LCM Jazz Musical Awareness

Grade 1 & 2
No:

Question

01

What is this clef called?

Treble clef

02

What is this clef called?

Bass clef

03

Explain to me what this is called

and what it tells you.

04

Explain to me what this is called

and what it tells you.

05

Explain to me what this is called

and what it tells you.

06

What is the note value and what

is it called?

07

What is the note value and what

is it called?

08

What is the note value and what

is it called?

09

What is the note value and what

is it called?

10

What is the note value and what

is it called?

11
12

Symbol

What is the note value and what

is it called?
What is the note value and what
is it called?

13

What is the rest value and what

is it called?

14

What is the rest value and what

is it called?

15

What is the rest value and what

is it called?

16

What is the rest value and what

is it called?

17

What is the rest value and what

is it called?

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Answer

4
4
3
4
2
4

h.
q.

Time Signature
4 crotchets in a bar
Time Signature
3 crotchets in a bar
Time Signature
2 crotchets in a bar
Semibreve/ whole
note
4 beats
Minim/ half note
2 beats
Crotchet/ quarter
note
1 beat
Quaver/ eighth note
beat
Semiquaver/
sixteenth note
beat
Dotted minim
3 beats
Dotted crotchet
1 beat
Semibreve/ whole
note
4 beats
Minim/ half note
2 beats

Crotchet/ quarter
note
1 beat
Quaver/ eighth note
beat
Semiquaver/
sixteenth note
beat

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18

What is the rest value and what

is it called?

19

What is this accidental called

and what does it do?

20

What is this accidental called

and what does it do?

21

What is this accidental called

and what does it do?

22

What is this called? What is the

key? And what sharps are they?

Key Signature
C Major
None

23

What is this called? What is the

key? And what sharps are they?

Key Signature
G Major
F#

24

What is this called? What is the

key? And what sharps are they?

Key Signature
D Major
F# C#

25

What is this called? What is the

key? And what sharps are they?

Key Signature
A Major
F# C#G#

26

What is this called? What is the

key? And what flats are they?

Key Signature
F Major
Bb

27

What is this called? What is the

key? And what flats are they?

Key Signature
Bb Major
Bb Eb

28

What is this called? What is the

key? And what flats are they?

Key Signature
Eb Major
Bb Eb Ab

29

What is this called?

Staf

30

What is this called?

Bar line

31

What is this called and what

does it mean?

Double bar line

End of piece

32

What is this called and what

does it mean?

Repeat

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Dotted crotchet
1 beat
A Sharp sign takes
the note up a
semitone
A Flat sign takes
the note down a
semitone
A Natural sign
cancels out the
sharp or flat

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Staccato short
and spikey

33

What does this mean?

34

What type of accent is this?

35

What type of accent is this?

36

What type of accent is this?

37

What note is this?

The Note B

38

What note is this?

The Note C

39

What note is this?

The Note D

40

What note is this?

The Note E

41

What note is this?

The Note F

42

What note is this?

The Note G

43

What note is this?

The Note A

44

What note is this?

The Note B

45

What note is this?

The Note C

46

What note is this?

The Note D

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Hat Short accent

Pushing Accent Sforzando
Tenuto Gentle
tongue full time
value

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47

What note is this?

The Note E

48

What note is this?

The Note F

49

What note is this?

The Note G

50

What note is this?

The Note A

51

What note is this?

The Note B

52

What note is this?

The Note C

53

What note is this?

The Note D

54
55
56
57
58
59

Explain what
means?
Explain what
means?
Explain what
means?
Explain what
means?
Explain what
means?
Explain what
means?

this dynamic

f
p
mf
mp
f
pp

this dynamic
this dynamic
this dynamic
this dynamic
this dynamic

60

Explain what this dynamic

means?

61

Explain what this dynamic

means?

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Forte - Loud
Piano - Quiet
Mezzo Forte
Fairly Loud
Mezzo Piano
Fairly Quiet
Fortissimo - Very
Loud
Pianissimo- Very
Quiet
Crescendo
gradually getting
louder
Diminuendo
gradually getting
quieter

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62

Explain what this dynamic

means?

Cresc.

63

Explain what this dynamic

means?

Dim.

64

Explain what this dynamic

means?

Rit.

65

Explain what this dynamic

means?

Rall.

66
67
68
69
70

What
this?
What
this?
What
this?
What
this?
What
this?

Crescendo
gradually getting
louder
Diminuendo
gradually getting
quieter
Ritenuto
gradually slow
down
Rallentando
gradually slow
down

type of ornament is

Turn

type of ornament is

Upper Mordent

type of ornament is

Lower Mordent

type of ornament is

A trill

type of ornament is

Appoggiatura

71

What does this mean?

First and second

time bar

72

What does this mean?

Tie joins the

notes value
together

73

What does this mean?

Slur legato
smooth

74

What is this called?

Pause Sign
placed over a note
to indicate the
time value is
prolonged

75

What type of beat is this?

76

What type of beat is this?

77

What type of beat is this?

Upbeat starting
before the bar
Downbeat
starting on the first
beat
Backbeat
starting on the
second beat

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78

What is this telling you to do?

Take a breath

79

What does this mean?

= 100c

80

What does this mean?

iiq

100 beats per

minute
Triplet

81

What does this mean?

iq= q e
3

82

What type of chord is this?

83

What type of chord is this?

84

What type of chord is this?

85
86
87

What does this mean?

What does this mean?
What does this mean?

Moderato
Allegretto
Andante

88

What does this mean?

Alla Marcia

89

What does this mean?

Soft tongue

90

What does this mean?

8ve

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Swing - all
quavers are swung
C Major Chord
(CEG)
G Major Chord
(GBD)
D Major Chord
(DF#A)
Moderate speed
Fairly quick
Walking pace
In the style of a
march
Tongue with less
pressure to give a
smoother sound
Octave