Music Theory Quiz

What does the top number in the time signature 6/8 represent?

• The number of beats in a measure

• The type of note that gets one beat

• The tempo of the piece

• The key signature

What does the bottom number in the time signature 6/8 represent?

• The number of beats in a measure

• The type of note that gets one beat

• The tempo of the piece

• The key signature

What does each number represent in the following time signature?

• 4 beats per measure; quarter note gets one beat

• 3 beats per measure; half note gets one beat

• 4 beats per measure; eighth note gets one beat

• 2 beats per measure; quarter note gets one beat

What does each number represent in the following time signature?

• 2 beats per measure, quarter note gets the beat

• 2 beats per measure, half note gets the beat

• 4 beats per measure, quarter note gets the beat

• 4 beats per measure, half note gets the beat

What does each number represent in the following time signature? Time signature: 2/2

• The top number indicates the number of beats per measure, and the bottom number indicates the note value that gets one beat.

• The top number indicates the note value that gets one beat, and the bottom number indicates the number of beats per measure.

• The top number indicates the number of measures, and the bottom number indicates the number of beats per measure.

• The top number indicates the tempo, and the bottom number indicates the key signature.

What kind of note gets the beat in Common Time?

• Whole note

• Half note

• Quarter note

• Eighth note

What note gets the beat in Cut Time?

• Quarter note

• Half note

• Whole note

• Eighth note

What three notes traditionally get the beat in most time signatures?

• Quarter note, half note, whole note

• Eighth note, sixteenth note, thirty-second note

• Dotted half note, dotted quarter note, dotted eighth note

• Whole note, double whole note, breve

State an example of a simple meter time signature.

• 4/4

• 6/8

• 5/4

• 7/8

State an example of a compound meter time signature.

• 4/4

• 3/4

• 6/8

• 2/4