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WorksheetsMusical Terms, Signs, & Symbols for Strings
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What position is pictured here?
a)
Playing position
b)
Rest position
2.
What position is pictured here?
a)
Playing position
b)
Rest position
3.
What is the name of this symbol?
a)
Clef
b)
Staff
c)
Music
d)
Rhythm
4.
What is the name of this symbol?
a)
Treble clef
b)
Alto clef
c)
Tenor clef
d)
Bass clef
5.
What is the name of this symbol?
a)
Treble clef
b)
Alto clef
c)
Tenor clef
d)
Bass clef
6.
What is the name of this symbol?
a)
Treble clef
b)
Alto clef
c)
Tenor clef
d)
Bass clef
7.
What is the name of this symbol?
a)
Clef
b)
Staff
c)
Rhythm
d)
Time signature
8.
What is the name of this time signature?
a)
Two-four time signature
b)
One half time signature
c)
Two-fourths time signature
d)
Half note quarter note time signature
9.
How many beats per measure would you have in this time signature?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
6
10.
What kind of note is worth one beat in this time signature?
a)
Eighth note
b)
Quarter note
c)
Half note
d)
Whole note
11.
What kind of note is worth one beat in this time signature?
a)
Eighth note
b)
Quarter note
c)
Half note
d)
Whole note
12.
What is the (MUSICAL) name of this symbol?
a)
Hashtag
b)
Flat
c)
Natural
d)
Sharp
13.
What is the name of this symbol?
a)
Square
b)
Flat
c)
Natural
d)
Sharp
14.
What is the name of this symbol?
a)
B
b)
Flat
c)
Natural
d)
Sharp
15.
What do we call this symbol that the arrow is pointing to?
a)
Ledger line
b)
Bar line / measure line
c)
Separation
d)
Slash line
16.
What do we call the space between the bar lines?
a)
Space
b)
Portion
c)
Measure
d)
Part
17.
What is the name of the symbol at the end of this staff?
a)
Cut-off
b)
End
c)
Down bow
d)
Double bar line
18.
What part of the note is the arrow pointing to?
a)
Stem
b)
Beam
c)
Flag
d)
Note-head
19.
What part of the note is the arrow pointing to?
a)
Stem
b)
Beam
c)
Flag
d)
Note-head
20.
What part of the note is the arrow pointing to?
a)
Stem
b)
Beam
c)
Flag
d)
Note-head
21.
What part of the note is the arrow pointing to?
a)
Stem
b)
Beam
c)
Flag
d)
Note-head
22.
What are the small lines that occur above or below the staff to extend the range called?
a)
Staff lines
b)
Measure lines
c)
Ledger lines
d)
Lesson lines
23.
What kind of note is pictured?
a)
Line note
b)
Space note
24.
What kind of note is pictured?
a)
Line note
b)
Space note
25.
These notes are all...
a)
steps apart.
b)
skips apart.
26.
These notes are all...
a)
steps apart.
b)
skips apart.
27.
What do we call the steady, underlying pulse that music runs on?
a)
Notes
b)
Beat
c)
Rhythm
d)
Rests
28.
A note is a beat of...
a)
Silence
b)
Sound
29.
A rest is a beat of...
a)
Silence
b)
Sound
30.
Is this a note or a rest?
a)
Note
b)
Rest
31.
Is this a note or a rest?
a)
Note
b)
Rest
32.
What is the name of this note, and how many beats is it worth ON ITS OWN in 4/4 time signature?
a)
Quarter note, 1 beat
b)
Quarter note, 2 beats
c)
Whole note, 1 beat
d)
Whole note, 4 beats
33.
What is the name of this note, and how many beats is it worth ON ITS OWN in 4/4 time signature?
a)
Quarter note, 1 beat
b)
Quarter note, 1/2 beat
c)
Eighth note, 1 beat
d)
Eighth note, 1/2 beat
34.
What is the name of this note, and how many beats is it worth ON ITS OWN in 4/4 time signature?
a)
Whole note, 2 beats
b)
Whole note, 4 beats
c)
Quarter note, 4 beats
d)
Quarter note, 2 beats
35.
What is the name of this note, and how many beats is it worth ON ITS OWN in 4/4 time signature?
a)
Eighth note, 1 beat
b)
Quarter note, 2 beats
c)
Half note, 2 beats
d)
Quarter note, 1 beat
36.
What is the name of this note, and how many beats is it worth ON ITS OWN in 4/4 time signature?
a)
Dotted quarter note, 1 beat
b)
Dotted quarter note, 3 beats
c)
Dotted half note, 2 beats
d)
Dotted half note, 3 beats
37.
What is the name of this note, and how many beats is it worth ON ITS OWN in 4/4 time signature?
a)
Dotted quarter note, 1 1/2 beats
b)
Dotted quarter note, 3 beats
c)
Dotted eighth note, 1 1/2 beats
d)
Dotted eighth note, 3 beats
38.
What is the name of this note, and how many beats is it worth ON ITS OWN in 4/4 time signature?
a)
Eighth note, 1/2 beat
b)
Eighth note, 1/4 beat
c)
Sixteenth note, 1/2 beat
d)
Sixteenth note, 1/4 beat
39.
What kind of rest is this, and how many beats is it worth ON ITS OWN in 4/4 time signature?
a)
Quarter rest, 2 beats
b)
Quarter rest, 1 beat
c)
Eighth rest, 2 beats
d)
Eighth rest, 1 beat
40.
What kind of rest is this, and how many beats is it worth ON ITS OWN in 4/4 time signature?
a)
Half rest, 2 beats
b)
Half rest, 4 beats
c)
Whole rest, 2 beats
d)
Whole rest, 4 beats
41.
What kind of rest is this, and how many beats is it worth ON ITS OWN in 4/4 time signature?
a)
Half rest, 2 beats
b)
Half rest, 4 beats
c)
Whole rest, 2 beats
d)
Whole rest, 4 beats
42.
What kind of rest is this, and how many beats is it worth ON ITS OWN in 4/4 time signature?
a)
Sixteenth rest, 1/2 beat
b)
Sixteenth rest, 1/4 beat
c)
Eighth rest, 1/2 beat
d)
Eighth rest, 1/4 beat
43.
What kind of rest is this, and how many beats is it worth ON ITS OWN in 4/4 time signature?
a)
Sixteenth rest, 1/2 beat
b)
Sixteenth rest, 1/4 beat
c)
Eighth rest, 1/2 beat
d)
Eighth rest, 1/4 beat
44.
What kind of notes are these?
a)
Quarter notes
b)
Sixteenth notes
c)
Eighth notes
d)
Whole notes
45.
What kind of notes are these?
a)
Quarter notes
b)
Sixteenth notes
c)
Eighth notes
d)
Whole notes
46.
What is the name of this symbol?
a)
Down bow
b)
Up bow
c)
Square bow
d)
Triangle bow
47.
What is the name of this symbol?
a)
Down bow
b)
Up bow
c)
Square bow
d)
Triangle bow
48.
What should a player do when this symbol shows up at the end of a piece or line of music?
a)
Play with short bows
b)
Play with long bows
c)
Repeat the section again
d)
Finish the song
49.
What does the Italian word "Coda" mean?
a)
"Tail", or different ending
b)
"Finish", or stop
c)
"Extra part"
d)
"Top", or beginning
50.
What does the Italian word "Fine" mean?
a)
"Tail", or different ending
b)
"Finish", or stop
c)
"Extra part"
d)
"Top", or beginning
51.
What Italian words does the abbreviation "D.C." stand for, and what do those words mean?
a)
"Da Capo"; meaning, "the hat"
b)
"Da Capo"; meaning, "the top/beginning"
c)
"Da Colora"; meaning, "the hat"
d)
"Da Colora"; meaning, "the top/beginning"
52.
What Italian words does the abbreviation "D.S." stand for, and what do those words mean?
a)
"Dal Sordini"; meaning, "the mute"
b)
"Dal Sordini"; meaning, "the sign"
c)
"Dal Segno"; meaning, "the mute"
d)
"Dal Segno"; meaning, "the sign"
53.
What should a player do when a D.C. al Fine shows up at the end of a piece of music?
a)
Go back to the beginning and play all the way through again
b)
Go back to the beginning and play until the word "Fine", then stop
c)
Go back to the beginning and then skip to the coda
d)
Go back to the beginning, play until the coda sign, then skip to the coda
54.
What should a player do when a D.C. al Coda shows up at the end of a piece of music?
a)
Go back to the beginning and play all the way through again
b)
Go back to the beginning and play until the word "Fine", then stop
c)
Go back to the beginning and then skip to the word "Fine"
d)
Go back to the beginning and then play until the coda sign, then skip to the coda
55.
What should a player do when a D.S. al Fine shows up at the end of a piece of music?
a)
Go back to the sign and play until the word "Fine", then stop
b)
Go back to the sign and play all the way through again
c)
Go back to the sign and then skip to the coda
d)
Go back to the sign , play until the coda sign, then skip to the coda
56.
What should a player do when a D.S. al Coda shows up at the end of a piece of music?
a)
Go back to the sign and play all the way through again
b)
Go back to the sign and play until the word "Fine", then stop
c)
Go back to the sign and then play until the coda sign, then skip to the coda
d)
Go back to the sign and then skip to the word "Fine"
57.
What is this symbol called, and what does a player do?
a)
Bow lift, "bite" into the string
b)
Bow lift, lift the bow
c)
Accent, "bite" into the string
d)
Accent, lift the bow
58.
What is this symbol called?
a)
Bow lift
b)
Bow shift
c)
Down bow
d)
Up bow
59.
A bow lift is also called a...
a)
Shake
b)
Retake
c)
Swirl
d)
Hop
60.
What is pictured here, a slur or a tie?
a)
Slur
b)
Tie
61.
What is pictured here, a slur or a tie?
a)
Slur
b)
Tie
62.
What is it called when two (or more) tied or slurred notes have dots underneath them?
a)
Dotted bow
b)
Smooth bow
c)
Hooked bow
d)
Short bow
63.
What is the bow stroke called when a note has a dot underneath or over the top of it?
a)
Stop
b)
Staccato
c)
Smooth
d)
Sharp
64.
What is the bow stroke called when a note has a line underneath or over the top of it?
a)
Line
b)
Ledger
c)
Legato
d)
Length
65.
What is the bow stroke called when a note has NO markings underneath or over the top of it? (NOT the name of the rhythm!)
a)
Staccato stroke
b)
Legato stroke
c)
Slurred stroke
d)
Detache stroke
66.
What is this symbol called?
a)
Slash
b)
Shuffle bow
c)
Legato
d)
Tremolo
67.
What is it called when two strings are played at the same time?
a)
Double stop
b)
Two stop
c)
Double note
d)
Two note
68.
When the abbreviation "div." appears under a double stop, what does that stand for, and what do players do?
a)
Divisi; players divide the notes--outside plays top, inside plays bottom
b)
Dividend; players divide the notes--outside plays top, inside plays bottom
c)
Divisi; one of the notes is not played
d)
Dividend; one of the notes is not played
69.
The distance between two notes is called a(n)...
a)
Space
b)
Jump
c)
Length
d)
Interval
70.
A __________ is the smallest distance between two notes.
a)
Half step
b)
Whole step
71.
A ______ step is made up of two _____ steps.
a)
Whole; half
b)
Half; whole
72.
Is F# to G a half step or a whole step?
a)
Half step
b)
Whole step
73.
Is D to E a half step or a whole step?
a)
Half step
b)
Whole step
74.
What is this musical symbol called?
a)
Staff signature
b)
Clef signature
c)
Key signature
d)
Time signature
75.
What does a key signature do?
a)
Tells what sharps or flats are in the key
b)
Tells how many beats are in each measure
c)
Tells what the starting note is
d)
Tells whether to start down or up bow
76.
What is the correct order of SHARPS in key signatures?
a)
ABCDEFG
b)
FCGDAEB
c)
BEADGCF
d)
GFEDCBA
77.
What is the correct order of FLATS in key signatures?
a)
ABCDEFG
b)
FCGDAEB
c)
BEADGCF
d)
GFEDCBA
78.
Which key signature is pictured here, with NO sharps?
a)
C Major
b)
G Major
c)
D Major
d)
A Major
79.
Which key signature is pictured here, with two sharps (F# & C#)?
a)
C Major
b)
G Major
c)
D Major
d)
A Major
80.
Which key signature is pictured here, with one sharp (F#)?
a)
C Major
b)
G Major
c)
D Major
d)
A Major
81.
What is it called when a piece changes from one major key to another in the middle of the piece?
a)
Major change
b)
Sharp change
c)
Flat change
d)
Key change
82.
What is the correct order of half steps and whole steps in a MAJOR SCALE?
a)
W W H W W W H
b)
H W W H W W W
c)
H H W H H H W
d)
W H W W W H W
83.
What is the name for terms that have to do with how LOUD or QUIET to play?
a)
Tempos
b)
Articulations
c)
Bowings
d)
Dynamics
84.
What is the Italian name for this dynamic, and what does it mean to do?
a)
Piano, play loudly
b)
Piano, play quietly
c)
Prada, play loudly
d)
Prada, play quietly
85.
What is the Italian name for this dynamic, and what does it mean to do?
a)
Falso, play quietly
b)
Falso, play loudly
c)
Forte, play quietly
d)
Forte, play loudly
86.
What is the Italian name for this dynamic, and what does it mean to do?
a)
Mediapiano, play medium-quiet
b)
Mediapiano, play medium-loud
c)
Mezzo-piano, play medium-quiet
d)
Mezzo-piano, play medium-loud
87.
What is the Italian name for this dynamic, and what does it mean to do?
a)
Mezzo-forte, play medium-loud
b)
Mezzo-forte, play medium-quiet
c)
Mediaforte, play medium-loud
d)
Mediaforte, play medium-quiet
88.
What is the Italian name for this dynamic, and what does it mean to do?
a)
Pianissimo, play very quietly
b)
Pianissimo, play very loudly
c)
Pradissimo, play very quietly
d)
Pradissimo, play very loudly
89.
What is the Italian name for this dynamic, and what does it mean to do?
a)
Falsissimo, play very quietly
b)
Falsissimo, play very loudly
c)
Fortissimo, play very quietly
d)
Fortissimo, play very loudly
90.
What does the Italian dynamic "crescendo" mean to do?
a)
Get louder
b)
Get quieter
91.
What does the Italian dynamic "decrescendo" mean to do?
a)
Get louder
b)
Get quieter
92.
"Diminuendo" is essentially the same as...
a)
Crescendo
b)
Decrescendo
93.
What is the name for terms that have to do with how FAST or SLOW to play?
a)
Tempos
b)
Articulations
c)
Bowings
d)
Dynamics
94.
What is the meaning of the tempo "Allegro"?
a)
Play slowly
b)
Play fast
c)
Play medium-fast
d)
Play medium-slow
95.
What is the meaning of the tempo "Adagio"?
a)
Play slowly
b)
Play fast
c)
Play medium-fast
d)
Play medium-slow
96.
What is the meaning of the tempo "Andante"?
a)
Play slowly
b)
Play fast
c)
Play medium-fast
d)
Play medium-slow
97.
What is the meaning of the tempo "Moderato"?
a)
Play slowly
b)
Play fast
c)
Play medium-fast
d)
Play medium-slow
98.
What does the term "accelerando" mean to do?
a)
Slow down
b)
Slow down, then speed up
c)
Speed up
d)
Speed up, then slow down
99.
What does the term "ritardando" mean to do?
a)
Slow down
b)
Slow down, then speed up
c)
Speed up
d)
Speed up, then slow down
100.
"Rallentando" is essentially the same as...
a)
Ritardando
b)
Accelerando
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