Music Theory Quiz Unit 1

The music staff has ___ lines and ___ spaces.

• 5 lines and 4 spaces

• 4 lines and 5 spaces

• 6 lines and 3 spaces

• 5 lines and 5 spaces

When counting the lines or spaces, always start from the ___ of the staff and go ___.

• bottom, up

• top, down

• middle, outwards

• side, across

The music staff is divided into ___, where the notes and rests are drawn.

• measures

• lines

• bars

• sections

Measures are notated using ___.

• bar lines

• clefs

• notes

• rests

The end of a piece of music is notated with a ___, a ___ line followed by a ___ line.

• double bar, thin, thick

• single bar, thick, thin

• triple bar, thin, thin

• double bar, thick, thin

The time signature tells you about ______ in the music.

• beats

• the key of the music

• the tempo of the music

• the dynamics of the music

The top number of the time signature notates ______ are in each measure.

• how many beats

• the tempo of the piece

• the key of the piece

• the dynamics of the piece

The bottom number of the time signature notates which type of note ______.

• receives one beat

• receives two beats

• receives half a beat

• receives a quarter beat

To draw a time signature: the top number goes in spaces ______ & ______.

• 1 & 2

• 2 & 3

• 3 & 4

• 4 & 5

The bottom number goes in the spaces ______ & ______.

• 3 & 4

• 1 & 2

• 5 & 6

• 7 & 8