15

one simple, one compound. order of the beats does not matter

Question 16

7/8 time

Answer 16

two simple, one compound

Question 17

8/8 time

Answer 17

one simple, two compound

Question 18

compound rule memorization tip

Answer 18

EVEN top numbers will have even numbers of compund beats. figure out compund number first