Treble Clef
What is the acronym to remember the spaces in treble clef?
FACE
What is the acronym for the spaces on the bass clef?
ACEG (All Cows Eat Grass)
What is the order of sharps?
FCGDAEB (Father Cooney Gets Drunk At Every Bar)
At the top of any piece of music, what two things will you always see?
The title of the composition and the name of the composer/artist.
These instruments use double reeds
Oboe and Bassoon
What is the acronym to remember the lines in treble clef?
EGBDF (Every Good Boy Does Fine)
What is the acronym for the lines on the bass clef?
GBDFA (Good Boys Do Fine Always, Great Britain Doesn't Fight America, Good Boys Deserve Fudge Always, etc.)
What is the order of flats?
BEADGCF (Bead, Go Call Fred)
What will you always see to the right of the key signature?
The time signature
Name all of the brass instruments
Tuba, Euphonium/Baritone Trombone, French Horn, Trumpet
Complete this musical scale from E to E
EFGABCDE
If we were reading treble clef, the note on the first ledger line below the treble clef staff would be middle C. What note falls on the first ledger line below the bass clef staff?
E
If I'm reading a key signature with sharps, how do I determine the key?
The last sharp is Ti. (The key name is a half-step above the last sharp).
How will you typically see tempo written out on a piece of music?
*note* = *number* (BPM)
Name all of the woodwind instruments
Clarinet, Saxophone, Oboe, Bassoon, Flute, Piccolo
What is another name for the treble clef?
G-Clef
What is another name for the Bass Clef?
F Clef
If I'm reading a key signature with flats, how do I determine the key signature?
The last flat is Fa or the second to last flat is the name of the key signature.
What do the top and bottom numbers of a time signature mean?
Top note is the number of beats per measure. Bottom note is what note gets the beat.
What percussion instruments are typically used in a drumline?
Bass drum, snare drum, quad-drums (tenor drums)
What note falls on the space above the fifth line of the treble clef?
G
What note falls on the second space of the bass clef?
C
What key am I in if the key signature has 2 flats?
Bb Major
What time signature is waltz music always written in?
3/4
Give me 5 examples of accessory percussion
Triangle, egg shakers, cowbell, tambourine, gong (tam-tam), crotales, finger cymbals...