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This is one of the first [words you learn](https://www.mymusictheory.com/for-students/grade-5/47-2-foreign-terms-alphabetical-list) when reading music, before you get to the more complicated terms like "rubato" and "rinforzando". Those were the days...

Walking pace!

Now his work is infamous for being played the background of period movies and fancy parties.

It was Vivaldi!

This was the time when Bach was composing. Granted, the two periods had a very similar sound (my music teacher would probably consider that blasphemy).

The [Baroque](https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zw3nrwx/revision/2) period!

Which came first – the Classical or the Baroque period?

Animé is [French for animated or lively](https://www.mymusictheory.com/for-students/grade-5/47-2-foreign-terms-alphabetical-list)!

It's true!

True or false – 'Animé' is a musical term

Waltzes are literally [defined by triple time](https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zt6bgk7/revision/1), with the 3/4 time signature sometimes being called "waltz time". Salsa music is always in 4/4.

It's the waltz!

Which dance music is always in triple time (e.g. 3/4)?

I never quite got why this is a completely different symbol to a sharp while a double flat (below) is just two flats.

It's a double sharp!

What is this jazzy symbol called?

You were probably taught to remember this with the sentence '**F**ather **C**harles **G**oes **D**own **A**nd **E**nds **B**attle'.

FCGDAEB!

This feels like a bit of a trick question since the order is the same as the sharps, just flipped. Remember it with the sentence '**B**attle **E**nds **A**nd **D**own **G**oes **C**harles' **F**ather'.

BEADGCF – the reverse order of the sharps!

It's called that because the note in the centre is always a C.

It's the C clef, AKA the Alto/Tenor clef!

What is this clef called?

For major keys, the key is always [a semitone above the last sharp or the penultimate _flat_](https://www.classicalguitaracademy.co.uk/how-to-work-out-major-keys/) of a flat key signature.

It's a semitone above the last sharp!

Which of these is a quick way to work out the  
tonic of a major key signature?

Say it with me: minor 2nd, major 2nd, minor 3rd, major 3rd, perfect 4th, augmented 4th, perfect 5th, minor 6th, major sixth, minor 7th, major 7th, (perfect) octave. And breathe.

There are [12 different intervals](https://hellomusictheory.com/learn/intervals/)!

While smorzando means 'growing slower and softer', largo means 'slow and stately', and langsam is German for 'slow' or 'slowly'.

Sforzando [means 'forced or accented'!](https://www.mymusictheory.com/for-students/grade-5/47-2-foreign-terms-alphabetical-list)

Which of these words does NOT mean 'slow'?

AKA a 1/64th note. Fun fact: 'semi' is Latin for half, 'demi' is French for half, and 'hemi' is Greek for, you guessed it, half. There's also a quasihemidemisemiquaver, but let's not go there.

It's a hemidemisemiquaver!

And finally, what would you call this?

You're a little off-key, I'm afraid! You probably got tired of memorising all the words for 'slow' and left theory behind, which is fair enough because there were A LOT.

You're pretty musically inclined! Sounds like you remember a fair amount from music theory. Ever thought of picking up the sheet music again?

You're a musical genius! Looks like you really know your stuff. I bet you got a distinction in all your theory exams!

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Only Proper Music Aficionados Can Get 11/13 On This Theory Quiz

We had to memorise so much info for music theory, am I right? So, why not put all that knowledge to good use by taking this quiz...

Only Proper Music Aficionados Can Get 11/13 On This Theory Quiz

We had to memorise so much info for music theory, am I right? So, why not put all that knowledge to good use by taking this quiz...

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