Music 7 Rhythm Quiz

The musical element RHYTHM includes beat, duration, time signature, and tempo components.

• True

• False

Beat is a...

(two words)

Duration refers to the...

• volume of a note.

• speed of the beat.

• length of a note or rest.

• the stupidity of a note (durrrr).

What is the duration of this rhythm in simple time?

• 2 beats

• 1 beat

• moderately fast

• very slow

• steady pulse

What is the name of this duration?

• Eighth rest

• Quarter note

• Quarter rest

• Very fast

What is the duration of this rhythm in COMPOUND TIME?

• 1 beat

• 1 1/2 beats

• 2 beats

• 3 beats

Duration of notes determines...

• The speed of the beat.

• How notes fit into or over the beat.

• A steady pulse.

• How high or low a note is.

• What instrument plays the note.

What is the correct counting for this measure?

• 1 2 3 4

• 1 2 3 4 5 6

• 1+ 2+ 3 4

• 1 2 3+ 4+

TIME SIGNATURE tells us...

• How long the notes or rests last.

• How high or low the notes will be.

• How the beats are grouped.

• When the bell will ring.

• How Time would sign a check if it were a real person.

In this time signature, the beats are grouped into...

• Twos (2 beats per measure)

• Threes (3 beats per measure)

• Fours (four beats per measure)

• Sevens (seven beats per measure)