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Music Notation

Now you know almost everything about notes and rhythm we are going to propose a few activities to test what you have learnt and even to give you some further information about music notation.

First of all, we offer a treasure hunt for you. You are asked to find some general information about music notation and, if you find the answers to all the questions, you have found the treasure. Where will you find the answers? Navigate the websites below and it will be easier. Ready?

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When writing music we use some Italian terms to express how fast the music should be played. Order the following words, which you can find on a metronome, from fastest to slowest

Moderato Fastest:  
Allegro    
Larghetto    
Andante    
Presto    
Largo    
Adagio Slowest:  

When writing music we use notes. They may have different length. Write their names from longest to shortest.

Longest:  
   
   
   
   
   
   
Shortest  

Name the two most common clefs in music notation.

 
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What should you do if you found the following terms when reading music?

  What should I do?
Accelerando  
Crescendo  
Da capo  
Diminuendo  
Legato  
Ritardando  
Rubato  
Stacato  

What do the following words mean?

 
MEANING
A capella  
Chord  
Flat  
Glissando  
Key  
Lied  
Ostinato  
Scale  
Sharp  
Staff  
Tempo  

Decide whether these voices are male or female and then order them from highest to lowest pitch: Alto / Baritone / Bass / Counteralto / Countertenor / Soprano / Tenor.

 
MALE
FEMALE
Highest:    
     
     
Lowest:    

Then do the following exercise.

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