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Music Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The ______ of a note is how high or low it sounds. 
a)
tempo
b)
pitch
c)
volume
d)
quality
2.
The ________ is the lines and spaces upon which music is written.  
a)
clef
b)
staff
c)
bass
d)
treble
3.
The ______ of a note is how high or low it sounds.
a)
tempo
b)
pitch
c)
volume
d)
meter
4.
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
5.
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
6.
a musical sentence. it expresses a complete musical idea
a)
phrase
b)
musical
c)
ideas
d)
beat
7.
to repeat a passage from sign
a)
dal segno
b)
passage
c)
coda
d)
introduction
8.
Any sharp, flat, or natural symbol is considered what? 
a)
Accident
b)
Symbols
c)
Accidentals
d)
Adjustments
9.
A dot does what to a note?
a)
Makes it longer.
b)
Adds half the notes value to itself.
c)
Takes away half the notes value.
d)
End the note's thoughts. 
10.
what does this mean?
a)
4 beats in a measure and a quarter note gets one beat
b)
4 beats in a measure and a half note gets 1 beat
c)
4 pickles drive a car and the hamburger saves the day
d)
4 measures equal 4 beats
11.
Dynamics are the speed of music
a)
False
b)
True
12.
What dynamic has the symbol F?
a)
Piano
b)
Mezzo Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
13.
What does piano mean in terms of dynamics?
a)
Loud
b)
Very Loud
c)
Soft
d)
Medium soft
14.
What does mezzo stand for?
a)
Very
b)
Medium
c)
Issimo
d)
Soft
15.
What type of rest is this?
a)
Quarter
b)
Half
c)
Eighth
d)
Whole
16.
What dynamic marking is this called?
a)
Decrescendo
b)
Accent
c)
Crescendo
d)
Forte
17.
What does fortissimo mean?
a)
Loud
b)
Very Soft
c)
Very Loud
d)
Soft
18.
How many beats does a dotted half note get?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
5
19.
This is........
a)
called an eighth note
b)
called a whole note
c)
called a quarter note
d)
called a sixteenth note
20.
What is the musical alphabet?
a)
ABC
b)
ABCDE
c)
ABCDEFGA
d)
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP
21.
What is this symbol?
a)
A fraction
b)
A time signature
c)
A key signature
d)
One
22.
How many beats does this note get (in 4/4)?
a)
1.5
b)
3
c)
.5
d)
4
23.
Name this item:
a)
Breath mark
b)
Comma
c)
Slur
d)
Tie
24.
What is rhythm?
a)
The sound a drummer makes.
b)
A band on a tropical island.
c)
How long a note is. Duration.
d)
The letter name of a note. How high or low it sounds.
25.
A symbol which cancels a previous sharp or flat.
a)
Sharp
b)
Flat
c)
Natural
d)
Fermata
26.
A symbol which means to hold or pause.
a)
Accent
b)
Natural
c)
Fermata
d)
Dynamics
27.
Gradually increase in volume.
a)
Decrescendo
b)
Crescendo
c)
Accent
d)
Fermata
28.
Gradually decrease in volume.
a)
Fermata
b)
Accent
c)
Crescendo
d)
Decrescendo
29.
What is the musical term that deals with the main musical theme of a song?
a)
Melody
b)
Harmony
c)
Tempo
d)
Dynamics
30.
What does Dal segno mean?
a)
Repeat from the beginning.
b)
Sing the ending section.
c)
Repeat from the sign.
d)
Stop
31.
D.C. is an abbreviation for what term?
a)
Fine
b)
Da Capo
c)
Coda
d)
Dal Segno
32.
D.S. is an abbreviation for what term?
a)
Dal Segno
b)
Fine
c)
Da Capo
d)
Coda
33.
Name this musical symbol.
a)
Fine
b)
Coda
c)
Slur
d)
Staccato
34.
Name this musical symbol.
a)
Tenuto
b)
Staccato
c)
Slur
d)
Accent
35.
What is the name of the curved line in this image?
a)
Tenuto
b)
Slur
c)
Staccato
d)
Accent
36.
What is the name of this musical symbol?
a)
The End
b)
Coda
c)
The Sign
d)
Staccato
37.
Name this musical symbol.
a)
Staccato
b)
Sharp
c)
Accent
d)
Tenuto
38.
A staccato tells you to play a note short and detached.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
What do you do when you see this?
a)
Finish the piece.
b)
Repeat the piece.
c)
Repeat the piece starting from the previous bar line, if none, go to start.
d)
Finish the piece and start again.
40.
tie
a)
two or more notes of diffrent pitch connected by a curve
b)
two of the same pitches connected by a curve
41.
slur
a)
two or more notes of diffrent pitch connected by a curve
b)
two of the same pitches connected by a curve
42.
What is the correct order of dynamics from softest to loudest?
a)
ff, f,mf,mp,p,pp
b)
f,ff,mf,mp,pp,p
c)
f,p,ff,pp,mf,mp
d)
pp,p,mp,mf,f,ff