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Piano -Music Theory Basics

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What note lasts 4 beats in 4/4 time?
a)
Half Note
b)
Quarter Note
c)
Eighth Note
d)
Whole Note
2.
What note lasts 1 beat in 4/4 time?
a)
Whole Note
b)
Half Note
c)
Quarter Note
d)
Eighth Note
3.
What is the musical term that deals with volume in music?
a)
Tempo
b)
Melody
c)
Harmony
d)
Dynamics
4.
What is the musical term that has to do with the speed of music?
a)
Tempo
b)
Dynamics
c)
Melody
d)
Harmony
5.
What note lasts 2 beats in 4/4 time?
a)
Half Note
b)
Quarter Note
c)
Whole Note
d)
Eighth Note
6.
What is this note
a)
half note
b)
whole note
c)
quarter note
d)
no note
7.
What is this note
a)
half note
b)
whole note
c)
quarter note
d)
no note
8.

What is this called?

a)

Ledger lines

b)

Staff

c)

Treble clef

d)

Half Note

9.
What kind of note is this?
a)
whole note
b)
half note
c)
quarter note
d)
eighth note
10.
How many beats are in a half rest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
3
11.

How many beats are in a half note?

a)

1/2

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.
What is another name for Treble Clef?
a)
A Clef
b)
G Clef
c)
B Clef
d)
D Clef
13.
How many beats does this note get in 4 4 time?
a)
1/2
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
14.
How many beats does this note get in 4 4 time?
a)
1/2
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
15.
What does this symbol mean?
a)
Louder
b)
Repeat
c)
Stop
d)
Softer
16.

What symbol is connecting the 2 notes?

a)

A Tie

b)

A Fermata

c)

An Accent

d)

A Crescendo

17.
What is connecting these three notes?
a)
 tie
b)
Slur
c)
staccato
d)
accent mark
18.
What is the order of letters for the C Major Scale?
a)
ABCDEFGA
b)
CEG
c)
CDEFGABC
d)
CDEFG
19.
What is the letter order for a C Major Triad?
a)
CDEFGABC
b)
CDEFG
CDEFG
c)
CDE
d)
CEG
20.

A measure is

a)

part of the melody of the song

b)

the space between bar lines where notes are written

c)

the end of the song

d)

the distance between two different pitches

21.
Choose the correct way to
count this rhythm.
a)
1  2  3  &  4
b)
1  2  &  3  &  4
c)
1  2  3  4
d)
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
22.

Choose the correct way to

count this rhythm.

a)

1 (2) 3 (4)

b)

1 (2) (3) (4)

c)

1 & 2 &

d)

1 2 3 4

23.
What is the name of the vertical line?
a)
Staff Line
b)
Barline
c)
Measure
d)
Dividing Line
24.
This symbol tells us to gradually get louder.  What is the name of the symbol?
a)
Decrescendo
b)
Ritardando
c)
Crescendo
d)
Diminduendo
25.
What is the name of the lines that appear at the end of the staff?
a)
Barline
b)
Repeat
c)
Double Barline
d)
Measure
26.

This symbol tells us to lower the pitch of a note one half step. What is the name of the symbol?

a)

Sharp

b)

Flat

c)

Natural

d)

Rest

27.

What is the name of this symbol

a)

Fancy F

b)

Forte

c)

Flat

d)

Fermata

28.
What is the name of this symbol?
a)
Hashtag
b)
Sharp
c)
Flat
d)
Natural
29.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Primo

b)

Piccolo

c)

Presto

d)

Piano

30.
This symbol tells us to raise the pitch of a note by one half step.  What is the name of this symbol?
a)
Flat
b)
Sharp
c)
Natural
d)
Hashtag
31.
A time signature tells you how many _______________ per measure. 
a)
beats
b)
notes
c)
letters
d)
rests
32.
A double bar line tells you to ________. 
a)
do it again
b)
stop
c)
sing
d)
dance
33.
what does the top number represent?
a)
3 beats in a measure
b)
3 measures in the song
c)
3 beats per class
d)
3 teachers are great!!!
34.
This symbol tells us to gradually get softer.  What is the name of this symbol?
a)
Decrescendo
b)
Ritardando
c)
Crescendo