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Study Guide Answers
1. List the elements of music theory.
pitch, musical alphabet, beat, and musical notation
2. Is it true that listening to music or learning to play a musical instrument can make you smarter?
yes
3. Studying music also helps you to become more physically __________.
coordinated
4. What is the "language of music" called?
music basics
5. ___________________ is the degree of height or depth of a tone or sound.
Pitch
6. The "language of music" uses _______________ to represent the sounds and durations of musica lpitches.
symbols
7. List the seven letters that make up the musical alphabet.
A, B, C, D, E, F, and G
8. Give the two other names for the treble clef.
high clef, G clef
9. When musical notes are played in descending or ascending order, it is called a __________.
scale
10. The ____________ lines allow one to continue writing music beyond the lines and spaces of the treble staff.
leger
11. The eight-note distance, from one note to the next note representing the same musical alphabet letter, is called a(n )____________________________.
octave
12. A ________________________ sign raises the pitch of the note one half step.
sharp
13. A _________________________ sign lowers the pitch of the note one half step.
flat
14. How many possible pitches does each letter of the musical alphabet have?
three
15. ____________________ occurs when a grouping of beats has a mixture of dominant, weak, or irregular beats within the pulse.
Rhythm
16. "_____________________" is the speed at which a piece is performed.
Tempo
17. Two eighth notes equal one __________________ note in time value.
quarter
18. A dot following a note increases the note's value by __________-__________.
one-half
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