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6/8 Time Signature and Note Identification

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many beats are in one measure of 6/8 time?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

10

d)

12

2.
What note receives one beat in 6/8 time?
a)
quarter note
b)
eighth note
c)
half note
d)
whole note
3.
In 6/8 time how many beats does a quarter note receive?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
2
d)
4
4.
In 6/8 time how many beats does an eighth note receive?
a)
1
b)
4
c)
2
d)
6
5.
In 6/8 time how many beats does a dotted half note receive?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
2
d)
6
6.
In 6/8 time how many beats does a dotted quarter note receive?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
6
d)
9
7.

How would you count this measure?

a)

1(23) 4 5 6

b)

1(2) 3(4) 5(6)

c)

1 2 3 4 5 6

d)

1(23) 4(5) 6

8.

Which one of these measures is not in 6/8 time?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

When you look at the time signature, what does the top number mean?

a)

How many measures are in the music.

b)

How many notes in a measure.

c)

How many beats in a measure.

d)

How many beats in the entire piece.

10.

When you look at a time signature, what does the bottom number mean?

a)

How many measures are in the piece.

b)

What note gets the beat.

c)

How many beats in a measure.

d)

What note is more important in the piece.

11.

If you wanted to play music in 6/8 in a faster tempo, how can you play it?

a)

In 1

b)

In 2

c)

In 3

d)

In 4

12.

What note is this?

a)

A#

b)

E#

c)

C#

d)

F#

13.
Identify this note
a)
D
b)
G
c)
B
d)
E
14.
Identify this note
a)
D
b)
G
c)
C
d)
F
15.
a)
#D
b)
F#
c)
D#
d)
#F
16.
a)
Bb
b)
Eb
c)
Gb
d)
E#
17.
a)
Eb
b)
Gb
c)
bG
d)
bE
18.
a)
Cb
b)
Ab
c)
A#
d)
bA
19.
a)
#D
b)
D#
c)
A#
d)
F#
20.
a)
F#
b)
Bb
c)
A#
d)
D#
21.

Bonus Question: On the Billboards top 10 Halloween Songs, which song is number one?

a)

This is Halloween (Nightmare Before Christmas)

b)

Thriller (Michael Jackson)

c)

Superstition (Stevie Wonder)

d)

Ghostbusters (Ray Parker Jr.)