Notating Pitches Assessment (c4elink)

Staff notation was so perfectly conceived from the beginning, that the standard in most Western music traditions has always been staff notation.

False The standard in most Western music traditions has been staff notation only in recent centuries.

In the Western music tradition, a note symbol (i.e., its shape) indicates duration.

True In the Western music tradition, the note symbol (i.e., its shape) indicates duration.

Each line and space on the staff represents a different:

Pitch

A note at the bottom of the staff has a higher pitch than a note at the top of the staff.

False A note at the bottom of the staff does not have a higher pitch than a note at the top of the staff.

In musical notation, pitch is indicated exclusively by:

The position of notes on the lines and spaces of the staff

Noteheads are placed on either lines or spaces on the staff to represent different pitches.

True

Certain noteheads can only be placed on staff lines.
Select one:

False Noteheads may be placed on the lines of the staff or in the spaces between the lines to represent different pitches.

The system of parallel lines and spaces used to write music is called notation.

False That was a false statement. The system of parallel lines and spaces used to write music is called a staff.

Successive lines and spaces from top to bottom of the staff represent successively lower pitches.

True

The staff is a system of:

Five lines and four spaces