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Basic Notation

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the graph called that music is written on?
a)
Staff
b)
Note
c)
Chart
d)
A bunch of lines
2.
What letters make up the music alphabet?
a)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
b)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
c)
A, B, C, D, E, F
d)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G
3.
Another name for the Treble Clef is
a)
F Clef
b)
G Clef
c)
Alto Clef
d)
Soprano Clef
4.
Another name for Bass Clef is
a)
G Clef
b)
Low Clef
c)
F Clef
d)
E Clef
5.
This note is a
a)
Quarter note
b)
Eighth note
c)
Whole note
d)
Half note
6.
This note is a 
a)
Half note
b)
Whole note
c)
Quarter note
d)
Dotted half note
7.
This note is a 
a)
Whole note
b)
Half note
c)
Eighth note
d)
Quarter note
8.
This note is a
a)
Dotted Quarter note
b)
Whole note
c)
Eighth note
d)
Quarter note
9.
This note is a 
a)
Dotted half note
b)
Dotted quarter note
c)
Dotted whole note
d)
Dotted eighth note
10.
A dot _______ a note's value by 50%
a)
Decreases
b)
Multiplies
c)
Increases
d)
Divides
11.
One WHOLE note is equal to 
a)
3 quarter notes
b)
1 half note
c)
6 eighth notes
d)
2 half notes
12.

These notes are _______ together.

a)

quarter notes added

b)

eighth notes tied

c)

eighth notes beamed

d)

half notes beamed

13.

The oval part of a note is called the note ______.

a)

head

b)

eye

c)

stem

d)

flag

14.
The stick part of a note is called the ________.
a)
pole
b)
tree
c)
line
d)
stem
15.

Two eighth notes are equal to

a)

1 whole note

b)

2 half notes

c)

6 sixteenth notes

d)

1 quarter note

16.

A Double bar lines indicates ________.

a)

you should repeat the previous measure

b)

you should go back to the beginning

c)

that this is the end of the song

d)

a change in hand position

17.
Treble clef spaces spell the word ______.
a)
case
b)
bead
c)
deca
d)
face
18.

Treble clef lines can be remembered by the phrase...

a)

Every Dog Has It's Day

b)

Great Big Animals Bite Dogs

c)

All Cars Eat Gas

d)

Every Good Boy Does Fine

19.
The letters of the bass clef spaces can be remembered with the phrase....
a)
Eat Fries And Call Dad
b)
All Dogs Bite Carl
c)
All Cows Eat Grass
d)
FACE
20.

The LINES of the BASS clef staff can be remembered by:

a)

All Boys Do Fine Ever

b)

Good Burritos Don't Fall Apart

c)

Every Cow Eats Grass

d)

Great Big Dinosaurs Always Hiccup

21.

The dot underneath the note is called

a)

articulo

b)

staccato

c)

legato

d)

iforgotto

22.

The BOTTOM number of this time signature indicates that

a)

you play 3 out of every 4 notes

b)

the quarter note is worth one beat

c)

you play each note 4 times

d)

that you count each quarter note as 4 beats

23.

These three notes are

a)

notated in the bass clef

b)

are not usually played together because they are very dissonant

c)

the members of a G Major chord

d)

the members of a C Major chord