Music Theory: Basic Music Symbols

What is the name of this symbol, which indicates that a note is neither sharp nor flat?

• Double Sharp

• Natural

• Sharp

• Flat

What is the name of the symbol at the beginning of a piece of music that tells us what kind of note is worth one beat, and how many beats are in a measure?

• Key Signature

• Staff

• Time Signature

• Treble Clef

What is the name of this symbol?

• Bar Lines

• Measures

• Staff

• Repeat Signs

This symbol means ‘Go back to the sign’. What is it called?

• Treble Clef

• D.S. or Del Segno

• Bass Clef

• Repeat Sign

What is the name of this symbol, which makes a note sound 1/2 step higher than written?

• Flat

• Double Sharp

• Sharp

• Natural

What is this symbol, which signals the last chunk of a song?

• Coda

• Repeat Sign

• D.S or Del Segno

• Fermata

Lines through the music to indicate the division of measures

• Measure

• Bar Line

• Staff

• Treble Clef

What is the name of this symbol?

• Bass Clef, F Clef

• Treble Clef, G Clef

• Tenor Clef

• Alto Clef

The short lines above and below the staff are called…

• Rests

• Notes

• Staff

• Ledger Lines

What is the name of this symbol?

• Treble Clef, G Clef

• Alto Clef

• Tenor Clef

• Bass Clef, F Clef