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Reading Music
A rest is used to show where there should be silence between notes.

Reading Music

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People have been singing and making music for much longer than they have been writing music down. Many musicians learn to play instruments without ever learning to read music. Having a special way to write music down on paper helped musicians to share new songs and was the only way to preserve music before sound recording equipment was invented.

1.
A crotchet has the value of a single beat. Which of the following has the value of two beats?
A half note
A eighth note
A whole note
A semiquaver
Half note is a latin word
2.
Which of the following is NOT the name of a musical note?
B flat
C sharp
E
H sharp
Names for musical notes are A, B, C, D, E, F, G. After G comes A again! All of these notes can be sharp, flat or natural
3.
What note is found on the third (middle) line of the treble clef stave?
B
D
E
F
From bottom to top, the lines on the treble clef stave represent these notes: E, G, B, D, F
4.
Which sign is used for a half-beat?
A half note
A eighth note
A whole note
A semiquaver
A semiquaver is half a eighth note, rather like a semicircle is half a circle
5.
Music for instruments with higher pitches, such as flutes and violins, is usually written on a stave with a treble clef. Which clef is used for instruments with lower pitches, such as a cello?
Bass
Tenor
Soprano
Lower
Piano music is written on two staves, usually one for the treble clef and one for the bass clef - this is called a Grand Stave
6.
What notation is used to show where there should be silence between notes?
The dynamic for pianissimo
A rest
A bar line
A key signature
Even music includes silence sometimes!
7.
Which note is found on the first (bottom) line of the bass clef stave?
B
D
E
G
From bottom to top, the lines on the bass clef stave represent these notes: G, B, D, F, A
8.
In music, what does 'notation' mean?
Written notes from the conductor to the musicians
Written symbols which represent sounds
The written lyrics of a song
Notes on how to improve a piece of music
Music cannot be written in the same way as a poem or story - people have invented a large number of symbols to represent the different sounds possible in music. Understanding these symbols is what we mean by 'reading' music
9.
The dynamic which tells a musician to play gradually quieter is ____.
andante
adagio
decrescendo
crescendo
The first two letters 'de' might have given you a clue here
10.
What would tell you that you needed to play a section of music again?
A whole note
A rest
A bar line
A repeat sign
As long as you know what a repeat sign looks like, you'll know to 'repeat' the music
Author:  Sheri Smith
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