MUSIC THEORY EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

MUSIC THEORY EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS



Barlines and measures - ANS Barlines are vertical lines.
Measures are the spaces between the barlines.



Stem Rules: Note head is below the 3rd line. - ANS Stems go up on the right.



Stem Rules: Note head is above the 3rd line. - ANS Stem goes down on the left.



Stem Rules: Note head is on the third line. - ANS Stem can go up or down.



Stem Rules: How long is the stem? - ANS The stem must go through 3 additional lines or
spaces. (An octave.)



Staff - ANS A staff is composed of 5 lines and 4 spaces.



Counting Lines and Spaces - ANS You count from the bottom to top.



Flat - ANS Lowers a pitch 1/2 step.



Sharp - ANS Raises a pitch 1/2 step.



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, Natural Sign - ANS Cancels a flat or a sharp.



Double Bar Line - ANS Is drawn at the end of a section or a piece of music. Shown is the
FINAL Double Bar Line.



Music Alphabet - ANS ABCDEFG



Dotted Note Rules: Note head is on a space. - ANS The dot is drawn in the same space as the
note head.



Dotted Note Rules: Note head is on a line. - ANS The dot is drawn in the space ABOVE the
note head.



Flag Rules - ANS The flag is always on the right side of the stem regardless of the direction of
the stem.



Parts of a note. - ANS



Beamed Note - ANS



Beat - ANS A steady, recurring pulse is called a ________.



Fermata - ANS To hold.



Tempo - ANS How fast or slow the music is counted.



Dynamics - ANS The loudness or softness of music.


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