Musical Notation quiz
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Which note sounds the same as C sharp on a piano?
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What time signature does a C symbol stand for?
Answer: 4/4
Why: The C began not as a letter but as a broken circle, the sign medieval music used for duple time.
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How many beats does a whole rest fill in 3/4 time?
Answer: Three beats
Why: Whole rests hang below the fourth line, while the look-alike half rest sits on top of the third line.
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Which note lasts twice as long as a whole note?
Answer: Breve
Why: Breve comes from the Latin for short, because in medieval notation it was one of the shortest notes in use.
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What do two dots before a double bar line mean?
Answer: Repeat the section
Why: Without an earlier start-repeat sign, players go back to the very beginning of the piece.
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Which clef is also called the F clef?
Answer: Bass clef
Why: Two dots on the bass clef sit either side of the fourth line, marking that line as the note F.
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How many p's are in the softest marking of Tchaikovsky's Pathétique?
Answer: Six
Why: Those four notes are so hard to play that softly that orchestras often give the bassoon's part to a bass clarinet.
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