Question

4. Answer the following questions about the musical example below. Write

Answer 1

Answer:

4.a. The time signature should be 4/4 or common time.

b. Every note is letter name A.

c. The second note in the first measure after the rest (the one with the little flag on it's stem) and the 5th and 6th notes in the second measure should be circled.

d. The rest gets 1/2 of a beat.

e. Draw a straight line at the end of the example from the top staff line to the bottom staff line. Just to the left of this line, add a second line parallel to it for a final barline marking.

Explanation:

a. There are 4 beats in each measure and the quarter note is getting the beat.

b. The names of the spaces in treble clef from bottom to top are FACE. These notes are all in the second space from the bottom and are therefore letter A.

d. It is an eighth rest which is half of one beat in 4/4 time.