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Essential Elements Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of this type of note?
a)
Eighth note
b)
quarter note
c)
whole note
d)
half note
2.
What type of note has a duration of 4 beats?
a)
half note
b)
quarter note
c)
whole note
d)
quarter note rest
3.

A whole note gets how many beats?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

4.

A whole rest gets how many beats?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

3

5.

What is this symbol called?

a)

Time Signature

b)

Key Signature

c)

Personal Signature

d)

8

6.

How many beats does a quarter note get?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

7.

How many beats does a quarter rest get?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

8.
The note names of the spaces in treble clef are:
a)
EGBD
b)
ACEG
c)
FACE
d)
GBDF
9.
The ______ of a note is how high or low it sounds. 
a)
tempo
b)
pitch
c)
volume
d)
quality
10.
What clef is this?
a)
Bass clef
b)
Treble clef
c)
Alto clef
d)
Tenor clef
11.
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
12.
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
13.
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
14.
In 4/4, what type of note gets one beat?
a)
A half note
b)
A fourth note
c)
A quarter note
d)
An eighth note
15.
The ________ is the lines and spaces upon which music is written.  
a)
clef
b)
staff
c)
bass
d)
treble
16.

How many beats does this rest receive?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

3

17.
What symbol comes at the end of a section of music?
a)
A Period
b)
A Double Bar Line 
c)
 A Double Bass 
d)
A Repeat Sign
18.
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
19.
What note in Treble Clef is this?
a)
B
b)
A
c)
G
d)
F
20.
What note in Treble Clef is this?
a)
F
b)
A
c)
G
d)
B
21.
What note in Treble Clef is this?
a)
B
b)
F
c)
E
d)
D
22.
Which term best defines five lines and four spaces?
a)
clef
b)
tempo
c)
staff
d)
bass
23.
The lines of the treble clef read as follows from bottom line to top line.
a)
g b d f a
b)
f a c e
c)
a c e g
d)
e g b d f a
24.
The spaces of the bass clef read as follows from the bottom space to the top space.
a)
a c e g
b)
f a c e
c)
g b d f a
d)
e g b d f
25.
Select the name that best describes this picture.
a)
Staff
b)
accidental
c)
whole note
d)
grand staff
26.
What is the definition of tempo?
a)
beat
b)
pulse
c)
how fast or slow the beat
d)
duration
27.
Which of these instruments is NOT part of the brass family?
a)
Trumpet
b)
Saxophone
c)
Trombone
d)
French horn
28.
What type of  note has a duration of 4 beats?
a)
half note
b)
whole note
c)
quarter note
d)
eighth note
29.
What type of note has a duration of 1 beat?
a)
half note
b)
whole note
c)
quarter note
d)
eighth note
30.
What type of  note has a duration of 4 beats?
a)
half note
b)
whole note
c)
quarter note
d)
eighth note
31.
What type of note has a duration of 1 beat?
a)
half note
b)
whole note
c)
quarter note
d)
eighth note
32.
What type of note has a duration of 2 beats?
a)
whole note
b)
half note
c)
quarter note
d)
eighth note
33.
What type of note has a duration of 2 beats?
a)
whole note
b)
half note
c)
quarter note
d)
eighth note
34.
Which term is best defined as the pulse of the music?
a)
beat
b)
clef
c)
staff
d)
duration
35.
"How fast or slow the music is played" is the best definition for __________?
a)
Clef
b)
Beat
c)
Treble
d)
Tempo
36.
What is the name of this type of note?
a)
Eighth note
b)
quarter note
c)
whole note
d)
half note
37.
What type of note has a duration of 4 beats?
a)
half note
b)
quarter note
c)
whole note
d)
quarter note rest
38.
What is the duration of a half note rest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
39.
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
40.

What is made up of five lines and four spaces?

a)

Music Stand

b)

Music Staff

c)

Bar Line

d)

Breath Mark

41.

This type of note and rest receives four beats.

a)

Whole

b)

Half

c)

Quarter

d)

Eighth

42.

How many quarter notes are in one whole note.

a)

4

b)

2

c)

5

d)

1

43.
What is the sum of the duration of a quarter note rest and the duration of a half note rest?
a)
3
b)
2
c)
5
d)
4
44.
a)

sharp

b)

flat

c)

natural

45.
a)

sharp

b)

flat

c)

natural

46.

Which is correct?

a)
b)
c)
d)
47.

Which is correct?

a)
b)
c)
d)
48.

Sharp

a)
b)
c)
49.

Flat

a)
b)
c)
50.

Natural

a)
b)
c)
51.

what is the purpose of the flat sign?

a)

it raises the pitch one half step

b)

it lowers the pitch one half step

52.

What is the meaning of the sharp sign?

a)

It lowers the pitch one half step

b)

It raises the pitch one half step

53.

When a flat, sharp, or natural appears in music, it is called an...

a)

Key Signature

b)

Accidental

c)

Half Step

d)

Whole Step

54.

What does a sharp do?

a)

It raises the pitch 1/2 step.

b)

It lowers the pitch 1/2 step.

c)

It cancels out an accidental or sharp or flat in the key signature.

55.

Where can you find an accidental?

a)

At the beginning of a piece of music, in between the music clef and the time signature

b)

Inside of a measure which can be found in the middle of a piece of music

c)

At the end of a piece of music