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Add the total number of crotchet beats in these note values and rests:

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5

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High notes are written near the ___ and low notes near the___.

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top of the stave

bottom of the stave

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The lines coming from the note-heads are called:

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stems

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Generally if the notes are high the stems go ____ and if the notes are low the stems go _____.

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stems go down

stems go up

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Stems on the middle line are written _____

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stem may be written either up or down for ease of reading.

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High notes use which clef?

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Treble clef (G clef) is used for these notes.

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Low notes use which clef?

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Bass clef (F clef) is used for these notes.

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Why does Middle C have the word ‘Middle’ in front of the note C?

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Because this special note is in the middle of most keyboard instruments.

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In both e the treble and basss clefs Middle C sits on a little line of its own called ____.

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a leger line.

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What is the distance away from the stave should a ledger line be written?

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this line should be written the same distance away from the stave as all the other stave lines.

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If two notes have the same letter name, but they are in different places on the stave, they are said to be…

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at different registers.

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The distance between one note and the next with the same letter is called ____.

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an octave.

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How do msicians measure how long a note lasts for a certain length of time?

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They measure this time by feeling the number of silent regular beats within the note value. The beat used to measure notes in Grade 1 is the crotchet.

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Each silence within a piece of music lasts for a certain length of time and is called …

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…a rest.

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Beats are organized into…

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bars.

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How are the end of bars shown?

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With a bar line to show the end of each one.

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For Gr. 1, bars can hold what kind of crotchet beats?

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two, three or four chrotchet beats.

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The first beat of a bar is…

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a little stronger than the others and adds a particular character to the music.

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Why are bars sometimes numbered at the begining of each line of music?

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So that players can easily see where they are in a piece of music.

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Why are Grade 1 crotchets beats used in all time signatures?

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So that the bottom number, for the time signatures, is always 4 except where C is written.

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If you play all the white notes from C to C on a keyboard, you will be playing…

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…the scale of C major.

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The distance between every white note and the next is…

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…not always the same.

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If a black note comes between two white notes, then the distance is called a…

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a tone.

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If there is no black note between two white notes, then the distance is called a…

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a semitone.

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A scale usually moves up or down in steps, which are called

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degrees.

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What are musical signs called that are put just before a note to tell muscians to change the pitch to be high or low.

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Accidentals.

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Name 3 type of accidental signs and their impact on a note:

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a flat lowers the pitch by a semiton.

a sharp raises the pitch by a semitone.

a natural cancels any previous sign.

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How long does an accidental sign last?

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It lasts until another one on exactly the same line or space cancels it, or until the next bar line.

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Quavers are sometimes beamed totether in…

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…groups of four.

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What does it mean when a piece of music is written in the key of C major?

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It means that the music you hear will mostly use the notes from the scale of C major.

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Within any key, the 1st degree of the scale (whatever the rgister) is…

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the tonic.

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For Grade 1, you need to know that tonic can also be called…

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doh.

34
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Give tow possible names for the 1st degree in any key:

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tonic or doh

35
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Which note is the tonic in the key of C major?

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Doh

36
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If you write a piece of music in the key of C major, from which scale will you take most of the notes?

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doh.

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If you listen to a piece of music in the key of C major, on which note will the music often begin and end?

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Doh

38
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What is a chord?

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It is two or more notes played at the same time.

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What is a tonic triad?

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It is a chord made up of the 1st, 3rd and 5th degrees of the scale.

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What does a music brace show?

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It shows that two staves of music should be played at the same time.

41
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The only major key using just the white notes of the keyboard is…

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the key of C major.

42
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Degrees of the scale go ____ if the scale goes down.

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87654321

43
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In any major scale you will find semitones only between…

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the 3rd, & 4th and 7th & 8th degress of the scale.

44
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An F sharp is necessary in G major to make…

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a semitone between the 7th and 8th degrees.

45
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Pieces of music in the key of G major usually use…

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F sharps all the way through.

46
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To keep things simple, composers use a key signature at…

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the beginning of every stave to show a player that all the Fs in the peiece (whatever in the register) are raised to F sharp.

47
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What applies to every note with the same name (whatever the register)?

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Key signature flats or sharps.

48
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In the key of G major tonic chord can be labeled:

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I or G

49
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In the key of F major tonic chord can be labeled:

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I or F

50
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What is an interval?

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The distance between two notes.

51
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There are only two intervals that are not usually known by a number, they are…

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Unison (where both notes sound the same)

An Octave (an 8th). This is the distance between any note and the note next with the same letter name.

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What is required to make an interval out of a unison, a 3rd or 5th?

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The notes always have to be written either on lines or spaces.

53
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It is always necessary to use a line and a space when making this kind of interval for…

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2nds and 4ths and octaves.

54
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What is the circle of 5ths?

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It is a map of the keys used in music. It helps you to find out how many sharps or flats there are in any key signature.

55
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How is an arpeggio made?

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It is made by ‘breaking up’ a chord and playing it as a tune.

56
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Arpeggios are sometimes known as…

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known as browken chords.

57
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Why do we group notes and beam waivers?

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To make music easy to read.

58
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When a composer writes to quavers to be played in one crotchet beat they are usually grouped together with a thick line called…

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a beam.

59
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Joining up quavers is called:

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Beaming.

60
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When a composer writes four quavers to be played in two next-door crotchet beats, they are…

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usually beamed together.

61
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Use a semibreve rest for…

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a whole bar of silence in any time signature.

62
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Use a minimum rest only…

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where it would be possible to beam four quavers together in a 4/4 bar.

63
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Where are semibreve rests usually put?

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in the middle of any empty bar.

64
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Use two crotchet rests where…

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there are two beats of silence in 3/4 time.

65
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What is an ostinato?

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It is a pattern of notes (written in a certain rhythm) that repeats over again in a piece of music. The pattern can be short (just a few notes) or long.

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Ostinati are often used to …

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accompany tunes and appear in lots of rap and other kinds of pop music. It often includes chords.

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The plural of ostinato is

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ostinati.

68
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What are the dynamic markings for Grade 1?

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pianissimo (pp) very soft

piano (p) soft

mezzo piano (mp) medium soft

mezzo forte (mf) medium loud

forte (f) loud

fortissimo (ff) very loud

crescendo (cresc. or < ) getting gradually louder

diminuendo (dim. or > ) getting gradually softer

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What does mezzo mean?

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half.

70
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What is the purpose of dynamic markings?

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To tell a player how loudly or softly to play.

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What is the purpose of articulation marks?

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Tells a player or how to play the notes, for example smoothly or with an accent.

72
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What are the four articulation marks?

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  1. > (accent) play with an accent
  2. legato play smoothly
  3. (slur) play the marked notes smoothly
  4. (staccato) play these notes detached, short and crisp
73
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Tempo marks and other signs tell a player…

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what speed to play the music and other details.

74
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What are the 5 Tempo marks and other signs?

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Andante - at a walking pace

Allegro - fast

Moderato - at a moderate pace

ritenuto (rit.) -getting gradually slower

(repeat marks) - repeat the section or reapeat from the beginning of the piece.

75
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What is an accompaniment?

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It is music that supports or backs a tune.

76
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How should staccato notes be played?

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Detached, short and crisp.

77
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What does analysis in music mean?

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Looking at a pieces of music carefully and noticing how it is composed in order to get more out of listening to music and playing an instrument more fluently since you know how the music is put together.

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What does this mean?

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rest for one crochet beat.

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