Ms. Simone's Music Theory Jeopardy (G4)

A British Semester

100

opposite of staccato

legato

200

play with the bow

arco

300

con sord

with mute

400

How does a string instrument play a slur?

Play all notes in the slur with one bow-stroke

500

Name 4 tempo terms, from slowest to fastest.

Slow terms (in order): Grave, Lento, Largo, Adagio

Moderate pace terms: Andante, Andantino, Moderato

Fast terms (in order): Allegretto, Allegro, Vivace/Vivo, Presto, Prestissimo

2x3 + 6/8

100

__ sixteenth notes = 1 quarter note

4

200

You need ___ eighth notes to fill up a measure in 3/2 time.

12

300

1 dotted quarter note + 1 dotted eighth note = __ sixteenth notes

6 + 3 = 9

400

1 dotted half note - 2 quarter notes + 4 thirty-second notes (demisemiquavers) = 1 _________ note

dotted quarter

500

2 triplet groups consisting of quarter notes = ___ triplet groups consisting of sixteenth notes

(You may ask Ms. Simone to draw these triplets.)

8.

1 quarter-note triplet group = 2 quarter note beats

2 groups = 4 quarter note beats

4 quarter note beats = 8 eighth note beats

1 sixteenth-note triplet group = 1 eighth note beat

8 eighth note beats = 8 sixteenth-note triplet groups

I play the kazoo

100

The lowest string instrument.

Double bass.

200

Name two woodwinds that use the treble clef.

Flute, oboe, clarinet

300

Name 3 instruments that use mutes.

Any brass or string instrument

400

A percussion instrument with definite pitch and its alternative name.

Timpani, a.k.a. kettle drum

500

Name 4 instruments that use the bass clef.

Cello, double bass, bassoon, trombone, tuba

It's Time

100

"C" in a time signature means...

Common time 4/4

200

Name a simple triple time signature.

3/8, 3/4, 3/2, etc.

300

Name a duple compound time signature.

6/2, 6/4, 6/8, 6/16, etc.

400

If I convert 9/8 to simple time, it would become...

3/4

500

Triplets are usually found in ____ time signatures, whereas duplets are usually found in ____ time signatures.

1. simple    2. compound

Fast & Furious

100

The number of half steps between B and E. (10 sec)

5

200

Which note is higher? (8 sec)

1. Treble clef: two ledger lines below the staff

2. Bass clef: one ledger line above the staff

2. Bass clef: one ledger line above the staff

300

Spell the word using the following intervals: (20 sec)

- augmented 5th up from Eb

- major 3rd up from C

- perfect 5th up from A

- minor 7th up from G

B E E F !

400

The number of whole steps between Ab and F#.

5

500

Name the keys in the Circle of Fifths in order, starting from the key that has 2 flats and ending on the key that has 4 sharps. (30 sec)

Hint: First, figure out which key has 2 flats. Then think clockwise in the Circle of Fifths.

Bb - F - C - G - D - A - E