1st Year TheoryUNIT TEST #2 – STUDY GUIDE

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1. What do eighth notes symbolize (be specific)? 2. What do eighth rests symbolize (be specific)? 3. What do quarter notes symbolize (be specific)? 4. What do quarter rests symbolize (be specific)? 5. What do half notes symbolize (be specific)? 6. What do half rests symbolize (be specific)? 7. What do whole notes symbolize (be specific)? 8. What do whole rests symbolize (be specific)? 9. A low note has a stem, and a high note has a stem.10.What is the best way to make a half note out of a whole note?

11.Write the syllables of the ascending major scale. 12.Draw two correct examples of a quarter note

13.Draw two correct examples of a half note:

14.The steady beat of a piece of music is called .

15.How many beats are contained in this rhythm?

16.How many beats are contained in this rhythm?

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17.If C is “do”, what key is the music written in? 18.If C is “do”, what note is “mi”? (I am looking for a note name, not solfege.) 19.Complete the sentence: “If do is on a line, then

20.Complete the sentence: “If do is in a space, then

21. The syllables referred to in #23 & 24 are known as 22.An octave is made of steps.23.This is another way your book writes G Major: 24. Define “dynamics”: 25.Dynamics are usually written in this language:

Fill in the following scale with symbols showing loudest to softest dynamic:

LOUDEST:

SOFTEST:

Fill in the following chart with the missing terms:

Term DefinitionStrong or loud

Gradually getting louderLouds and softs in musicMedium loud or medium strongSoft or quietVery loud or very strongGradually getting softerSuddenlyMedium soft or medium quietVery soft or very quiet

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Term Word BankPianoMezzo ForteDiminuendoForteSubitoMezzo PianoCrescendoDynamicsFortissimoPianissimo