WorksheetsBasic Music Theory
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 47mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of note is this?
a)
Quarter note
b)
Sixteenth note
c)
Whole note
d)
Eighth note
2.
What clef is this?
a)
Bass clef
b)
Treble clef
c)
Whole note
d)
Not a clef
3.
How many beats are in each measure when the time signature is 3/4?
a)
4
b)
3
4.
How man beats are there in a measure with a 4/4 time signature?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
900
5.
The ______ of a note is how high or low it sounds.
a)
tempo
b)
pitch
c)
volume
d)
meter
6.
Melody is......
a)
the arrangement of musical sounds in time
b)
the main musical idea or tune
c)
the speed of the pulse
d)
the loudness or quietness of music
7.
Tempo is.....
a)
the loudness or quietness of music
b)
the character or color of musical sound
c)
the speed of the pulse
d)
how hot it is outside
8.
what is a bar or measure?
a)
the space between a bar line
b)
the line that seperates the space
c)
the end
d)
how fast of slow music is sung
9.
________ is the speed of a song.
a)
Timbre
b)
Pitch
c)
Dynamics
d)
Tempo
10.
What is the vertical line that divides the staff into bars or measures called?
a)
Staff
b)
Note
c)
Bar line
d)
Rest
11.
How long does a quarter rest last?
a)
4 beats
b)
2 beats
c)
1 beat
d)
3 beats
12.
What is the name of this note value?
a)
Quarter Note
b)
Eighth Rest
c)
Sixteenth Note
d)
Eighth Note
13.
What is the name of this rest value?
a)
Whole Rest
b)
Quarter Rest
c)
Half Rest
d)
Sixteenth Rest
14.
What is this called?
a)
Pair of Quarter Notes
b)
Pair of Sixteenth Notes
c)
Pair of Eighth Notes
d)
Pair of Half Notes
15.
A double bar means the END of the song.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
A quarter note gets how many beats?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
2
d)
4
17.
One eighth note gets how many beats?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
1/2
18.
How many beats does this rest get?
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
19.
What is the name of this note?
a)
G
b)
F
c)
Middle C
d)
D
20.
a symbol that means a note or rest is held longer than the normal duration
a)
repeat
b)
al fine
c)
coda
d)
fermata
21.
This term literally means "all"; a section where everyone sings or plays
a)
frutti
b)
tutti
c)
solo
d)
trio
22.
What type of note is this?
a)
Quarter note
b)
Sixteenth note
c)
Whole note
d)
Eighth note
23.
What clef is this?
a)
Bass clef
b)
Treble clef
c)
Whole note
d)
Not a clef
24.
What clef is this?
a)
Bass clef
b)
Treble clef
c)
Whole note
d)
Not a clef
25.
________ is when 2 or more notes are played at the same time.
a)
The beat
b)
Harmony
c)
Rhythm
d)
Form
26.
When the volume of a song gradually gets louder, what is this called?
a)
harmony
b)
decrescendo
c)
crescendo
d)
timbre
27.
______ tells you how long notes are to be played.
a)
Rhythm
b)
Harmony
c)
Tempo
d)
Dynamics
28.
What Key Signature has 0 sharps or flats
a)
C major
b)
G major
c)
D major
d)
A major
29.
What Key Signature has 1 sharp?
a)
C major
b)
G major
c)
D major
d)
A major
30.
What Key Signature has 1 flat?
a)
G major
b)
D major
c)
A major
d)
F major
31.
What does a "dot" AFTER a note do the value of the note?
a)
It makes the note SHORT (staccato).
b)
It decreases the value of the note by one-half.
c)
It increases the value of the note by one-half.
d)
It increases the value of the note by one quarter note.
32.
What dynamic means very soft?
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
33.
What dynamic means loud?
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
34.
What dynamic means soft?
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
35.
What dynamic means very loud?
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
forte
d)
Fortissimo
36.
What dynamic means medium soft?
a)
mezzo piano
b)
mezzo forte
c)
mezzo mezzo
d)
piano
37.
What dynamic means medium loud?
a)
forte
b)
mezzo piano
c)
fortissimo
d)
mezzo forte
38.
What does decrescendo mean?
a)
To gradually become softer
b)
To sing without music
c)
To sing
d)
To gradually become louder
39.
What does crescendo mean?
a)
To gradually get softer
b)
To sing
c)
To gradually get louder
d)
To hold the note
40.
what is dynamics
a)
loudness of music
b)
what intruments they use
c)
kermit
d)
tarantula
41.
Melody is......
a)
the arrangement of musical sounds in time
b)
the main musical idea or tune
c)
the speed of the pulse
d)
the loudness or quietness of music
42.
What is another name for a trble clef?
a)
F Clef
b)
A Clef
c)
G Clef
d)
B Clef
43.
Which is the correct order, from highest to lowest?
a)
Alto, Soprano, Tenor, Bass
b)
Soprano, Alto, Bass, Tenor
c)
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
d)
Soprano, Tenor, Alto, Bass
44.
A symbol that raises the pitch a half step.
a)
Sharp
b)
Flat
c)
Natural
d)
Fermata
45.
A symbol that lowers the pitch a half step.
a)
Sharp
b)
Flat
c)
Natural
d)
Fermata
46.
A symbol which cancels a previous sharp or flat.
a)
Sharp
b)
Flat
c)
Natural
d)
Fermata
47.
If a song has a time signature of 3/4, how many beats are in each measure?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
7
d)
2
48.
If a song has a time signature of 6/8, how many beats are in each measure?
a)
6
b)
8
c)
3
d)
4
49.
How long does a quarter rest last?
a)
4 beats
b)
2 beats
c)
1 beat
d)
3 beats
50.
What does mezzo stand for?
a)
Very
b)
Medium
c)
Issimo
d)
Soft
51.
What type of rest is this?
a)
Quarter
b)
Half
c)
Eighth
d)
Whole
52.
What are these notes called?
a)
Sixteenth
b)
Eighth
c)
Quarter
d)
Whole
53.
The top number of the time signature tells us...
a)
how many dots there are
b)
what gets the beat
c)
how many beats per measure
d)
nothing
54.
What is the name of this note?
a)
Dotted Quarter Note
b)
Dotted Half Note
c)
Dotted Whole Note
d)
Half Note
55.
A double bar means the END of the song.
a)
True
b)
False
56.
What tells you which notes are flat and sharp in a song?
a)
Time Signature
b)
Measures
c)
Rests
d)
Key Signature
57.
What does a flat do to a note?
a)
Makes it sound lower
b)
Makes it sound higher
c)
Nothing
58.
What is this called
a)
accent
b)
sharp
c)
fermatta
d)
crescendo
59.
What is this called
a)
Accent
b)
crescendo
c)
pacman
d)
quarter note
60.
what does ff mean
a)
freak funny
b)
forte
c)
fortissimo
d)
forte forte
61.
a)
Common Time
b)
Cut Time
c)
2/4 Time
d)
Cent Sign
62.
a)
Natural
b)
Sharp
c)
Number
d)
Flat
63.
a)
Fermata
b)
Coda
c)
The End
d)
Time Signature
64.
tonality means:
a)
Major/Minor
b)
Loud/Soft
c)
Complex/Simple
d)
Forte/Piano
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