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Rhythm and Metre

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Time Signature tells...

a)

how many beats are in the bar and what note gets the beat

b)

how many times you sing a note

c)

what time to start the song

d)

the tempo of the piece

2.
A time signature has how many numbers in it?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
3.

The top number in a time signature tells us-

a)

nothing

b)

what kind of note gets a beat

c)

the number of beats per bar

d)

the number of bars in the song

4.

In any time signature, what does the number on the bottom tell you?

a)

How many beats per bar

b)

How many seconds per bar

c)

What type of note gets the beat

d)

The denominator

5.

If a song has three beats per bar, the top number is-

a)

4

b)

could be anything

c)

3

d)

6

6.

in 4/4 time, what type of note gets one beat?

a)

a minim

b)

a semiquaver

c)

a crotchet

d)

an quaver

7.

How many beats are in each bar of music?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

8

8.

How many beats are in this bar?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

3

d)

6

9.

Solve this equation:

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

3

10.

Solve this equation:

a)

4

b)

2

c)

6

d)

10

11.

This symbol divides music into bars. What is it?

a)

staff

b)

double bar line

c)

bar line

d)

treble clef

12.
What does this symbol mean?
a)
The end
b)
repeat
c)
keep going
d)
sing this section again
13.

Note Values tells us:

a)

How tall we are

b)

How short we are

c)

How long or short to play or sing a note

d)

The value of a pizza

14.

How many beats is this note worth?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

1/2

d)

4

15.

How many beats is this note worth?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

1/2

16.

How many beats is this note worth?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

1/2

d)

4

17.

What is the other name for a quarter note?

a)

Semibreve

b)

Minim

c)

Quaver

d)

Crochet

18.

What does the word rest mean?

a)

Do not play for the duration of that rest symbol

b)

Play right through

c)

Ignore the symbol

d)

Sleeping at night

19.

What is the name of this rest?

a)

quarter note rest

b)

minim rest

c)

semibreve rest

d)

quaver rest

20.

When you see a crochet rest

a)

Rest for 1 beat

b)

Rest for 2 beats

c)

Rest for 3 beats

d)

Rest for 4 beats

21.

Is this bar of music correctly written?

a)

Yes

b)

No

22.

Is this bar of music correctly written?

a)

Yes

b)

No

23.

Are the notes beamed correctly?

a)

Yes

b)

No

24.

Is this bar written correctly?

a)

Yes

b)

No

25.

Is this bar beamed correctly?

a)

Yes

b)

No

26.

Is this bar beamed correctly?

a)

Yes

b)

No

27.

Simple metre

a)

The beat divides in 2

b)

uses a fast tempo

c)

The beat divides in 3

d)

Is the sequences of silences and pitches in music

28.

Duple metre is

a)

2/2 or 2/4

b)

3/4 or 3/8

c)

counted the same as 4/4

d)

upbeat

29.

Anacrusis is sometimes called the.....

a)

pickup or pickup bar

b)

passing note

c)

opening bar

d)

extra bar

30.

Which of the following does NOT include an anacrusis (pickup) ?

a)
b)
c)
d)