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Brain Pop - Reading Music

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

What conclusion can you usually draw when you see this symbol at the beginning of a musical piece?

a)

The music will be relatively low-pitched.

b)

The music will be relatively high-pitched.

c)

The music will be played with a fast rhythm.

d)

The music will be played with a slow rhythm.

2.

In musical notation, high notes can be found:

a)

at the upper part of the staff

b)

at the lower part of the staff

c)

at the left side of the staff

d)

at the right side of the staff

3.

Most songs you hear on the radio use:

a)

Changing time signatures

b)

Mostly whole notes

c)

A constant, 6/8 time signature

d)

A scale based on seven different notes

4.

In you see a large "4/4" at the beginning of a piece of music, what can you conclude?

a)

The piece will take about four minutes to play.

b)

Each measure contains four beats.

c)

The melody has a range of four notes.

d)

The piece will contain a lot of quarter notes.

5.

Which series represents a scale of musical notes?

a)

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

b)
  1. 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6. 1/7
c)

A, A-sharp, A-flat, B, B-sharp, B-flat

d)

Whole note, Quarter note, Eighth note, Sixteenth note, 32nd note

6.

A note that's a half-step lower than B is called:

a)

B natural

b)

B sharp

c)

B flat

d)

A

7.

In 4/4 time, how long is an eighth note played?

a)

Eight measures

b)

Eight beats

c)

One beat longer than a quarter note

d)

One-eighth as long as a whole note

8.

How is a piece of music written in 3/4 time different from a piece of music written in 4/4 time? Pick the best answer.

a)

They are written for different instruments.

b)

They have a different number of beats per measure.

c)

They are played at different speeds.

d)

They have a different number of measures.

9.

Which symbol indicates that a musician should not play for one or more beats?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

If you're playing 3/4 time, what type of note gets one beat?

a)

half note

b)

sixteenth note

c)

quarter note

d)

eighth note