Master Musical Notation: A Comprehensive Guide for Year 1 Students

Question 1

What symbol represents a whole note?

Accepted Answer

Circle

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C

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Vertical line

Question 2

How many beats are in each bar of music with a time signature of 3/4?

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3

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2

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4

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5

Question 3

Which clef shows the notes we play with our left hand on the piano?

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Bass Clef

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Treble Clef

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Alto Clef

Question 4

Which of these words means music that is played slowly and steadily, like a walking pace?

Accepted Answer

Andante

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Allegro

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Presto

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Largo

Question 5

In music, what does a double bar line usually show?

Accepted Answer

The end of a musical phrase or section

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The start of a new musical piece

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A change in the music's speed or volume

Question 6

Which musical symbol looks like this: ♩?

Accepted Answer

♩

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♫

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♪

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♬

Question 7

Which note is the longest?

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Semibreve

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Minim

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Crotchet

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Quaver

Question 8

Which musical symbol represents the shortest note?

Accepted Answer

Eighth note

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Whole note

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Half note

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Quarter note

Question 9

Which musical note has the longest duration?

Accepted Answer

Semibreve

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Crotchet

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Minim

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Quaver

Question 10

Which musical notes are in order from lowest to highest?

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C, D, E, G, B

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E, G, B, D

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G, B, D, F

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B, D, F, A

Question 11

Which musical symbol represents the note that lasts the longest?

Accepted Answer

Semibreve

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Crotchet

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Minim

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Quaver

Question 12

What symbol shows a crotchet?

Accepted Answer

Black note with a stem

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White note with a stem

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Black note with a tail

Question 13

Which note makes the shortest sound?

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Eighth note

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Whole note

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Half note

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Quarter note

Question 14

What symbol looks like a filled-in oval and represents a quarter note?

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A black oval

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An empty circle

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A vertical line

Question 15

What are the letters called that tell us which musical sounds to play?

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Musical notes

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Numbers

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Shapes

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Colors

Question 16

What does a sharp symbol do to a note?

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Makes it higher

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Makes it lower

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Makes it longer

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Makes it shorter

Question 17

What is the curly symbol at the beginning of a line of music called?

Accepted Answer

Clef

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Sharp

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Flat

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Staff

Question 18

What color is a quarter rest?

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White

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Black

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Red

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Blue

Question 19

What does a square note mean?

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Rest

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Note

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Sharp

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Flat

Question 20

What is the name of the space between two lines on a music staff?

Accepted Answer

Space

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Interval

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Ledger line

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Line

Question 21

What note gets one beat?

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Quarter note

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Whole note

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Half note

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Eighth note

Question 22

How many beats does a half note take?

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2

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1

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3

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4

Question 23

What line on the music staff has the Middle C note?

Accepted Answer

Third line

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First line

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Second line

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Fourth line

Question 24

Which note is shorter than a quarter note, but longer than a sixteenth note?

Accepted Answer

Eighth note

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Whole note

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Half note

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Thirty-second note

Question 25

Put the notes in order from lowest to highest pitch.

Accepted Answer

C, D, E, G

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E, G, D, C

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G, E, D, C

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D, C, E, G

Question 26

Which sign shows that a section of music should be repeated?

Accepted Answer

Repeat sign

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Double bar

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Coda

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Fermata

Question 27

When you have a dotted note, how much longer is the note than its original value?

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One and a half times as long

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Half as long

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Three times as long

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Twice as long

Question 28

Which note has the longest sound?

Accepted Answer

Whole note

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Half note

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Quarter note

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Eighth note

Question 29

What shape is a half note?

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○

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□

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△

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◇

Question 30

What is the name of the set of lines and spaces we write musical notes on?

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Staff

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Clef

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Score

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Measure

Question 31

Which musical symbol represents the shortest note value?

Accepted Answer

Eighth note

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Whole note

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Half note

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Quarter note

Question 32

What is the name of the horizontal line that divides the musical staff into two parts?

Accepted Answer

Staff line

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Clef

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Ledger line

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Bar line

Question 33

What is the name of the musical symbol that tells us which note to start playing on?

Accepted Answer

Clef

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Time signature

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Key signature

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Measure

Question 34

Which of these notes is higher in pitch?

Accepted Answer

C5

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C4

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C3

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C2

Question 35

What does the top number in a time signature indicate?

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The number of beats in a measure

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The type of note that receives one beat

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The number of measures in a piece

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The tempo of the music

Question 36

What is the name of the group of five lines and four spaces that musical notes are written on?

Accepted Answer

Staff

Answer

Clef

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Measure

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Ledger line

Question 37

Which of these symbols represents a pause in the music?

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Rest

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Note

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Sharp

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Flat

Question 38

What symbol is used to show a rest that represents two beats?

Accepted Answer

Half rest

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Quarter rest

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Whole rest

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Eighth rest

Question 39

Which note is higher in pitch, D above middle C or B below middle C?

Accepted Answer

D above middle C

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B below middle C

Question 40

Which symbol means 'play again from the beginning'?

Accepted Answer

Da Capo

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Coda

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Staccato

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Crescendo

Question 41

Which space on the treble clef is between the F and G lines?

Accepted Answer

G space

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F space

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A space

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B space

Question 42

Which note value gets one beat in a 4/4 time signature?

Accepted Answer

Quarter note

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Whole note

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Half note

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Eighth note

Question 43

What symbol shows a sharp note?

Accepted Answer

Sharp

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Flat

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Natural

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Double sharp

Question 44

What symbol indicates the end of a piece of music?

Accepted Answer

Double bar line

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Coda

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Da Capo

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Fermata

Question 45

Which note lasts the longest?

Accepted Answer

Semibreve

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Crotchet

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Minim

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Quaver

Question 46

What line divides the music staff in half?

Accepted Answer

Middle C line

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Bar line

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Clef

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Ledger line

Question 47

What does a dot after a note mean?

Accepted Answer

It makes the note longer

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It makes the note shorter

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It changes the note's pitch

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It adds a sharp to the note

Question 48

Which symbol means there is no sound?

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Rest

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Crotchet

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Semibreve

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Bar line

Question 49

What is used to join notes of equal length together?

Accepted Answer

Tie

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Slur

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Coda

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Fermata

Question 50

Which note has a little tail?

Accepted Answer

Quaver

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Crotchet

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Minim

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Semibreve

Question 51

What symbol makes a note higher?

Accepted Answer

Sharp

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Flat

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Natural

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Double sharp

Question 52

Which instrument uses a treble clef?

Accepted Answer

Violin

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Piano

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Cello

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Drums

Question 53

Which musical symbol tells us to play a section of music again?

Accepted Answer

A curved line with two dots above it

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A circle with a line through it

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A square with a stem

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A triangle with a dot inside

Question 54

What musical symbol looks like a circle with a line through it and shows a note played for two beats?

Accepted Answer

A half note

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A whole note

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A quarter note

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An eighth note

Question 55

Which musical symbol represents the longest note?

Accepted Answer

Filled-in circle

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Circle with a stem

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Circle with a tail

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Square with a stem

Question 56

In musical notation, which symbol stands for a 'Crotchet'?

Accepted Answer

♩

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♫

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?

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♪

Question 57

Which picture shows a quarter note?

Accepted Answer

♩

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♪

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♫

Question 58

Help the birthday girl decorate her cake with the correct musical notes. Which notes are in the right order?

Accepted Answer

C, D, E, F, G, A, B

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A, B, C, D, E, F, G

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G, A, B, C, D, E, F

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F, G, A, B, C, D, E

Question 59

Which musical symbol looks like a curly letter 'G' and is placed at the start of a piece of music?

Accepted Answer

Clef

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Time signature

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Bar line

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Double bar line

Question 60

What is the name of the line that music is written on in musical notation?

Accepted Answer

Staff

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Bar line

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Clef

Question 61

Which musical symbol is used to divide a piece of music into sections, and looks like a vertical line?

Accepted Answer

Bar line

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Double bar line

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Clef

Question 62

What is the value of a note that has a stem with a small flag attached to it?

Accepted Answer

Quaver

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Semibreve

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Crotchet

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Minim

Question 63

What musical symbol represents the longest note value?

Accepted Answer

Semibreve

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Crotchet

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Minim

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Quaver

Question 64

What is the name of the musical symbol that indicates the end of a piece of music, and looks like two vertical lines?

Accepted Answer

Double bar line

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Clef

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Time signature

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Bar line