Note Names
What is the last letter in the musical alphabet?
G
This note is worth 2 beats
Minim
What does the number '0' on a string line in a piece of TAB indicate?
Open string
How many strings are on a standard guitar
6
The two numbers at the beginning of a piece of music, one stacked on top of the other, are called this.
Time Signature
If you start on 'C' and move up two steps, what note do you land on?
E
This note has a filled in circle with a stem pointing up
Crotchet
In TAB, what do the horizontal lines represent?
The strings of the guitar.
What is the name of the thin, plastic or metal tool often used to pluck or strum the strings?
Pick
What do the vertical lines that divide the staff into equal segments of time represent?
Barline
What is the name of the note that is a semitone higher than F?
F# (F Sharp)
How many quavers equal the value of 1 minim?
4
A piece of TAB shows a '3' on the 'G' string line. What does this tell the player to do?
Play the 3rd fret on the G string.
Name the section of the guitar that allows for tuning of the strings.
Tuning pegs
In a 4/4 time signature, what does the top number indicate?
There are 4 crotchet beats in each bar
What sentence does the lines of the TREBLE clef spell?
Every Good Boy Deserves Fruit
This notes is worth 1 & 1/2 beats
Dotted crotchet
What is a common phrase that can be used to remember the guitar strings?
Eddie Ate Dynamite, Good Bye Eddie
-or-
Every Awesome Dog Gets Bacon Everyday
Name of the section on the guitar where you press down the strings to change the pitch?
Fretboard
The symbol 'ff' appears above a section of music. What is this dynamic marking called, and what does it tell the musician to do?
- Fortissimo
- Play loudly
What is the note name located on the middle line of the Bass Clef staff?
D
What does the small dot placed after a notehead (a dotted note) do to its value?
It increases the note's duration by half of its original value.
Name the strings of the guitar in order from lowest to highest.
E A D G B e
Name the section of the guitar that the strings sit against, near the sound hole.
Bridge
This is a curved line placed above or below two or more different notes, that instructs the performer to play the notes smoothly and connected.
Slur