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1) What is the vertical line on the staff to separate measures in a composition? 2) What is the symbol placed at the beginning of the staff to indicate names of the lines and spaces? 3) What is the space between one bar line and the next? 4) What are the horizontal lines on which notes are written? There are five lines and four spaces. 5) What is the sign that indicates a section of music to be played again? 6) What is the speed of a composition? 7) What is the musical pulse? 8) What is the title of the director of a group of musicians? 9) What is a pause in the music that is indicated by a sign? 10) What is a complete musical thought? 11) What is a symbol used to indicate silence in music? 12) What is a straight line connecting two or more notes such as eighth notes? 13) What is a symbol written to the left of a note that lowers the pitch by a half step? 14) What is a symbol written to the left of a note that raises the pitch by a half step? 15) What are the symbols such as sharps or flats and naturals that raise or lower a pitch? 16) What are the symbols that indicate a change in volume of a song? 17) This means to gradually get softer. 18) This means to gradually get louder. 19) This is a curved line connecting two or more different notes, indicating to play smoothly. 20) This is a dot over or under notes that indicate playing the music short and detached. 21) This means a fast tempo. 22) This means to play the music at a moderately slow speed. 23) This is a medium tempo. 24) This is a slow tempo. 25) This is a very fast tempo. 26) This is curved line connecting two notes indicating to play them as a single note. 27) These are two notes that sound the same but are spelled differently. 28) This is a small symbol placed to the right of a note that increases the duration of the note by one half. 29) This means to play loud. 30) This means to play soft. |
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