English For Music Students

Regardless of which time signature is used, all beats of every measure must always be occupied fully by some combination of eith ...

IV. Comprehension Exercises a. Write T (true) or F (false). ____ 1. The meter of a piece of music is indicated by the key signat ...

The bottom number in the time signature indicates ____. a. the number of notes per measure b. the number of beats per measure ...

A curved line used to indicate the smooth phrasing of two or more notes of different pitch is called a ____. a. beam b. tie c. ...

 Exceptions in spelling when adding ‘-ly’: Exception Example silent e is dropped (^) true → truly y becomes i (^) happy → happi ...

a. Find the adjective in the first sentence and fill in the gap with the adverb. The boy is loud. He shouts __. Max is a goo ...

The little boy looked so ____. I went over to comfort him and he looked at me ____. (sad) He acted ____. He's an ____ actor. ...

very loudly; musical passage performed or marked to be performed very loudly Largo /'lɑːgəʊ/ (adv, adj, n) very slowly; musical ...

Unit 7. Minor Scales I. Word List a. General Words Accurate /"akjUr@t/ (adj) correct; precise; exact Her novel is historically ...

Handy /"handi/ (adj) convenient to use; useful; helpful He's handy around the house. Identical /VI"dEntIk(@)l/ (adj) the same; ...

Reflect /rI"flEkt/ (v) echo; mirror; reveal; represent Her book clearly reflects her beliefs. Resemble /rI"zEmb(@)l/ (v) look ...

(of a scale) with semitones above the second, fifth, and seventh notes, contrasted with major; (of a key) based on a minor scale ...

II. Vocabulary Practice a. Match the words with their definitions. ____ 1. resemble ____ 2. accurate ____ 3. powerful ____ 4. ad ...

The machines were not yet ____ enough to give useful results. The course is designed to ____ your writing skills. The resu ...

unique a. popular b. special c. normal d. usual primary a. main b. subtle c. particular d. popular III. Reading Passage Mi ...

=&===w===x===y===z==={===|===}===~=== A B C D E F G A W H W W H W W The naturally occurring half steps between B-C and E-F f ...

The distance from the tonic of a major key to the tonic of its relative minor is always down a minor third; for example, C down ...

IV. Comprehension Exercises a. Write T (true) or F (false). ____ 1. The minor quality is perceived as bright or happy. ____ 2. T ...

The key signature of E minor looks like ____. a. E major b. C major c. G major d. A major Relative keys are described as key ...

The tonic of the parallel major key is the same note as ____. a. the tonic of the parallel minor b. the third degree of the pa ...