Question 1: Identify the note duration described: It is a note that lasts for half the duration of a whole note and is commonly used in simple time signatures. What is this note called?

Answer: The note is called a half note (or minum).

Question 2: Listen carefully to the following described rhythm: a pattern consisting of a quarter note, followed by an eighth note, another eighth note, and a quarter note. Write this rhythm using standard musical notation symbols.

Answer: Quarter note, eighth note, eighth note, quarter note.

Question 3: Explain the difference between a sharp (#) and a flat (b) in musical notation.

Answer: A sharp raises the pitch of a note by a semitone, while a flat lowers the pitch of a note by a semitone.

Question 4: Describe what happens to the pitch of a note if it is written as a C# compared to a C natural.

Answer: The C# is a semitone higher in pitch than the C natural.

Question 5: A piece of music features a repeated pattern of notes that creates a sense of stability and rest. What is this called?

Answer: This is called a tonic or a resting note, often found at the end of a phrase or section.

Question 6: Describe how a rest functions in a piece of music and give an example of a common rest symbol and its duration.

Answer: A rest indicates a silence or pause in music. For example, a quarter rest signifies a silence lasting the duration of a quarter note.

Question 7: Sketch a simple melodic phrase consisting of four notes: a starting note, then moving stepwise up, then down, then returning to the starting note. Use standard note symbols and include the note names and durations.

Answer: A sketch showing four notes: starting with a C quarter note, moving up a step to D quarter note, down a step to C quarter note, then up a step to D quarter note, and returning to C. The notes are arranged on the staff with correct placement.

Question 8: In a time signature of 4/4, how many beats does each measure contain, and what note value gets one beat?

Answer: Each measure contains four beats, and a quarter note gets one beat.

Question 9: Identify the interval described: It is the distance between two notes, where the higher note is three semitones above the lower note. What is this interval called?

Answer: The interval is called a minor third.

Question 10: Listen to the following scenario: a melody that ascends by step for three notes, then jumps a third, and then descends by step. Describe the general motion of this melody in terms of intervals.

Answer: The melody primarily moves by step (conjunct motion), then makes a leap of a third (disjunct motion), followed by descending stepwise movement.

Question 11: Draw a treble clef symbol at the beginning of a staff. Your sketch should include the correct shape and placement on the staff lines.

Answer: A correct sketch would show a stylized treble clef circling the second line (G line) of the staff, with smooth, flowing lines.