Worksheets7/8 Music Theory pre- assessment
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 44mins
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)
Bass Clef
b)
Staff
c)
Treble clef
d)
Half Note
9.
How many spaces are on a staff?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
10.
What kind of note is this?
a)
whole note
b)
half note
c)
quarter note
d)
eighth note
11.
How many beats are in a quarter note?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.
How many beats are in a half rest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
3
13.
How many beats are in a half note?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
14.
How many lines are on the staff?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
d)
7
15.
what is the name of this?
a)
Bass Clef
b)
Treble Clef
c)
Alto Clef
d)
Soprano Clef
16.
What is another name for Treble Clef?
a)
A Clef
b)
G Clef
c)
B Clef
d)
D Clef
17.
What is the saying for the lines on the treble staff?
a)
All Cows Eat Grass
b)
FACE
c)
Every Good Boy Does Fine
d)
Good Boyfriends Don't Forget Anniversaries
18.
a)
Whole Note
b)
Quarter Note
c)
Two Eighth Notes
d)
Dotted Half Note
19.
a)
Whole Note
b)
Half Note
c)
Dotted Half Note
d)
Eighth Note
20.
What is the name of this symbol?
a)
Treble Clef
b)
Alto Clef
c)
Tenor Clef
d)
Bass Clef
21.
Name the enharmonic of Cb
a)
A#
b)
C#
c)
B
d)
Bb
22.
Name the enharmonic of G#
a)
B
b)
Ab
c)
A
d)
Gb
23.
Name the enharmonic of F#
a)
Gb
b)
Fb
c)
E#
d)
G
24.
Name the enharmonic of Db
a)
B#
b)
C
c)
D
d)
C#
25.
Name the enharmonic of Bb
a)
A
b)
A#
c)
B
d)
Cb
26.
Name the enharmonic of Eb
a)
E
b)
D#
c)
D
d)
Fb
27.
Name the enharmonic of E#
a)
Fb
b)
E
c)
Gb
d)
F
28.
Name the enharmonic of Ab
a)
G#
b)
G
c)
A
d)
A#
29.
What is the name of this rest?
a)
Quarter Rest
b)
Half Rest
c)
Whole Rest
30.
How many total beats are shown in this measure?
a)
8
b)
2
c)
4
d)
1
31.
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 objects
32.
What does the top number of the Time signature stand for?
a)
what type of note is in the measure
b)
how many beats are in the measure
c)
the number of measures
d)
how long the rhythm is
33.
What does the bottom number in the Time signature stand for ?
a)
which note gets 1 beat
b)
how many notes are in a measure
c)
the number of measures
d)
how long the rhythm takes
34.
________ is the speed of a song.
a)
Timbre
b)
Pitch
c)
Dynamics
d)
Tempo
35.
Beat is
a)
The steady pulse that never changes
b)
Something that I can jam to.
c)
A vegetable.
d)
Music
36.
Rhythm is
a)
Steady, never changing.
b)
Notes and rests that can change.
c)
A quarter note.
d)
Piano.
37.
The musical alphabet does NOT include which letter?
a)
B
b)
C
c)
G
d)
J
38.
What is the word to describe this symbol # in music ?
a)
hashtag
b)
sharp
c)
repeat
d)
natural
39.
What does a sharp do to the sound of a note?
a)
raise the note 1/2 step
b)
lower the note 1/2 step
c)
raise the note 1 whole step
d)
lower the note 1 whole step
40.
What is this musical symbol?
a)
Unnatural
b)
Natural
c)
Nature
d)
Nocturnal
41.
What is this musical symbol?
a)
Flat
b)
Lumpy
c)
Curved
d)
Rough
42.
What does a flat symbol do to a note?
a)
Lowers the note 1/2 step.
b)
It squishes it.
c)
It becomes a new note.
d)
It takes flight.
43.
What is the definition of tempo?
a)
beat
b)
pulse
c)
how fast or slow the beat
d)
duration
44.
A comma on the music staff is means to do what?
a)
Rest four beats
b)
Take a breath
c)
Repeat a section of music
d)
Put your horn down and look confused.
45.
What is this symbol?
a)
stop sign
b)
repeat sign
c)
bar line
d)
fermata
46.
Tutti
a)
Frutti
b)
Everyone
c)
Silent
d)
Solo
47.
What is the vertical line that divides the staff into measures called?
a)
Staff
b)
Note
c)
Barline
d)
Rest
48.
What is this and what does it mean?
a)
quarter rest, one beat of silence
b)
eye ball, look at this spot
c)
Fermata, hold the note until cut off
d)
repeat sign, keep playing this note over and over
49.
How many spaces are in a musical staff?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
5
d)
2
50.
What is an embouchure?
a)
Muscles of the face that play an instrument
b)
Hole that is formed to let air out
c)
Muscles of the hand that play an instrument
d)
A fancy French word for pastries
51.
Notes that have the same pitch, but different names are...
a)
Enharmonics
b)
Chromatics
c)
Eighth Notes
d)
Sharps
52.
What is the enharmonic of G#?
a)
F#
b)
A-flat
c)
F-Flat
d)
B
53.
What is the enharmonic for D-Flat?
a)
E#
b)
D#
c)
C#
d)
C
54.
Find the Enharmonic: C#
a)
D-flat
b)
G
c)
C
d)
B-flat
55.
Mrs. White's major instrument
a)
clarinet
b)
bassoon
c)
baritone
d)
trombone
56.
Mrs. White has degrees from
a)
NC A and T University
b)
East Carolina University
c)
UNC-Greensboro
d)
Duke
57.
What is Mrs. White's favorite snack?
a)
Pepsi and Cheetos
b)
chips, dip and salsa
c)
roasted salted almonds and sweet tea
d)
bologna sandwich
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