Music Theory
A half note receives how many beats?
2
What acronym is used to remember the names of the guitar strings?
Eddie Ate Dynamite Good-bye Eddie
Name three parts of the guitar.
Answers vary
Are the lines of a guitar chord diagram arranged vertcally, horiontally, or diagonally?
Vertically
How many beats is a half note + a half note?
4
In music, are the lines of a staff arranged vertically, horizontally, or diagonally?
Horizontally
String 6 is closest to which body part?
Nose
Name a style of music associated with the guitar.
Country, bluegrass, folk.
What is the difference between a note and a chord.
A note is plucked, a chord is strummed.
How many beats is a half note + a quarter note?
3
A quarter rest receives how many beats?
One beat of silence.
In which chord are all 6 strings strummed?
Am or Em or E7
When looking at a chord diagram, in what numerical order are the frets?
1,2,3
Which musical symbol indicates playing notes in a higher pitch range?
treble clef
How many beats is a quarter note + 2 eighth notes + a half note?
4
What is the definition of a measure?
The space between two barlines.
Which note occurs when using your first finger on the first string in the first fret?
F
Name 2 songs we learned this semester.
What does a musical symbol with 2 vertical lines preceded or followed by 2 dots indicate?
A repeat sign
How many beats is a half note + a half note + 2 quarter notes + 2 eighth notes?
7
What is indicated by the top number of a time signature?
How many beats in a measure
Name a chord where only the bottom 3 strings are strummed.
C, G
What is the thick white bar at the top of the guitar neck called?
Nut
Who wrote Ode to Joy?
Beethoven
How many beats is a quarter note + a quarter rest + 4 eighth notes + 2 half notes?
8