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41 Cards in this Set
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How are the six strings of a guitar normally tuned?
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E A D G B E
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How do the notes played on a guitar differ from the way they are written?
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The notes are written one octave higher than they are played (on the treble clef).
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What is the range of notes of a typical electric guitar?
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E below middle C (as written) to D just over three octaves higher (22nd fret).
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What is the range of notes of a typical classical guitar
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E below middle C (as written) to B just over three octaves higher (19th fret).
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What are three ways guitar music can be written?
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Notation, tablature, chord symbols.
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Name five standard electric guitar effects.
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Distortion/overdrive, reverb and echo/delay, chorus, wah-wah, phaser
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What are the two functions of an electric guitar as part of a band or group?
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To play lead or rhythm.
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How are the four strings of a bass guitar normally tuned?
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E A D G, an octave lower than a standard guitar.
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How do the notes played on a bass guitar differ from the way they are written?
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The notes are written one octave higher than they are played (on the bass clef).
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What strings are additional in a six string bass?
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There is a B string below the E and a C string above the G
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What is the function of a bass guitar as part of a band or group?
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To be the link between the rhythm stated by the drums and the harmony stated by the guitar or keyboard.
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How many octaves does a typical keyboard cover.
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Most keyboards cover at least five octaves. A conventional piano has 88 keys or just over seven octaves
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What is the purpose of the transpose function on a keyboard?
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A transpose function enables the range of a keyboard to be extended by assigning different pitches to the keys.
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In what two ways are sounds produced on an electronic keyboard?
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Synthesised and sampled.
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What are four musical functions of a keyboard?
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To be part of the rhythm section, stating the harmony by playing chords and playing an additional bass part. To play lead lines (composed melodies and improvised solos). On electronic keyboards, to play brass or string parts. To add texture by using synth pads.
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What five instruments make up a standard drum kit?
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Bass or kick drum. Snare drum. One or more high tom toms and a low (floor) tom tom. A ride cymbal and one or more crash cymbals. A pair of cymbals known as a high hat, operated by a pedal.
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Name up to nine percussion instruments apart from those in a standard drum kit.
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Congas. Bongos. Tambourine. Triangle. Shakers. Wood block. Guiro. Cowbell. Cabassa.
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What is the most common method of drum notation?
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In the spaces from the bottom: bass drum, floor tom, snare, small tom. Fourth line up, second tom. High hat and cymbal are written as stemmed Xs above the staff.
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What are the three musical functions of the drummer.
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Establish the rhythmic style, keep time, provide emphasis.
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What is the range of a soprano saxophone?
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A♭ (B♭ written as C a whole step higher) to E♭, two and a half octaves higher.
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What is the range of an alto saxophone?
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D♭ (E♭ written as C a major sixth higher) to A♭, two and a half octaves higher.
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What is the range of a tenor saxophone?
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A♭ (B♭ written as C an octave and a whole step higher) to E♭, two and a half octaves higher.
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What is the range of a baritone saxophone?
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D♭ (E♭ written as C an octave and a major sixth higher) to A♭, two and a half octaves higher.
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What are two functions of a saxophone in popular music?
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As part of a horn section (for backing) or as a solo instrument.
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What is the range of a trumpet?
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E (B♭ written as C a whole step higher) to B, two and a half octaves higher.
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What is the range of a tenor trombone?
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E (below bottom of bass stave) to B♭ (above middle C). Non-transposing.
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Name five types of trumpet or trombone mute.
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Cup, straight, Harman, plunger, bucket.
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What are two functions of brass instruments in popular music?
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As part of a horn section (for backing) or as a solo instrument.
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What does the dynamic symbol mp mean?
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Moderately softly.
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What does the dynamic symbol ff mean?
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Very strongly.
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What is the opposite of crescendo and what does it mean?
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Diminuendo - getting quieter.
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Name three accents used above or below notes to indicate articulations, and give their symbols.
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Staccato (.), tenuto (_), marcato (>).
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What does sfz mean?
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Sforzando - more sharply stressed than marcato.
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What symbol indicates a multiple bar rest?
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A horizontal line through the bar with the number of silent bars written above it.
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How does a multiple bar repeat differ from a single bar repeat?
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The repeat sign has two slanting lines crossing same number of bars as the phrase to be repeated, with the number of bars written above it.
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How is it indicated that a chord is to be repeated within a bar?
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Oblique lines or dots.
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How is it indicated that a section of music is to be repeated?
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A double bar line followed by two dots on either side of the middle line of the staff indicates the start (if not present, repeat from the beginning). Two dots followed by a double bar line for the end of the repeat. Number of times written above the end repeat mark.
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What does D.S. al Fine mean?
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Repeat from the sign (Segno) until the word 'Fine' (end).
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What does D.C. al Coda mean?
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Repeat from the beginning (Capo) and then play the coda.
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What symbol is used to indicate that a bar repeats the previous bar?
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What symbols are used for Segno and Coda?
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