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GCSE music Rhythm quizz

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When a phrase begins with an 'up beat' this is known as

a)

a hemiola

b)

an anacrusis

c)

Stacatto

d)

Homophonic

2.

What do you call a repeated rhythmic pattern?

a)

an ostinato

b)

ground bass

c)

pedal

d)

accidental

3.

What is the 'dot' worth next to a note?

a)

double the value of the note

b)

a quarter of the value of the note

c)

half the value of the note

d)

1/8 of the value of the note

4.

Name the type of rhythmic notes on the fourth beat of the first bar

a)

quavers

b)

crotchets

c)

minims

d)

triplets

5.

Name the rhythmic device

a)

trill

b)

drum roll

c)

vibrato

d)

semi quaver

6.

Name the value of this rest

a)

2 beats

b)

3 beats

c)

4 beats

d)

1 beat

7.

Name the rhythmic device

a)

cross rhythm

b)

ostinato

c)

swung quavers

d)

hemiola

8.

When a rhythm has accents that are on both strong and weak beats, you say it is

a)

jazzy

b)

syncopated

c)

off beat

d)

steady

9.

What is the value of this note?

a)

1 beat

b)

2 beats

c)

3 beats

d)

4 beats

10.

which one is quaver rest?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

What is a hemiola?

a)

A small rhythmic loop

b)

A feeling of compound time

c)

A feeling of 2 beats, against three beats

d)

An upbeat