Rhythm in Staff Notation

What is the most common form of notation for Western Music.

• Staff notation

• Block notation

• Solfa notation

• Musical Alphabet

The rhythm is written by dividing the music into?

• Crotchets

• Letters

• Bars

• Music

The number of beats in the bar is regulated by the .........signature?

• key

• lock

• alphabet

• time

The speed at which a piece of music is played is called the....

• Rhythm

• Tempo

• Notation

• Beat

Lines that separate bars are called

• Bar lines

• Quavers

• Crotchet

• Semibreve

What does the top number in a time signature signify?

• The number of notes in the bar

• The number of beats in the bar

• The number of letters in the word

• The number of words in the song

What does the bottom number in the time signature signify?

• The type of note that equals a beat

• The number of beats in a bar

• The number of letter names in each bar

• The names of the notes in each beat

What is the following Time Signature

• 4 crotchets per bar

• 2 minims per bar

• 3 crotchets per bar

• 6 quavers per bar

What is the following Time Signature

• 4 crotchets per bar

• 2 minims per bar

• 3 crotchets per bar

• 6 quavers per bar

Listen to the following piece of music. Name the Tempo marking with which it is closely associated.

• Presto

• Andante

• Adagio