RMT (Revisiting Music Theory) - Notation: part 1.1 - 1.3

Question 1

Loudness is measured in …

Answer 1

… watts aka. joules per second.

Question 2

Timbre originates from ______ ______ which are understood to be the sum of many different ____ _____ _____.

Answer 2

Timbre originates from COMPLEX WAVES which are understood to be the sum of many different SIMPLE SINE WAVES.

Question 3

Pitches on the white keyboard are the so-called ….

Answer 3

… naturals.

Question 4

Pitches on the black keyboard are known as ….

Answer 4

… sharps and flats.

Question 5

Modern notation uses horizontal lines called a …

Answer 5

… staff, as in the modern five-line staff.

Question 6

In the modern five-line staff notes can be placed …

Answer 6

… in a space or on a line.

Question 7

The three most used clefs:

Answer 7

G clef
F clef
C clef

Question 8

Another name for the G clef:

Answer 8

treble clef

Question 9

Another name for the F clef:

Answer 9

bass clef

Question 10

Other names for the two possible C clefs, both indicating the C:

Answer 10

alto clef

tenor clef

Question 11

The alto clef is usually found in music written for:

Answer 11

viola and trombone

Question 12

The tenor clef can be found usually in music written for:

Answer 12

violoncello, bassoon, trombone, double bass

Question 13

Which line does the loop of the French Violin Clef encircle?

Answer 13

The first.

Question 14

Pitches not fitting on or in the staff can be written using:

Answer 14

ledger lines

Question 15

Small steps between pitches are called:

Answer 15

semitones or

half steps

Question 16

Steps of two semitones are called:

Answer 16

whole tone or

whole step

Question 17

Name all five accidentals:

Answer 17

sharp
flat
double sharp
double flat
natural

Question 18

G-sharp and A-flat are said to be …

Answer 18

… enharmonic or enharmonic equivalents.

Question 19

Name the longest note found in Western music:

Answer 19

double whole note or

breve

Question 20

A note that lasts for four beats:

Answer 20

whole note

Question 21

A note that lasts for two beats:

Answer 21

half note

Question 22

The vertical line attached to notes of shorter durations:

Answer 22

stem

Question 23

A note that lasts one beat:

Answer 23

quarter note

Question 24

Notes lasting half a beat:

Answer 24

eighth notes

Question 25

Notes lasting a quarter of a beat:

Answer 25

sixteenth notes

Question 26

The tail attached to the stem of a note:

Answer 26

flag

Question 27

The sixteenth note is written with…

Answer 27

… two flags.

Question 28

Flags of adjacent notes may be replaced by:

Answer 28

beams

Question 29

When longer durations are needed notes may be connected by a:

Answer 29

tie

Question 30

When the duration of a note needs to be increased by 50 % we can use a:

Answer 30

dot

Question 31

silences are indicated by:

Answer 31

rests

Question 32

Name the seven most used rest durations:

Answer 32

double whole note rest
whole note rest
half note rest
quarter note rest
eighth note rest
sixteenth note rest
32nd note rest
64th note rest

Question 33

Small notes surrounding a note to indicate decorative inflections are called:

Answer 33

grace notes