Homework 2011-2012 C2 #13-15

Answer the following questions:

Homework #13

1. When were drum rudiments invented?
2. Who invented them?
3. What was their purpose?
4. How many rudiments are there?

Homework #14

1. What is a flam?
2. What does it look like?
3. What is the sticking for a 5 stroke roll?
4. How is it written?

Homework #15

1. What is a ruff?
2. What is another name for it?
3. How is a ruff written?
4. What is a paradiddle?

Due Wednesday Nov. 30, 2011

Homework 2011-2012 C2 #10-12

Answer the following questions:

Homework #10

1. What are the two chords the A section of Fur Elise is based around?
2. What does the left hand do during the second chord?
3. What is one difference in the two endings of the A section?

Homework #11

1. What beat does the melody of the A section start on?
2. What does it mean to swell a phrase?
3. What does it mean when there is a slur over a phrase?

Homework # 12

1. What key does the B section of Fur Elise briefly go to?
2. What piano technique is used to play the first four notes of the B section?
3. How is the left hand part in the B section similar to the left hand in the A section?

Due Friday Nov 18 or Wednesday Nov 23 by email (albertwestside@gmail.com)

Homework 2011-2012 C2 #7-9

Answer the following questions:

Homework #7
1. What was the original title of Fur Elise?
2. What notes are in an A minor chord?
3. How many beats per bar are in 3/8 time?
4. What is the 5th (so) of the key of A minor?

Homework #8
1. Why was Beethoven an important classical composer?
2. What does it mean when there is a star after the abbreviation Ped. in piano music?
3. How many sections are there in Fur Elise and how can they be described?
4. When was Fur Elise written?

Homework #9
1. Who is the "Elise" in "Fur Elise" rumored to be?
2. What are the first 6 notes of the left hand part of Fur Elise?
3. What is the first chord in the B section of Fur Elise?
4. What is the last note of the B section of Fur Elise?

Due Monday Nov 14th or Friday Nov 18 if by email (albertwestside@gmail.com)

Homework 2011-2012 C2 #4-6

Answer the following questions:

Homework #4
1. How are accents written in drum music?
2. What does bpm stand for?
3. What does this symbol (./.)stand for?
4. How do you count triplets?

Homework #5
1. What does it mean when a note has dot after it?
2. What does cresc. mean?
3. What is the symbol for loud?
4. What does a 16th rest look like?

Homework #6
1. How many REGULAR 16th notes does 16th note TRIPLETS take the place of?
2. What are the multi-drum drumline players called?
3. What kind of beaters are these drums played with?
4. What is the ratio of cymbal players to snare drummers in an average drum line?

Due Monday, November 7, 2011 or Monday, November 14, 2011 if by email (albertwestside@gmail.com).