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Music Theory Pre & Post Test

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this symbol and what does it tell us?

a)

Treble Clef where notes are higher

b)

Bass Clef where notes are lower

c)

Treble Clef where notes are lower

d)

Bass Clef where notes are higher

2.

What is the name of this symbol and what does it tell us?

a)

Bass Clef where notes will be lower

b)

Bass Clef where notes will be higher

c)

Treble Clef where notes will be higher

d)

Treble Clef where notes will be lower

3.
What is this called?
a)
Bass Clef
b)
Staff
c)
Treble clef
d)
Half Note
4.
What is this note
a)
half note
b)
whole note
c)
quarter note
d)
no note
5.
What is this note
a)
half note
b)
whole note
c)
quarter note
d)
no note
6.
What kind of note is this?
a)
whole note
b)
half note
c)
quarter note
d)
eighth note
7.

What is this symbol and how many beats is it worth?

a)

half rest; 2 beats

b)

whole rest; 4 beats

c)

quarter rest; 1 beat

d)

eighth rest; 1/2 beat

8.
How many beats are in a half note?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
9.

How many beats is a quarter note worth?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.

What is this called?

a)

Time Signature

b)

Fractional Clef

c)

Bass Clef

d)

Time Song

11.

What does the top number tell us?

a)

3 beats in a measure

b)

3 measures in the song

c)

3 beats per class

d)

3 teachers are great!!!

12.

What happens when you see a rest in music?

a)

Be silent

b)

Keep going

c)

Go faster

d)

Slow down

13.
What note lasts 4 beats in 4/4 time?
a)
Half Note
b)
Quarter Note
c)
Eighth Note
d)
Whole Note
14.
What note lasts 1 beat in 4/4 time?
a)
Whole Note
b)
Half Note
c)
Quarter Note
d)
Eighth Note
15.

Which note lasts 1/2 beat?

a)

Quarter Note

b)

Eighth Note

c)

Half Note

d)

Whole Note

16.

What type of rest is this?

a)

Whole rest

b)

Quarter rest

c)

Half rest

d)

Eighth rest

17.

How many beats are these notes worth together?

a)

2

b)

7

c)

5

d)

3

18.

How many beats are these notes worth together?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

7

19.
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
20.

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 &

21.

Choose the correct way to

notate this rhythm.

a)

1 (2) 3 (4)

b)

1 (2) (3) (4)

c)

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

d)

1 2 3 4

22.

How many sixteenth notes does it take to equal one complete beat (not a measure)?

a)

4

b)

16

c)

8

d)

0

23.

What does the bottom number tell us?

a)

Four beats in a measure

b)

What type of note gets one beat

c)

A third note will get one beat

d)

A half note will be in a measure

24.

What is this symbol called?

a)

Half note

b)

Sixteenth note

c)

Quarter note

d)

Eighth note

25.

What is this symbol called?

a)

Sixteenth rest

b)

Sixteenth note

c)

Seventh note

d)

Seventeenth rest

26.

Music is measured in (a)   .