Time Signature
How many beats per measure are there if the time signature is 4:4?
4 beats per measure.
Where is the first sharp usually placed?
F is the first sharp.
How many lines are there on the staff?
There are 5 lines on the staff.
What is higher treble Clef or Bass Cleff?
Treble Clef is higher.
How many buttons does a trumpet have?
3 buttons.
How many beats per measure are there if the time signature is 2:4?
3 beats per measure.
Where is the first flat usually placed?
B is the first flat.
How many spaces are there in the staff?
There are 4 spaces in the staff.
True or False: trombone is on Treble Clef.
False.
Does a saxophone have 20-30 buttons?
Yes it does.
How many beats per measure are there in a waltz?
3 beats per measure.
F sharp is the same as what?
G flat is the same as F sharp.
What comes first the staff symbol, the time signature, or the key signature?
The staff symbol comes first.
What Clef does alto saxophone go on?
Treble Clef.
True or False: the piano is a string instrument?
False.
How many quarter notes are there per measure if the time signature is 12:8?
6 quarter notes per measure.
B flat is the same as what?
A sharp is the same as B flat.
What is the first scale that everyone should know?
B flat major scale is the first.
True or False: a percussion instrument doesn't go on a Clef.
True.
How many strings does a guitar usually have?
6 strings.
Describe the time signature 6:8.
There are 6 beats per measure, and an eighth note counts as one beat.
True or False: The highest amount of sharps or flats is 7.
True.
What is the squiggly line called that goes up or down between the notes?
It is called a glissando (gliss.).
Describe what the Treble Clef symbol and Bass Clef symbol looks like.
Bass Clef looks like a 7 with a semi colin behind it, and the Treble Clef symbol looks like an 8 and the and symbol (&) combined.
To play a chromatic scale on a xylophone do you just hit every bar in a row?
Yes you do.