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Music Theory Showdown

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What word does this spell?

a)

EGGED

b)

GARBAGE

c)

CABBAGE

d)

CAFE

2.

What is the name of this note?

a)

Quarter Note

b)

Eighth Rest

c)

Sixteenth Note

d)

Eighth Note

3.

What is this?

a)

A Flat

b)

A Sharp

c)

A Natural

d)

A Symbol

4.

How many counts is this?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

1 1/2

d)

4

5.

What is this distance called?

a)

An Interval

b)

Jumps

c)

A third

d)

An Octave

6.

What is this?

a)

A Tie

b)

A Slur

c)

A Smiley Face

d)

A Fermata

7.

What is this?

a)

A Staccato

b)

A Tenuto

c)

A Dot

d)

An Accent

8.

What interval is this?

a)

A 2nd

b)

A 3rd

c)

A 5th

d)

A 4th

9.

Which is a sharp sign?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

Which interval is a 4th?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

What does this mean?

a)

Common time - 2/4

b)

Cut time - 2/2

c)

Play a C

d)

Common time - 4/4

12.

What is this?

a)

A Pickup

b)

A Tie

c)

A Slur

d)

A Smile

13.
What Clef is this?
a)
Treble Clef
b)
Bass Clef
c)
Alto Clef
d)
Pickles and cotton candy
14.
The symbol shown here lowers a note by a half step.  It is called a?
a)
Sharp
b)
Flat
c)
Natural
d)
None of the Above
15.
Name the note
a)
C
b)
D
c)
G
d)
E
16.
How many beats does a quarter rest get?
a)
1 Beat
b)
2 Beats
c)
3 Beats
d)
4 Beats
17.

The ______ of a note is how high or low it sounds (NOT loud or soft)

a)

tempo

b)

pitch

c)

volume

d)

quality

18.

What type of rest is this?

a)

Red Rest

b)

16th rest

c)

Quarter Rest

d)

Eighth Rest

19.

How many beats total?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

d)

9

20.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
21.

Mezzo Forte is _______

a)

Moderately Loud

b)

Moderately Soft

c)

Super Loud

d)

Super Soft

22.

Accelerando is to __________

a)

Gradually get faster

b)

It's finally the end!

c)

Get slower

d)

Get softer

23.
a)

Very Quiet

b)

Quiet

c)

Loud

d)

Very Loud

24.
a)

To get Louder

b)

To get quieter

c)

Loud

d)

Quiet

25.
What articulation means to play short and detached?
a)
Marcato
b)
Tenuto
c)
Staccato
d)
Accent
26.
What dynamic means soft?
a)
piano
b)
mezzo piano
c)
forte
d)
mezzo forte
27.

ARTICULATION describes who we

a)

Volume

b)

Tongue each Note

c)

Speed

d)

Forte

28.

Medium, Walking Speed

a)

ALLEGRO

b)

MODERATO

c)

GRAVE

d)

ANDANTE

29.
Very FAST
a)
ADAGIO
b)
ACCELERANDO
c)
PRESTO
d)
RITARDANDO
30.
TEMPO describes the __________ of the Music...
a)
Length
b)
Volume
c)
Speed
d)
Height
31.
How many beats does this note get in 4 4 time?
a)
1/2
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
32.
What does this symbol mean?
a)
Louder
b)
Repeat
c)
Stop
d)
Softer
33.
What is the musical term that deals with volume in music?
a)
Tempo
b)
Melody
c)
Harmony
d)
Dynamics
34.
How many notes are in a major scale?
a)
8
b)
5
c)
3
d)
7
35.

Which note gets 2 counts?

a)
b)
c)
d)
36.

What kind of rest is this?

a)

Whole Rest

b)

Quarter Rest

c)

8th Rest

d)

Half Rest