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Theory Study Guide
1.
Define “Staff”: 5 lines and 4 spaces
2.
Define Bar line: Vertical line on staff that divides staff into measures
3.
Define a measure: Space between 2 bar lines
4.
The musical symbol indicating the meter at the beginning of music which tells you how many beats per
measure and what note gets one beat is called: Time Signature
5.
The musical symbol that indicates the end of a song is called: Double Barline
6.
The top number of the TIME SIGNATURE tells us: How many beats per measure
7.
The bottom number of the TIME SIGNATURE tells us: What note gets 1 beat
8. The nickname for Treble Clef is: G Clef
9. The nickname for Bass Clef is: F Clef
10. What are the names of the 5 treble clef lines? EGBDF
11. What are the names of the 4 Treble clef spaces? FACE
12. What are the notes to the musical alphabet? ABCDEFG
13. Name the 5 lines of the Bass clef. GBDFA
14. Name the 4 spaces of the Bass clef. ACEG
15. What are the names of the 5 alto clef lines? FACEG
16. What are the names of the 4 alto clef spaces? GBDF
17. What is the name of a symbol that raises a note a half step? Sharp (#)
18. What is the name of a musical symbol that lowers a note a half step? Flat (b)
19. A musical symbol that cancels flats and sharps is
called: Natural
25. p
Piano or Soft
20. A curved line connecting two of the SAME notes
is called:
Tie
26. mf
Mezzo forte or Medium Loud
21. The term “Dynamics” has to deal with:
Volume
22. The word “Tempo” means:
Speed (How fast or slow)
23. mp
Mezzo piano or medium soft
24. f
Forte or Loud
27. D.C. al Fine:
Go back to beginning and stop at “Fine”
27. What is the name of a musical symbol that lowers
a note a half step? Flat
28. A musical symbol that cancels flats and sharps is
called: Natural
29. A curved line over two or more notes of different
pitches is called: Slur
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30. The word “Tempo” means:
Speed (How fast or slow)
47. A succession of pitches going higher or lower like
a ladder is called a SCALE
31. The key signature for C Major and A Minor is:
all naturals; C major arpeggio is CEGC; A minor
arpeggio is ACEA
48. A group of three notes played in the space of two
notes is called a TRIPLET
32. The key signature for G Major and E Minor is:
F sharp; G major arpeggio is GBDG; E minor
arpeggio is EGBE
33. The key signature for D Major and B Minor is:
F sharp & C sharp; D major arpeggio is DF#AD; B
minor arpeggio is BDF#B
34. The key signature for A Major and F# Minor is:
F#, C#, G#; A major arpeggio is AC#EA; F# minor
arpeggio is F#AC#F#
35. The key signature for B-Flat major and G minor
is: B-Flat & E-Flat; B-flat arpeggio is B-flat DF Bflat; g minor arpeggio is GB-flatDG
36. The key signature for F Major and D Minor is:
B-Flat; F major arpeggio is FACF; D minor is DFAD
37. The chromatic scale includes only what kind of
intervals: Half steps
49. In ¾ time, a dotted half note gets how many
beats? THREE
50. A scale made up of five notes is called a
PENTATONIC scale
51. The symbol for cut time is C (with a vertical line
through it)
52. The minor scale begins on the 6th note of its
relative major
53. The term for gradually getting softer is
diminuendo or decrescendo
54. How fast or slow the steady beat is counted in
music is called TEMPO
55. Two dots before a double bar is a REPEAT sign
56. In 6/8 time a dotted quarter note gets ONE beat
38. A steady recurring pulse is called: Beat
57. The term for a detached, short note is
STACCATO
39. The distance between two bar lines is called a:
measure
58. Two staffs connected by a bracket on the side is
called a GRAND STAFF
40. Silences in music are called: rests
59. Notes are symbols placed on lines and spaces
representing high and low sounds called PITCHES
41. A dot increases the value of a note by HALF the
value of the note it follows
42. Eighth notes are sometimes grouped together with
BEAMS
43. Symbols at the beginning of each staff that
identify a set of pitches is called a CLEF
44. Notes that extend above or below the staff use
LEDGER lines
45. The pattern of whole and half steps
(WWHWWWH) identifies a MAJOR scale
46. The distance between two notes is called an
INTERVAL