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Musicianship Grades 1 and 2 Trivia Quiz

This quiz is divided up into two parts, the first half have questions on Grade 1 musicianship and the second half have questions to Grade 2 musicianship.

A multiple-choice quiz by laser_shooter. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
laser_shooter

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
208,571

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
13 / 20

Plays
1329

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Question 1 of 20

1. What does legato mean? Hint

Smooth and detached

Short and detached

Short and well connected

Smooth and well connected

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Question 2 of 20

2. Where do accidentals go? Hint

On the bottom

To the right (after)

To the left (before)

On the top

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Question 3 of 20

3. What is the key signature of G major? Hint

B flat

F sharp

F, C, A and D sharp

No sharps or flats

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Question 4 of 20

4. What is special about marking tones in a harmonic minor scale? Hint

Nothing is marked

Always mark 6-7

Never mark 6-7

Always mark 3-4 and 7-8

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Question 5 of 20

5. What must we do in harmonic minor scales? Hint

Raise the 4th note

Raise the 5th note

Raise the 6th note

Raise the 7th note

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Question 6 of 20

6. How long is a dotted crotchet rest in beats? Hint

one and a half

1 and a dot

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Question 7 of 20

7. Are the raised 7ths in a harmonic minor scales included in the key signature? Hint

Yes

Rarely

Sometimes

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Question 8 of 20

8. What happens to single quavers? Hint

Leave them out of the music

They stay single and 'stranded'

They must be 'rescued' by another quaver or quaver rest

They get turned to crotchety old crotchets

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Question 9 of 20

9. What is the key signature of A minor? Hint

One sharp

One sharp and one flat

One flat

No sharps or flats

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Question 10 of 20

10. What does rallentando mean? Hint

Gradually becoming faster

Gradually becoming slower

Gradually becoming louder

Gradually becoming softer

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Question 11 of 20

11. What does the dominant triad of a scale contain? Hint

Five notes

The leading note

The subdominant

The most dominant note

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Question 12 of 20

12. Where are most quaver triplets found? Hint

Simple time

Complex time

Compound time

Dinner time

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Question 13 of 20

13. Two octave major scales have how many notes? Hint

2 notes

26 notes

54 notes

15 notes

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Question 14 of 20

14. To raise the 7th in C harmonic minor and F harmonic minor we must use a ...? Hint

natural

flat

sharp

You do not raise the note

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Question 15 of 20

15. What is a pause (fermata) sign? Hint

Have a rest from music

A sign indicating that a note or rest is to be held

Reason for hesitation

To linger

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Question 16 of 20

16. Which is the odd one out? Hint

3/4

3/2

3/8

6/8

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Question 17 of 20

17. Melodies usually do not modulate to ...? Hint

the dominant key

the relative major/minor

the subdominant key

a totally unrelated key

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Question 18 of 20

18. What does poco mean? Hint

pogo stick

to poke someone

very much

a little

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Question 19 of 20

19. How do you group quavers in compound time? Hint

in fours

There are no crotchets in compound time

in twos

in threes

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Question 20 of 20

20. When making up a simple rhythm to words, it's important to do what? Hint

set up the drum kit

mark the accent first

start writing down crotchet and quavers in any order

sing the words first

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What does legato mean?

Answer: Smooth and well connected

Legato in music is often shown as a slur which is placed above or below the noteheads depending which way it is pointing to.

2. Where do accidentals go?

Answer: To the left (before)

Accidentals are used to raise or lower the note by a tone or semitone. There are five different kinds which are sharps, flats, naturals, double sharps and double flats.

3. What is the key signature of G major?

Answer: F sharp

G major is one of the first scales to learn in which you learn it after C major which has no sharps or flats.

4. What is special about marking tones in a harmonic minor scale?

Answer: Never mark 6-7

In a major scale the tones fall between the 1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 5-6 and 6-7.

5. What must we do in harmonic minor scales?

Answer: Raise the 7th note

Always raise the 7th note in all minor scales by a semitone using a sharp or a natural depending on what key are you in.

6. How long is a dotted crotchet rest in beats?

Answer: one and a half

A dot after the note means to and half the value of the original beat to the current beat.

7. Are the raised 7ths in a harmonic minor scales included in the key signature?

Answer: No

Do not put a raised seventh in the key signature or it will look silly with a flats and a sharps in the key signature.

8. What happens to single quavers?

Answer: They must be 'rescued' by another quaver or quaver rest

This rule applies to any time signature use or the rhythm you use. One exemption is using syncopated rhythm.

9. What is the key signature of A minor?

Answer: No sharps or flats

A minor is the relative minor of C major where the raised seventh is G sharp.

10. What does rallentando mean?

Answer: Gradually becoming slower

The synonym of rallentando is ritardando which means the same thing.

11. What does the dominant triad of a scale contain?

Answer: The leading note

The dominant triad is the triad of the dominant of the key in which it is found, for example the dominant triad of C major is GBD where G is the dominant of C and has the leading note of B.

12. Where are most quaver triplets found?

Answer: Simple time

A triplet is three notes played to the value of two notes. Duplets are found more common in compound time.

13. Two octave major scales have how many notes?

Answer: 15 notes

When writing a two octave scale you can start above or below the staff depending which way it is going.

14. To raise the 7th in C harmonic minor and F harmonic minor we must use a ...?

Answer: natural

Most harmonic minor scales you need to use a sharp to raise the 7th note but a harmonic minor scale with 3 flats of more you use a natural to raise the 7th note.

15. What is a pause (fermata) sign?

Answer: A sign indicating that a note or rest is to be held

A pause sign should always go above the note or rest.

16. Which is the odd one out?

Answer: 6/8

All the rest is simple time while 6/8 is compound time.

17. Melodies usually do not modulate to ...?

Answer: a totally unrelated key

A modulation is a transposition between different keys.

18. What does poco mean?

Answer: a little

This is placed before a word in which gives a direction to the music, for example poco a poco crescendo, which mean little by little getting louder.

19. How do you group quavers in compound time?

Answer: in threes

Always group them in threes and never leave a quaver or quaver rest "stranded".

20. When making up a simple rhythm to words, it's important to do what?

Answer: mark the accent first

Always do this to any kind of sentence you are making up a rhythm to.

Source: Author laser_shooter

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