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Grade 5 Musical Notation
A Dotted Half note gets two and a half beats.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Musical Terms
How many counts does a dotted half note receive?         Three        
Grade 5 Musical Notation
A         whole         note is held for four counts.
Grade 5 Musical Terms
The main tune of a song is called the:
  1. tone
  2. harmony
  3. melody
  4. rhythm
Grade 5 Musical Notation
                is the curved line connecting notes of different pitch.
  1. Octave
  2. Slur
  3. Dolce
  4. Tenuto
Grade 5 Musical Notation
There are 4 beats in a half note?
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Musical Terms
Which word describes music getting softer?
  1. Crescendo
  2. Decrescendo
  3. Accelerando
  4. Ritardando
Grade 5 Musical Notation
The number of beats in a measure indicated by the following time signature:
Simple Time Signature
  1. 4
  2. 3
  3. 12
  4. 1
Grade 5 Musical Notation
The Treble clef is also known as the:
G Clef
  1. C Clef
  2. F Clef
  3. G Clef
  4. Db Clef
Grade 5 Musical Terms
The sign for accent is        >       .
Grade 5 Musical Notation
Which is the correct order for these tempos from slowest to fastest?
  1. Presto, Allegro, Andante, Adagio
  2. Andante, Allegro, Adagio, Presto
  3. Adagio, Andante, Allegro, Presto
  4. Allegro, Andante, Presto, Adagio
Grade 5 Musical Terms
Dynamics refers to the                 of music.
  1. speed
  2. volume
  3. pitch
  4. key
Grade 5 Musical Notation
A                quarter note                has one beat.
Grade 5 Musical Terms
A crescendo tells you to get softer.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Musical Notation
The top number in a time signature tells us how many beats are in each measure.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Musical Notation
The tempo of a song tells us how loud or soft to play.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Musical Notation
Dynamics in music tell us how fast or slow to play the song.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Musical Notation
The bottom number in a time signature tells us
  1. the tempo of the song
  2. the dynamics
  3. which note is the fastest
  4. which note gets one beat
Grade 5 Musical Notation
A flat lowers the sound of a note.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Musical Terms
The space between the clef sign and the time signature is the:
  1. Coda
  2. dynamics
  3. tempo
  4. Key Signature
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