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SIMPLE RHYTHMS - 1st 9 weeks: CADET BAND

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The natural pulse of music.

a)

staff

b)

beat

c)

double bar line

d)

air

2.

The speed of the beat.

a)

tempo

b)

beat

c)

measure

d)

time signature

3.

Silence in music.

a)

sound

b)

rest

c)

beat

d)

bar line

4.

The top number shows how many beats are in each measure.

a)

key signature

b)

time signature

c)

cursive signature

d)

ligature

5.

The bottom number shows what kind of note (i.e., quarter, half, whole, eighth etc.) receives one beat.

a)

time signature

b)

key signature

c)

bar line

d)

beat

6.

A note that gets one beat of sound.

a)

quarter

b)

half

c)

whole

d)

eighth

7.

A rest that gets one beat of silence

a)

eighth noe

b)

quarter note

c)

half note

d)

whole note

8.

A note that gets 2 beats of sound.

a)

eighth

b)

quarter

c)

half

d)

whole

9.

A rest that gets 2 beats of silence.

a)

whole note

b)

eighth note

c)

quarter rest

d)

half rest

10.

A note that gets 4 beats of sound

a)

eighth

b)

quater

c)

half

d)

whole

11.

A rest that receives 4 beats of silence.

a)

whole rest

b)

half note

c)

quarter rest

d)

eighth note

12.

*review the rhythm pattern in the picture and answer the question below (it make take a few seconds for the image to load): TRUE or FALSE - the counting is written correctly for this rhythm pattern!

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

13.

*review the rhythm pattern in the picture and answer the question below (it may take a few seconds for the image to load): WHAT KIND OF NOTES APPEAR IN THIS RHYTHM PATTERN?

a)

eighth note

b)

quarter notes

c)

half notes

d)

whole rests

14.

*review the rhythm pattern in the picture and answer the question below (it may take a few seconds for the image to load): TRUE OR FALSE - THE COUNTING FOR THIS RHYTHM PATTERN IS CORRECT?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

*review the rhythm pattern in the picture and answer the question below (it may take a few seconds for the image to load): WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS RHYTHM PATTERN?

a)

beat 4 has a line thought it; it is marked like a silent beat (rest), but it's a quarter note and is not a rest

b)

there is nothing wrong with the counting

c)

there are not enough beats in the measure

d)

there are only 5 beats in the measure and that is not enough

16.

*review the rhythm pattern in the picture and answer the question below (it may take a few seconds for the image to load): FALSE or TRUE - THE COUNTING FOR THIS RHYTHM IS WRONG.

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

17.

*review the rhythm pattern in the picture and answer the question below (it may take a few seconds for the image to load): IS THE COUNTING FOR THIS RHYTHM CORRECT?

a)

no

b)

yes

18.

*review the rhythm pattern in the picture and answer the question below (it may take a few seconds for the image to load): WHY IS BEAT 3 WRITTEN SO SMALL?

a)

because it is not important

b)

because beat 3 is part of the half note (it's 'inside' the note), therefore it's written small next to beat 2 where the note begins; it shows which beats in the measure belong to the half note

c)

there is not room enough next to the half note to draw it bigger!

19.

*review the rhythm pattern in the picture and answer the question below (it may take a few seconds for the image to load): WHAT BEAT IS THE QUARTER REST ON?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

20.

*review the rhythm pattern in the picture and answer the question below (it may take a few seconds for the image to load): WHAT KIND OF REST IS SHOWN IN THIS PATTERN?

a)

eighth

b)

quarter

c)

half

d)

whole

21.

*review the rhythm pattern in the picture and answer the question below (it may take a few seconds for the image to load): WHY ARE BEATS 3 & 4 SMALL AND HAVE LINES DRAWN THROUGH THEM?

a)

because they are not important

b)

because they are silent beats; beat numbers belonging to rests are marked smaller to show they are quiet and which beat numbers belong to the rest

22.

*review the rhythm pattern in the picture and answer the question below (it may take a few seconds for the image to load): WHAT KIND OF NOTE IS SHOWN IN THIS RHYTHM?

a)

whole

b)

half

c)

quarter

23.

*review the rhythm pattern in the picture and answer the question below (it may take a few seconds for the image to load): WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS COUNTING?

a)

there is nothing wrong with the rhythm counting

b)

whole notes only get 2 beats of sound

c)

there are not enough beats drawn in to match the note value and time signature

24.

*review the rhythm pattern in the picture and answer the question below (it may take a few seconds for the image to load): WHAT RHYTHM NOTATION SYMBOL IS SHOWN IN THIS PICTURE?

a)

whole note

b)

whole rest

c)

half note

d)

half rest

25.

Patterns of sound and silence.

a)

rhythm

b)

sound

c)

silence

d)

time signature

26.

How many whole notes fit inside one measure of 4/4 time?

a)

three

b)

two

c)

one

27.

How many half notes fit into a measure of 4/4 time?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

28.

How many quarter rests fit into a measure of 4/4 time?

a)

one

b)

four

c)

three

d)

two

29.

A beat has two parts ...

a)

measure and bar line

b)

downbeat and upbeat

c)

air and rest

d)

clef and double bar line

30.

How many "pulses" are there in a single beat?

a)

two

b)

nine

c)

3 1/2

d)

1