Meter/Triplets- 5th Grade

Meter can tell us lots of things about a song, except-

• The pattern of beats in the music

• The style of music

• The instruments played in the music

• The way the music feels

What does the top number of the meter sign tell you?

• The number of beats in each measure

• The number of beats in the whole song

• The number of notes and rests in each measure

• The number of measures in the song

Check all of the boxes that list the most common meters in music

• 2/4

• 4/4

• 1/4

• 3/4

Which meter is nicknamed the "marching meter"?

• Meter of 5

• Meter of 2

• Meter of 3

• Meter of 4

Which meter goes best with the waltz style of dance?

• Meter of 2

• Meter of 6

• Meter of 4

• Meter of 3

What does the bottom number of the meter sign tell you?

• The number of beats in the whole song

• The number of beats in the measures

• Which note gets the beat

• None of the above

If there is a 4 on the bottom of the meter sign, which note gets the beat?

• Quarter note

• Whole note

• Half note

• Eighth note

Which meter is also called "Common Time"?

• Meter of 3

• Meter of 4

• Meter of 5

• Meter of 6

What does a triplet need to have for it to become a triplet?

• 3 note heads

• a 3 written above the triplet

• a second beam connecting the notes

• None of the above

How many beats is a triplet

• 3

• 6

• 1

• 1 1/2