EXERCISE 1 - 1.6

Name the following notes.

Write the following notes in the treble clef.

a) A in a space f) C in a spaceb) E on a line g) D on a linec) F in a space h) F on a lined) G on a line i) G on a linee) B on a line j) E in a space

a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j)

k) A in a space p) F in a spacel) G on a line q) E on a linem) D on a line r) D on a linen) B on a line s) G on a lineo) C in a space t) F on a line

k) l) m) n) o) p) q) r) s) t)

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EXERCISE 2 - 1.6

Name the following notes.

Write the following notes in the bass clef.

a) E in a space f) D on a lineb) G in a space g) E in a spacec) B on a line h) A on a lined) A in a space i) D on a linee) C in a space j) G on a line

a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j)

k) A in a space p) A on a linel) B on a line q) D on a linem) C in a space r) F on a linen) E in a space s) G on a lineo) G in a space t) F on a line

k) l) m) n) o) p) q) r) s) t)

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EXERCISE 3 - 1.6

Create words by identifying the following notes.

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EXERCISE 4 - 1.8

Name the following notes.

Write the following notes OUTSIDE THE STAFF. Use no more than three leger lines in each case.

a) A above f) B aboveb) F on a line g) E in a spacec) Middle C h) A aboved) D below i) D abovee) F in a space j) G below

a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j)

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EXERCISE 5 - 1.8

Name the following notes.

Write the following notes OUTSIDE THE STAFF. Use no more than three leger lines in each case.

a) F above f) A in a spaceb) B above g) G on a linec) A on a line h) D aboved) C below i) F belowe) E below j) B below

a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j)

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EXERCISE 6 - 1.8

Circle the highest pitched sound.

a) 25 cycles/sec 43 cycles/sec

e) 440 cycles/sec 23 cycles/sec

Circle the lowest pitches sound.

i) 32 cycles/sec 380 cylces/sec

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EXERCISE 7 - 1.8

Read chapter I of your theory manual and fill in the blanks below.

a) A has a precise frequency.

b) The is a sign placed at the beginning of the staff.

c) If the note is higher in the staff, its pitch will be .

d) Notes are written on a .

e) A is a symbol used to represent the pitch and the

length of a sound.

f) is located between the two staves.

g) A sound has a precise .

h) If the note is lower in the staff, its pitch will be .

i) To write notes that go beyond the staff, you must use

.

j) The frequency of a sound is measured in per second.

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EXERCISE 1 - 2.3

Draw and name the rest which corresponds to each of the following note

values.

RESTS NAME OF THE REST

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

f)

g)

h)

i)

j)

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EXERCISE 2 - 2.5

Write ONE note which is equal to the combined value of each of the following.

a) =

b) =

c) =

d) =

e) =

f) =

g) =

h) =

i) =

j) =

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EXERCISE 3 - 2.5

Write ONE rest which is equal to the combined value of each of the following.

a) =

b) =

c) =

d) =

e) =

f) =

g) =

h) =

i) =

j) =

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EXERCISE 4 - 2.5

Write TWO IDENTICAL NOTES which are equal to the combined value of

each of the following.

a) =

b) =

c) =

d) =

e) =

Write TWO IDENTICAL RESTS which are equal to the combined value of each

of the following.

a) =

b) =

c) =

d) =

e) =

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EXERCISE 5 - 2.7

Write THREE IDENTICAL NOTES (or dotted notes) which are equal to the

conbined value of each of the following.

a) =

b) =

c) =

d) =

e) =

f) =

g) =

h) =

i) =

j) =

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EXERCISE 6 - 2.7

Write TWO IDENTICAL NOTES (or dotted notes) which are equal to the

conbined value of each of the following.

a) =

b) =

c) =

d) =

e) =

f) =

g) =

h) =

i) =

j) =

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EXERCISE 7 - 2.8

Write the following notes in the staff below, using the given pitch and value.

Use no more than three leger lines above or below the staff.

a) A above - half

b) C in a space - dotted eighth

c) D below - quarter

d) E on a line - dotted whole

e) B below - dotted quarter

f) F in a space - sixteenth

g) G above - eighth

h) A in a space - dotted half

i) Middle C - whole

j) D on a line - dotted sixteenth

a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j)

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EXERCISE 8 - 2.8

Write the following notes in the staff below, using the given pitch and value.

Use no more than three leger lines above or below the staff.

a) G on a line - sixteenth

b) D above - dotted whole

c) B on a line - quarter

d) F above - dotted eighth

e) Middle C - half

f) D below - dotted quarter

g) G on a line - dotted half

h) C below - dotted sixteenth

i) E above - whole

j) B above - eighth

a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j)

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EXERCISE 9 - 2.9

Attach the following note bodies into four beamed eighth [ ] notes.

a) b) c) d) e)

f) g) h) i) j)

Attach the following note bodies into a beamed sixteenth, eighth, sixteenth

[ ] group.

a) b) c) d) e)

f) g) h) i) j)

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EXERCISE 10 - 2.9In the boxes below, write the number of the term which applies to the following definitions.

- notes and rests of different 1) high pitched values

- note which is worth half 2) flag of the basic unit

- note, lower in the staff 3) body

- part of the note attached 4) half note to the body

- original treble clef 5) middle C

- symbols used to represent 6) clef musical sounds

- it has a precise frequency 7) half rest

- the note between both staves 8) eighth rest

- sign placed at the beginning 9) sixteenth note of the staff

- note, higher in the staff 10) G

- note part which is added to 11) low pitched to the stem and body

- five horizontal and parallel 12) tie lines and spaces

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- another way of increasing 13) quarter note the value of a note

- symbol used to indicate 14) note silence in music

- note worth one sixteenth 15) whole rest

- rest which is worth the 16) dot basic unit

- lines used beyond the staff 17) staff

- rest worth one quarter 18) sixty-fourth note of the basic unit

- the basic unit of value 19) stem

- note part attached to the 20) whole note to the flag and stem

- note which is worth one sixty-fourth 21) rests of the basic unit

- rest worth one eighth of 22) quarter rest of the basic unit

- increases the value of a note by 23) sound one half its original length

- note worth one quarter of the 24) leger lines basic unit

- rest worth one half of the 25) time values of the basic unit

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EXERCISE 1 - 3.7

Fill in the blanks.

a) = beats per bar. The is worth one beat.

b) = beats per bar. The is worth one beat.

c) = beats per bar. The is worth one beat.

d) = beats per bar. The is worth one beat.

e) = beats per bar. The is worth one beat.

f) = beats per bar. The is worth one beat.

g) = beats per bar. The is worth one beat.

h) = beats per bar. The is worth one beat.

i) = beats per bar. The is worth one beat.

j) = beats per bar. The is worth one beat.

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EXERCISE 2 - 3.7

Fill in the blanks.

a) is the time signature; the eighth note is worth beat(s).

b) is the time signature; the quarter note is worth beat(s).

c) is the time signature; the half note is worth beat(s).

d) is the time signature; the whole note is worth beat(s).

e) is the time signature; the half note is worth beat(s).

f) is the time signature; the quarter note is worth beat(s).

g) is the time signature; the eighth note is worth beat(s).

h) is the time signature; the quarter note is worth beat(s).

i) is the time signature; the sixteenth note is worth beat(s).

j) is the time signature; the half note is worth beat(s).

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EXERCISE 1 - 4.3

Practice drawing the first four sharps in each bar of the staves below. Remember to place them in the correct order.

Practice drawing the first four flats in each bar of the staves below. Remember

to place them in the correct order.

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EXERCISE 2 -4.4

Draw the following key signatures in the bars provided.

a) A major f) Bb major

b) E major g) C major

c) Ab major h) G major

d) D major i) F major

e) E major j) Eb major

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EXERCISE 3 -4.4

Draw the following key signatures in the bars provided.

a) Eb major f) E major

b) D major g) Ab major

c) F major h) C major

d) G major i) E major

e) Bb major j) Ab major

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EXERCISE 1 - 5.4

Fill in the blanks with the names of the semitones found between the following

notes.

Ex.

G G# A A# B C C# D D# E F F# G Ab Bb Db Eb Gb

a) C C

b) F F

c) C# C# Db Db

d) A A

e) D D

Give another name for each of the following notes.

a) F# = f) Ab =

b) C# = g) C =

c) B = h) F =

d) Bb = i) A# =

e) E = j) Eb =

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EXERCISE 2 - 5.4

Fill in the blanks, giving two answers wherever possible.

a) F + 1/2 tone = k) A - 1/2 tone =

b) D#+ 1/2 tone = l) D + 1/2 tone =

c) Ab- 1/2 tone = m) Eb- 1/2 tone =

d) E + 1/2 tone = n) Cb+ 1/2 tone =

e) G - 1/2 tone = o) E# + 1/2 tone =

f) Bb + 1/2 tone = p) F - 1/2 tone =

g) C + 1/2 tone = q) Ab+ 1/2 tone =

h) G#- 1/2 tone = r) E - 1/2 tone =

i) F# - 1/2 tone = s) Bb- 1/2 tone =

j) B# - 1/2 tone = t) C - 1/2 tone =

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EXERCISE 3 - 5.4

Write the following notes in the staff below, using the suggested time value

and pitch. Use no more than three leger lines above or below the staff.

a) F# on a line - halfb) Db above - dotted quarterc) Ab in a space - eighthd) D# on a line - wholee) Bb on a line - dotted halff) Gb above - quarterg) Middle C# - sixteenthh) Eb on a line - dotted eighthi) G# on a line - halfj) A# above - whole

a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j)

k) G# above - eighthl) Cb in a space - sixteenthm) B# above - dotted halfn) Ab above - dotted eightho) Fb in a space - wholep) A# in a space - halfq) E# in a space - eighthr) Gb on a line - dotted quarters) D# above - wholet) Eb above - quarter

k) l) m) n) o) p) q) r) s) t)

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EXERCISE 4 - 5.4

Write the following notes in the staff below, using the suggested time value

and pitch. Use no more than three leger lines above or below the staff.

a) Eb on a line - wholeb) Db on a line - sixteenthc) Gb in a space - dotted halfd) E# on a line - quartere) A# on a line - dotted sixteenthf) Middle C# - dotted eighthg) B# on a line - dotted wholeh) Fb on a line - sixteenthi) A# on a line - dotted halfj) G# on a line - dotted quarter

a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j)

k) Cb in a space - halfl) Ab in a space - dotted eighthm) Eb above - eighthn) C# below - quartero) Gb in a space - dotted halfp) Bb above - dotted eighthq) D# above - dotted quarterr) Ab on a line - halfs) Db below - dotted quartert) F# below - quarter

k) l) m) n) o) p) q) r) s) t)

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EXERCISE 5 - 5.5

1) State whether each of the following is a tone [T] or a semitone [S].

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