Basic Music Theory

Multiple Choice

What is another name for the treble clef?

• Bass Clef

• G Clef

• F Clef

• Todd

Multiple Choice

What is another name for the bass clef?

• F Clef

• G Clef

• Middle C

• Sharon

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What is the name for this musical system?

• Repeat sign

• Ledger lines

• Grand staff

• Measure

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What is the name of the vertical line that separates measures?

• Repeat sign

• Double bar line

• Measure line

• Bar line

Multiple Choice

How many measures do you see in this image?

• 5

• 8

• 4

• 1

Multiple Choice

What is the name for these symbols?

• Key signatures

• Bar lines

• Measures

• Time signatures

Multiple Choice

What letters are in the musical alphabet?

• ABDGFHL

• FGHIJKL

• ABCDEFG

• ZYXWVU

Multiple Choice

Playing piano with good technique involves:

• -Sitting tall

  -relaxed arms

  -curved fingers

  -wrists below the keys

• -Sitting tall

  -raised shoulders

  -flat fingers

  -feet crossed

• -Sitting tall

  -relaxed shoulders

  -curved fingers

  -wrists even with top of hand

• -Wrists turned out

  -fingers curved to the side

  --curved back

Multiple Choice

Which best describes parallel motion?

• Both hands playing CDEFG

• Playing both thumbs and moving outward

• One hand playing 12345

• Just the left hand playing 54321

Multiple Choice

Which best describes contrary motion?

• Starting with both thumbs and moving outward

• Both hands playing CDEFG

• Left hand playing 12346

• Best friends

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The distance between two notes is called:

• A staff

• A quarter note

• An interval

• A ledger line

Multiple Choice

The small lines above or below the staff are called:

• Bar lines

• Double bar lines

• Repeat signs

• Ledger lines

Multiple Choice

This symbol is a:

• Bar line

• Double bar line

• Repeat sign

• Ledger line

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This interval is a:

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

• 5th

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This interval is a:

• 4th

• 3rd

• 5th

• 2nd

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This interval is a:

• 3rd

• 5th

• 2nd

• 4th

Multiple Choice

This interval is a:

• 4th

• 5th

• 2nd

• 3rd