Time Signatures Test Review

Where is the time signature found in a piece of music?

• At the beginning of the first staff only
• At the end of the piece, before the double barline
• Written at the beginning of each staff
• You can write anywhere in the music that you want to

True or False - Meter signature and time signature are interchangeable terms (they mean the same thing).

• True
• False

What does the top number of the time signature indicate?

• How many notes are in each measure
• The total amount of notes in the piece
• The total amount of measures in the piece
• How many beats are in each measure

What does the bottom number of the time signature indicate?

• How much money was in the composer's wallet when they wrote the piece
• What note equals 1 beat
• How many beats are in each measure
• The total amount of measures in the piece

What are the most common numbers that can go on the bottom of the time signature?

• 1, 2, 3
• 2, 4, 8
• 21, 57, 72
• 103, 799, 934

If 4 is on the bottom of the time signature:

• There are 4 beats in each measure
• The quarter note equals 1 beat
• There are 4 measures in the piece
• The sixteenth note equals 1 beat

If 8 is on the bottom of the time signature:

• The eighth note equals 1 beat
• There are 8 beats in each measure
• You can only perform the piece at 8:00
• 8 singers are needed to perform the piece

What is this symbol?

• Double barline
• Percussion clef
• Treble clef
• Time signature

If 2 is the top number of the time signature:

• There are 2 beats in every measure
• There are 2 rests in every measure
• There are 2 measures in the piece
• The composer ate 2 slices of pizza after writing the piece

If the time signature is four-four:

• The quarter note equals 1 beat and there are 25 beats in each measure
• The quarter note equals 1 beat and there are 4 beats in each measure
• The whole note equals 1 beat and there are 4 beats in each measure
• There are 44 notes in the piece