I Got that Rhythm
When a whole measure is silent, no matter what the time signature is, the ________ rest is used.
Whole note
Name any two musical tempo/expression terms that are opposites of one another.
Leggiero vs Pesante (light vs heavy)
Largo vs Presto (slow vs fast)
Grave vs Vivace (slow & solemn vs quick and lively)
Triste vs Giocoso (sad vs merry)
etc...
The sign for "fortepiano"
fp
I have 3 half notes in each measure.
3/2 time.
2 half notes + 3 eighth notes - 2 sixteenth notes = ___ quarter notes
(15 sec)
5 quarter notes
There are ___ sixteenth notes in a dotted eighth note.
3
Three terms that mean "slow".
Grave / Lento / Largo / Adagio
The difference between staccato and staccatissimo
Staccatissimo is even more detached than staccato.
I have 6 eighth notes in each measure. How many dotted quarter note beats do I have in each measure?
2
What word does this spell out? (18 sec)
- third line of the staff in treble clef
- third space of the staff in bass clef
- second space of the staff in treble clef
- third line of the staff in bass clef
BEAD.
There are ___ dotted quarter note beats in two measures of 6/8 time.
4
Name four musical terms for tempo, going from slowest to fastest.
Slowest: Grave, Lento, Largo
Rather slow: Adagio
Moderate: Andante, Moderato
Fairly fast: Allegretto
Fast: Allegro, Vivace, Vivo
Very fast: Presto, Prestissimo
Draw the sign for "pause".
Bonus 50 pts if you can give the official name for the pause sign.
Name the similarity and difference between common time and cut time.
Similarity: they both have 4 quarter note beats / 2 half note beats value in each measure.
Difference: 4/4 is simple quadruple time (count in 4). 2/2 is simple duple time (count in 2).
The total number of sharps in the key signatures of D, E, and A major. (10 sec)
9
The time signature for the National Anthem.
3/4
sempre sostenuto
always sustained
___ and ___ look the same but have very different effects depending on what notes they connect.
Ties and slurs
Name 1 duple compound time signature and 1 triple simple time signature.
6/8 and 3/4
6/4 and 3/2
etc.
There are ___ 32nd notes (demisemiquavers) in a half note. (10 sec)
16
In common time, there are ___ quarter-note-triplet groups in a measure.
2
Name 3 terms that mean strong/emphasized/accented.
Sforzando
Marcato
Risoluto
Con forza
When the notes have both ____ and ____, you play the notes slightly detached.
Staccato and slur
The simple time version of these compound time signatures: 6/8, 9/8, 12/8.
Hint: Think duple/triple/quadruple simple time.
2/4, 3/4, 4/4
Spell the word using these intervals: (15 sec)
- a 5th above F
- a 2nd above G
- a 7th above Ab
- a 3rd above C
C A G E.