LANGUAGE OF MUSIC QUIZZ

Language of music.

Quizz.

1. The repetition dots that face each other indicate that:

a.we have to repeat the passage between the two.

b.we don't have to repeat anything.

c.we have to repeat from the beginning.

2. The signs that lengthen the notes are:

a.ties,repetition dots and the pause or fermata.

b.dots,pause and bar line.

c.pause,tie and accent.

3.We write the pause or fermata:

a.over or under a note or rest.

b.under the silent rests.

c.over the notes.

4. A tie is:

a.a dot.

b. a curved line.

c.a straight line.

5.The dot is a sign that :

a.divides a note by half its value.

b. makes a note longer by half its value.

c. multiplies by four the value of a note.

6. Fortissimo means:

a.a very loud sound.

b.a very soft sound.

c. a loud sound.

SIGNS TO LENGTHEN THE MUSICAL SIGNS

The most common signs we use to lengthen the musical signs are the following:

Dot(·)

 The sign we write after a note to make it longer by half its value.

Have a look at these examples on augmentation in notation.

Tie.

 The curved lines that join notes of the same sound that are one next to the other to make one continuous sound.

Pause or Fermata 

The sign we write over or under a note to show where we can lengthen a note or rest.

Let's start recapping some of the most frequent music signs,most of them you already know.

Now why don't we go on playing a joyful memory game in twos?

To end with, I'd like you to spend a challenging time with the "Dum Dum Song"
Don't forget to join them !