MUSIC Quiz 2

Read and understand each item carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

A time signature consists the upper and the lower

number. What does the upper number tell?

• a. It tells the number of beats in a measure.

• b. It tells what note will receive one beat.

• c. It tells the kinds of notes to be grouped in a measure.

• d. It tells how many notes there should be in a measure

In 2/4 time signature, how many beats are there per measure?

• a. 3

• b. 4

• c. 2

• d. 1

There are six beats in a measure and an eighth

note receives one beat. What time signature is described?

• a. 2/4

• b. ¾

• c. 4/4

• d. 6/8

There are three beats in a measure and a quarter

note receives one beat. What time signature is described?

• a. 2/4

• b. ¾

• c. 4/4

• d. 6/8

What is the difference between 2/4 and ¾ time signatures?

• a. In 2/4 time signature, there are two beats in a measure and a quarter note receives one beat while ¾ time signature has three beats in a measure and a quarter note receive one beat.

• b. In 2/4 time signature, there are four beats in a measure and a half note receives one beat while 3/4 time signature has three beats in a measure and a quarter note receives one beat.

• c. In 2/4 time signature, there are two beats in a measure and an eighth note receives one beat while 3/4 time signature has three beats in a measure and an eighth note receives one beat.

• d. In 2/4 time signature, there are two beats in a measure and a whole note receives one beat while 3/4 time signature has three beats in a measure and a whole note receives one beat.

It tells us how the music is to be counted.

• a. bar line

• b. rhythm

• c. time signature

• d. measure

It is called a march rhythm.

• a. 2/4 time signature

• b. ¾ time signature

• c. 4/4 time signature

• d. 6/8 time signature

In time signature what does the lower number signifies?

• a. It tells the number of beats in a measure.

• b. It tells what kind of note will receive one beat.

• c. It tells the kinds of notes to be grouped in a measure.

• d. It tells how many beats there should be in a measure

In 3/4 time signature, what kind of note will receive one beat?

• a. whole note

• b. half note

• c. quarter note

• d. eighth note

It is also called common time signature

• a. 2/4 time signature

• b. ¾ time signature

• c. 4/4 time signature

• d. 6/8 time signature