Choral Score Reading

What is a bracket used to show?

• The piano part

• The bass part

• The choral parts

• The instrumental parts

What is a term for a grouping of staves that are played/sung at the same time?

• Clefs

• System

• Measure Number

• Measure

What does the top number of the meter signature indicate?

• How many beats are in each measure

• The number of measures in the piece of music

• The number of voice parts in the score

• The type of note that receives one beat

What does the bottom number of a meter signature represent?

• The number of measures in the piece of music

• How many beats are in each measure

• The type of note that receives one beat

• The number of voice parts in the piece

What clef does the tenor part typically sing on?

• Treble clef

• Alto clef

• Soprano clef

• Baritone clef

What is used to separate lines of music into measures?

• bar lines

• cut lines

• section lines

• chopped lines

__ are typically only found at the beginning of a piece of music

• Time Signatures

• Clefs

• Bar Lines

• Meter Signatures

Typically, each measure in a piece of music is numbered.

• True

• False

What clef do the altos and sopranos typically sing on?

• Alto Clef

• Soprano Clef

• Treble Clef

• Bass Clef

What is the squiggly, curved line that is used to show the location of the piano part?

• The corinthian

• The brace

• The emblem

• The bracket