GUITAR 101 Chapter Review Test Pages

Review test pages for the classroom edition of

Guitar 101 A comprehensive method for beginners of all musical styles

Kevin Vigil D.M.A. John Graham M.M. Technical Illustrations Mariya Pantyukhina Photographs Mariya Pantyukhina, Barbara Vigil, Kevin Vigil Design Kevin Vigil and Karl Wolff Recording Credits Maria De La Cerda - Voice David Graziano - Voice Jeff Gilliam - Drums Kevin Vigil - Guitar, Bass, Voice Project Editor - Janet Best Publisher - Karl Wolff © Clear Note Publications - 2008 - ASCAP International copyright secured. Printed in the USA. All rights reserved, including public performance for profit. Unauthorized copying, arranging, adapting, or recording, in any format, including digital is an infringement of copyright. For more information about Clear Note Publications please contact us at: www.clearnote.net

Chapter 1 Review G test yourself Part I: True or False 1. _______________ Small people should play large guitars. 2. _______________ Nylon stringed guitars are commonly known as classical guitars. 3. _______________ Action is the term used to describe the distance from the string to the fretboard. 4. _______________ The sound of an electric guitar primarily comes from the soundboard. 5. _______________ Lower priced steel and nylon string guitars usually have a soundboard made of plywood. 6. _______________ It is best to keep your guitar in its case when you are not playing it. 7. _______________ Wood expands when it is humid (wet). 8. _______________ During the winter, when the air is dry, a guitar humidifier can help to maintain appropriate moisture in the wood. 9. _______________ It is important to hold the guitar in a position that promotes physical strain and injury. 10. _____________ You should not change your body to accommodate the guitar.

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G test yourself Part II Label the parts of the guitar with a letter from the list below A - Body B - Side C - Strings D - Soundhole E - Rosette F - Frets G - Neck/Fingerboard H - Head I - Nut J - Soundboard K - Bridge L - Saddle M - Tuners

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Chapter 2 Review 1 G test yourself Part I: True or False. 1. _______________ A rest is a silent note value. 2. _______________ An end bar usually appears at the beginning of a piece. 3. _______________ Time signatures are an accent system. 4. _______________ From one bar line to the next is called a beat. 5. _______________ The first beat of each measure is accented. 6. _______________ For every sounded rhythmic value there is an equivalent silent rhythmic value. 7. _______________ All noteheads are hollow. 8. _______________ Stems may be drawn upward or downward from a notehead without changing the rhythmic value. 9. _______________ All beats, within a measure, are weak. 10. ______________ In two-part music, stems are drawn in opposite directions. Part II: Greater than (>), less than (), less than (