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Clefs
Staff Components
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Which two artifacts are considered the oldest instruments ever found?
Bone flute and bone xylophone
100
Who was the prolific renaissance composer who wrote the Pope Marcellus Mass?
Giovanni Pierluigi Palestrina
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What are the names of the two clefs used most often in music?
Treble clef and Bass clef
100
What does the Tempo indicate on a piece of music?
The speed of the music
100
How can we define music?
Organized sound.
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The two oldest instruments ever found are dated as being how old?
35,000 years
200
How many lines did the ORIGINAL version of the staff have?
4
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What are two alternate names for the two most common clefs?
G clef (treble) and F clef (bass)
200
What are dynamics?
symbols representing the volume of the music.
200
What are the MODERN solfege syllables we use today?
Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti
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Who invented the staff?
Guido D'Arezzo (or Guido Aretinus or Guido of Arezzo)
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What ancient civilization developed the first system for writing music?
Greece
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Which clef is generally used on music for higher pitched instruments?
The treble clef
300
What do the following dynamic symbols mean? p f
p = piano (soft), f = forte (loud)
300
Most musical terminology comes from what language?
Italian
400
Besides the staff, name two other inventions contributed by that same musician.
Solfege and the Guidonian Hand
400
What is Polyphony?
Meaning "many sounds", Polyphony is music that emphasizes the use of harmony.
400
Draw a bass clef on the board
What is (bass clef drawn on board)
400
Identify the time signature on a piece of sheet music.
What is (time signature)
400
What does a crescendo and decrescendo look like, and what do they mean?
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o7qupNvUhQI/SX8mRxqQ0RI/AAAAAAAAAFI/IFb_3M-pKJo/s400/crescendo+de+cres.jpg They indicate a gradual rise or fall in volume.
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What were the ORIGINAL solfege syllables?
Ut Re Mi Fa Sol La
500
What is the Epitaph of Seikilos?
The oldest piece of written music ever discovered
500
Draw a treble clef on the board
What is (treble clef drawn on board)
500
Where would you find a key signature?
At the beginning of a line of music, to the right of the clefs and to the left of the time signature.
500
Besides using written music, what is one other way to communicate musical ideas?
Learning by rote (using solfege also accepted)