Music terms - trivia 10

1) What does D.C. al Fine mean?

a) to go back to the Segno sign and play until the ending at Fine
b) to repeat from the beginning and play until the ending at Fine

2) What does D.S. mean?

a) to go back to the Segno sign and play until the ending at D.S.
b) to repeat from the beginning and play until the ending at D.S.

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Notes - trivia 13

1) How many thirty-second notes equal a whole note?

a) 32
b) 64

2) How many sixty-fourth notes equal a whole note?

a) 64
b) 128

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Notes - trivia 12

1) How many eighth notes equal a whole note?

a) 7
b) 8

2) How many sixteenth notes equal a whole note?

a) 15
b) 16

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Notes - trivia 11

1) How many half notes equal a whole note?

a) 2
b) 3

2) How many quarter notes equal a whole note?

a) 3
b) 4

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D.S. al Coda

D.S. al Coda means to go back to the Segno sign, repeat to the Coda sign, skip to the Coda section and play until the ending.

D.C. al Coda

D.C. al Coda means to repeat from the beginning to the Coda sign, then skip to the Coda section and play until the ending.

D.S.

D.S. or Dal Segno means to go back to the Segno sign and play until the ending at D.S.

D.C.

D.C. or Da Capo means to repeat from the beginning and play until the ending at D.C.

D.S. al Fine

D.S. al Fine means to go back to the Segno sign and play until the ending at Fine.

D.C. al Fine

D.C. al Fine means to repeat from the beginning and play until the ending at Fine.

Modes - trivia 3

1) Which mode has the same notes as a major scale?

a) Ionian
b) Locrian

2) Which mode has the same notes as a natural minor scale?

a) Lydian
b) Aeolian

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Modes - trivia 2

1) Which note of a major scale does the Locrian mode start on?

a) seventh
b) eighth

2) Which note of a major scale does the Dorian mode start on?

a) first
b) second

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Modes - trivia 1

1) How many modes are there?

a) 6
b) 7

2) Which note of a major scale does the Ionian mode start on?

a) first
b) second

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Music terms - trivia 9

1) What does pianississimo mean?

a) very, very soft
b) very, very loud

2) What does a fermata mean?

a) to hold the note shorter
b) to hold the note longer

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Music terms - trivia 8

1) What does largo mean?

a) to play at a very slow tempo
b) to play at a very fast tempo

2) What does dolce mean?

a) to play aggressive
b) to play sweetly and gently

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Music terms - trivia 7

1) What does mano sinistra mean?

a) play with the left hand
b) play with the right hand

2) What does maestoso mean?

a) to play in a majestic way
b) to play very fast

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Notes - facts 19

1) Thirty-two thirty-second notes equal a whole note.

2) Sixty-four sixty-fourth notes equal a whole note.

Notes - facts 18

1) Eight eighth notes equal a whole note.

2) Sixteen sixteenth notes equal a whole note.

Notes - facts 17

1) Two half notes equal a whole note.

2) Four quarter notes equal a whole note.

Modes - facts 6

1) The Ionian mode (first mode) has the same notes as a major scale.

2) The Aeolian mode (sixth mode) has the same notes as a natural minor scale.

Modes - facts 5

1) The Aeolian mode starts on the sixth note of a major scale

2) The Locrian mode starts on the seventh note of a major scale.

Modes - facts 4

1) The Lydian mode starts on the fourth note of a major scale

2) The Mixolydian mode starts on the fifth note of a major scale.

Modes - facts 3

1) The Dorian mode starts on the second note of a major scale

2) The Phrygian mode starts on the third note of a major scale.

Modes - facts 2

1) Each mode starts on a different note of a major scale.

2) The Ionian mode starts on the first note of a major scale.

Modes - facts 1

1) The seven modes are Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, and Locrian.

2) The mode order can be remembered by "I Don't Play Loud Music Any Longer".

Presto

Presto means to play at a very fast tempo (168-200 bpm).

Mano sinistra

Mano sinistra (MS) means to play with the left hand. The opposite of mano sinistra is mano destra.

Mano destra

Mano destra (MD) means to play with the right hand. The opposite of mano destra is mano sinistra.

Largo

Largo means to play at a very slow tempo (40-60 bpm). It is the same as lento.

Maestoso

Maestoso means to play in a majestic way.