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Band Music Theory

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The foundation in which notes are drawn is called___

a)

The Staff

b)

Ledger Lines

c)

Time signature

d)

Treble Clef

2.

What are the two common Clefs

a)

Treble Clef

b)

Grand Clef

c)

Bass Clef

d)

Alto Clef

3.

How many ledger lines does the staff have?

a)

9

b)

5

c)

11

d)

4

4.

How many spaces does the staff have?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

3

d)

5

5.

4/4 is an example of ___

a)

Key Signature

b)

Tempo

c)

Time signature

6.

What note joins together the Treble Clef and Bass Clef?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

B

d)

G

7.

Another name for the Treble Clef

a)

A Clef

b)

D Clef

c)

G Clef

d)

B Clef

8.

On the piano, what do the ledger lines and spaces represent?

a)

The Black Keys

b)

The White Keys

9.

Another name for the Bass Clef

a)

F Clef

b)

E Clef

c)

C Clef

d)

A Clef

10.

How many ledger lines does the Grand Clef have?

a)

9

b)

3

c)

6

d)

11

11.

How do you turn the Grand Clef into two normal clefs?

a)

Remove the top ledger line

b)

Remove the third ledger line

c)

Add 1 more ledger line

d)

Remove the middle ledger line

12.
Accelerando
a)
To gradually get slower
b)
To gradually get faster
c)
Back to the original tempo
d)
A little more motion
13.
Which tempo means FAST
a)
Largo/Lento
b)
Adagio
c)
Allegro
d)
Presto
14.
What does "mezzo" mean?
a)
Medium, Half
b)
Very, Most
c)
Loud, Strong
d)
Soft, Quiet
15.
How should someone sing music with the pictured dynamic level?
a)
gradually slowing down
b)
perfectly
c)
medium loud
d)
softly
16.

How many beats does a whole note get?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

7

d)

2

17.

What is a rest?

a)

A beat of silence

b)

A dynamic

c)

A beat of sound

d)

Tempo

18.

How many beats of silence does a dotted half rest get?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

5

d)

3

19.
What does f stand for?
a)
fast
b)
forte
c)
fight
d)
forget about it
20.
What does the word "dynamics" mean?
a)
Loudness
b)
Tempo
c)
Speed
d)
Volume
21.
What does decrescendo mean?
a)
Gradually die
b)
Gradually get louder
c)
Gradually get softer
d)
Gradually slow down
22.

Which of these is not a dynamics marking?

a)

mf

b)

f

c)

pp

d)

k