Music Theory Quiz

What does the word tonic mean?

• The first degree of the scale

• The fourth degree of the scale

• The fifth degree of the scale

• The seventh degree of the scale

What is the name given to the fifth degree of the scale?

• Tonic

• Leading note

• Dominant

• Mediant

What does a sharp do to a note?

• Makes it shorter

• Lowers the pitch by a semitone

• Raises the pitch by a tone

• Raises the pitch by a semitone

What does a flat do to a note?

• Makes it shorter

• Lowers the pitch by a semitone

• Raises the pitch by a tone

• Raises the pitch by a semitone

What does a dot immediately to the right of a note mean?

• Play the note as many times as you like

• Turn the note into a chord

• Add 50% to the note’s value

• The piece of music has finished

What does tempo describe?

• Volume

• Speed

• Note length

• Pitch

Which musical element describes volume?

• Texture

• Metre

• Dynamics

• Timbre

What does a time signature indicate?

• How fast the music goes

• The year the music was composed

• How long the music lasts

• How many beats there are in each bar

What does the word improvisation mean?

• Time to run and hide

• Making it up as you go along

• Play exactly what the printed music says

• Play what’s printed with a relaxed swung beat

What does a key signature indicate?

• The number of beats in each bar

• Whether the music is in the major or minor key

• Which notes have to be played as sharps or flats

• The composer signing their name on the score