MUS 190: Class Guitar - Written Exam 2

Has definitions and concepts mentioned for the second written exam.

Quarter Note

Quarter Note

1 beat

Half Note

2 beats

Half note w/ dot

3 beats

whole note

4 beats

8th note

½ of a quarter note; 2 every quarter note

How many 8th notes can be played in a ¾ time signature?

6

What’s the max number of 8th notes you can play in 8 measures?

32 8th notes

What is the Treble Clef also called?

G Clef

What letters of the alphabet are used for names of notes on lines/spaces of staff?

A-G

What’s the names of the lines of treble clef?

E, G, B, D, F

What’s the names for the spaces of treble clef?

F, A, C, E

Where do the stems of notes go?

Left or Right side: Up on the Right, Down on the Left

What direction would the stem go on a C note?

Down on the left side

Stem goes where on the B string?

Can be left OR right; but make sure down if on left and up if on right

True or False: The stem of the B note direction and side SHOULD match the other notes if they’re all above or below it.

True

What do teh numbers on TABLATURE indicate?

Frets

What does a 0 mean when placed on any tablature line?

Play open string (no frets)

What string on guitar does bottom of tablature represent?

6th String

For a 4/4 time signature, how many beats are in a measure?

4 beats; quarter note is worth 1

T or F: If a note or rest is worth more than 1 beat, you write the numbers the beat is for (ex: whole not is 4 beats; 1234) with a curve underneath.

True

Melody

A series of consecutive tone usually varying in pitch and duriation. Organized into a musical idea.

Contour (element of melody)

How the melody rises, falls, leaps, and skips (how low or high it goes)

Range (element of melody)

The distance itself between the highest and lowest tone

Harmony

More than one note is played at a time.

Timbre (tone color)

When two different instruments play the same notes, but it can be identified that differing instruments are playing it.

Intonation

How accurate in pitch a guitar, musical instrument, or voice is; how in tune you are

Legato

Playing notes long and connected into each other

What’s the Bass note of the G chord?

6th string, 3rd fret

What’s the Bass note of the A7 chord?

5th string, open string

What’s the Bass note of the D chord?

4th string, open string

How is Basic Strum #2 played?

(D = Down, U= Up)

D DU DU D

How is Bass Chord Strum Played?

Bass note of the chord + DU DU D

What are the strings of the guitar from top to bottom?

E, A, D, G, B, E

What chords have we learned since the first exam?

G, A7, D, (also two for the songs, Em and maybe Dm)

What notes have been learned on the 1st string?

E, F, G

What notes have been learned on the 2nd string?

B, C, D

How many 8th notes can be in a measure of 4/4?

4 8th notes a measure (4 8th notes = 4 quarter notes)