Basic Music Symbols

The Staff is comprised of how many lines and spaces?

• Four lines and three spaces.
• Six lines and five spaces.
• Five lines and four spaces.

Barlines divide the Staff into measures.

• True
• False

The top number of a Time Signature tells you:

• How fast to play.
• How many beats per measure.
• When class ends and you may go to lunch.

The bottom number of the Time Signature tells what type of note receives one beat/count.

• True
• False

The Whole Note receives how many beats of sustained sound?

• Four beats with a release on one of the next measure.
• Three beats and one breath.
• Four beats.
• Two beats and one big breath for the next note.

When reading a Whole Rest you...

• Continue playing through the rest,
• Stop playing and stop counting
• Do nothing.
• Release the previous note on the first beat of the rest and keep counting.

If you play trombone, baritone BC, tuba, electric bass and timpani you play in the ...

• C Clef
• Treble Clef
• Alto Clef
• Bass Clef

If you play flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, French horn, trumpet, bells and guitar you play in the ....

• Alto Clef
• Treble Clef
• Zombie Clef
• F Clef

Common time C refers to...

• Lunch time.
• Four-four time.
• When you gossip with friends.

Solo means...

• Everyone plays.
• Whole section plays.
• One person plays.