Exploring Music Vocabulary Quiz

Which note receives one beat in 4/4 time?

• Whole note

• Quarter note

• Half note

• Eighth note

What is the name of the symbol that tells you to play loudly?

• Piano

• Forte

• Mezzo

• Crescendo

Which rest lasts for two beats in 4/4 time?

• Whole rest

• Quarter rest

• Half rest

• Eighth rest

• Makes it lower by a half step

• Makes it higher by a half step

• Makes it louder

• Makes it softer

Which dynamic marking means to play softly?

• f

• p

• mf

• ff

What is the name of the symbol that means to hold a note longer than its value?

• Fermata

• Staccato

• Accent

• Tie

Which articulation mark tells you to play a note short and detached?

• Accent

• Staccato

• Slur

• Tenuto

What is the name of the five lines and four spaces where music notes are written?

• Bar line

• Staff

• Clef

• Measure

If a measure in 4/4 time has a half note and two quarter notes, how many beats are in the measure?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

A piece of music has the dynamic marking "mf." How should you play it?

• Very softly

• Moderately loud

• Very loud

• Moderately soft