MUSIC MASTERS
OF THE UNIVERSE
TEST YOUR MUQ!
• There are ______ lines and
______ spaces in the music
staff?
• There are FIVE lines and
FOUR spaces in the music
staff.
• The bottom line is line number
______
• The bottom line is line number
ONE.
5
4
3
2
1
• The first space down from the
top of the staff is space
number________
• The first space down from the
top of the staff is space
number FOUR
4
3
2
1
• The treble clef & sign is also
called the ____ clef sign.
• The treble clef sign & is
also called the G clef sign.
• The bass clef sign?is also
called the _____ clef sign.
• The bass clef sign ? is also
called the F clef sign.
• The treble clef names the
second line ___; the bass
clef names the fourth line
______
• The treble clef names the
second line G; the bass clef
names the fourth line F.
&
?
• The letters of the alphabet
used in naming the notes
are:
ABCDEFG
TREBLE CLEF
&
F
D
B
G
E
E
&
C
A
F
• The letter names of the treble
clef lines and spaces are:
BASS CLEF
?
A
F
D
B
G
?
G
E
C
A
• The letter names of the bass
clef lines and spaces are:
ALTO CLEF
B
G
E
C
A
F
F
B
D
B
G
• The letter names of the alto
clef lines and spaces are:
up
• The stems go _______
for all
notes below the third line of
the staff:
3
h
down
• The stems go _______
for all
notes above the third line of
the staff:
3
E
• Stems pointing down are
leftthe
always attached to
_______ side of the note:
w
|
measure is the distance
• A _______
between two bar lines:
|
|
• A double bar means theend
_____ of that part of the
music:
||
2
3
4
• We call 4: 4 4 etc. at the
beginning of the music the
_____
time signatures.
• We can tell the number of
beats in each measure by the
______ number.
• We can tell the number of
4
beats in each measure2 by3the
4
4
4
TOP number.
• We can tell the kind of a note
that gets one beat by the
______ number.
• We can tell the kind of a note
2 3
that gets one beat by the
4
4
BOTTOM number.
4
4
q q q
2
3
4
• In music using these meters,
4
4
4
a q equals ______.
2
3
4
• In music using these meters,
4
4
4
a q equals ______.
ONE beat
2
3
4
• In music using these meters,
4
4
4
a h equals ______.
2
3
4
• In music using these meters,
4
4
4
a h equals ______.
TWO beats
4
• In music using this meter,4
a w equals ______.
4
• In music using this meter,4
a w equals ______.
FOUR beats
• A whole note w equals ___
half rests?__r
• A whole note w equals2___
half rests
r
r
__ __
• A whole note w equals ___
quarter rests?
g
• A whole note gw equals4___
quarter rests g
g
g
• A dot • after a note is equal to ___
the value of the note it follows
• A dot • after a note is equal to1/2___
the value of the note it follows
3
4
• In music using these meters,
4
4
a dotted half note h. equals
________.
3
4
• In music using these meters,
4
4
a dotted half note h. equals
________.
THREE beats
6
• In music using this meter,4
a dotted whole note w. equals
________.
6
• In music using this meter,4
a dotted whole note w. equals
________.
SIX beats
• Added lines above or below
the staff are called
leger lines
___________
_
_
_
_
• In the treble clef the second
leger line above the staff is
____
C
_
_
Q
&
• In the bass clef the second
leger line above the staff
is
E
____
?
_
_
Q
• When two dots are placed
before a double bar we call it
repeat
sign
a _______
||
•
•
• When you come to a repeat
sign you go back to the last
_______ sign or to the
__________ .
• When you come to a repeat
sign you go back to the last
repeat
sign or to the
_________
beginning
_______ .
||
•
•
OR
&
• Play the 1st ending - repeat - _______
the 1st ending and play the ________
ending.
• Play the 1st ending - repeat -skip
_______
the 1st ending and playsecond
the ________
ending.
2
1
||
•
•
||
• Tied notes are always on the sameline
space
_____
or _________ .
&
h
|
h h
h
• Ties can also crossbar
_____ lines to join
notes in adjacent measures .
&
|
h h h
h
• A dotted half note tied to aquarter
________
note equals four beats .
&
h q
•
|
• Slurred notes are always on different
lines
spaces .
________and
________
&
h q
•
|
• Slurs can also crossbar
_____ lines .
&
|
h h h
h
• Slurred notes are always played in a
smooth or continuous sound .
_______
• One quarter note q equalsee____ eighth
notes .
•
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
It takes ____________ eighth notes to
equal one whole note w.
‰
• One quarter rest g equals ___eighth
‰
rests.
1/2 ___ beat.
• One eighth rest ‰ equals
• One half rest __ equals‰____
_ eighth
‰‰‰
rests.
r
2 3 4
4 4 4
• In music using these meters,
a dotted quarter note (q ) equals
__________ beats.
•
2 3 4
4 4 4
• In music using these meters,
a dotted quarter note (q ) equals
__________
beats.
ONE and 1/2 beats
•
• A dotted quarter note (q ) equals
•
____ eighth notes.
eee
• A dotted quarter note (q ) is usually
•
followed by an __ note.
e
• A flat ( b )lowers
_______ the pitch or sound
of a note ___ step.
1/2
• A sharp ( # )raises
_______ the pitch or
sound of a note ___ step.
1/2
• A natural ( n )cancels
_______ the effect of a
flat or sharp.
• Flat b,
#
sharp
and natural
are called _________.
accidentals
n signs
• An accidental (flat b,
n
sharp
# or
natural ) affects all notes on the same
line or space
in that one ______.
measure
• The effect of an accidental never
crosses a bar line except when the
tied
notes are ____.
HOW DID YOU DO?
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