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Basic Music Theory

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What kind of note is this?
a)
whole note
b)
half note
c)
quarter note
d)
eighth note
2.
How many spaces are on a staff?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
3.
How many lines are on the staff?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
d)
7
4.
what is the name of this?
a)
Bass Clef
b)
Treble Clef
c)
Alto Clef
d)
Soprano Clef
5.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Bass Clef, F Clef

b)

Treble Clef, G Clef

c)

Tenor Clef

d)

Alto Clef

6.

What is the name of this symbol, which indicates that a note is neither sharp nor flat?

a)

Double Sharp

b)

Natural

c)

Sharp

d)

Flat

7.

What do you call a collection of sharps or flats at the beginning of a piece that tells us where Do is?

a)

Notes

b)

Time Signature

c)

Key Signature

d)

Rests

8.

What is the name of the symbol at the beginning of a piece of music that tells us what kind of note is worth one beat, and how many beats are in a measure?

a)

Key Signature

b)

Staff

c)

Time Signature

d)

Treble Clef

9.

Loud and Soft

a)

Dynamics

b)

Tempo

c)

Rhythm

d)

Beat

10.

Fast and Slow

a)

Dynamics

b)

Beat

c)

Rhythm

d)

Tempo

11.

What kind of rest is this?

a)

Quarter Rest

b)

Whole Rest

c)

8th Rest

d)

Half Rest

12.

What kind of rest is this?

a)

Whole Rest

b)

Quarter Rest

c)

8th Rest

d)

Half Rest

13.
What  is the name of this note?
a)
Quarter Note
b)
Dotted Quarter Note
c)
Half note
d)
Whole Note
14.
What is the value of these notes
a)
1/2 Beat
b)
2 Beats
c)
1 beat, each is 1/2 a beat
d)
4 beats
15.
Treble clef space notes are
a)
GBDF
b)
FACE
c)
ABCD
d)
ACEG
16.
Bass clef space notes are
a)
GBDF
b)
FACE
c)
ABCD
d)
ACEG
17.
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
18.
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
19.
a)
harmony 
b)
decrescendo 
c)
crescendo
d)
timbre
20.
What does crescendo mean?
a)
To gradually get softer
b)
To sing
c)
To gradually get louder
d)
To hold the note
21.
What is this symbol's alternative name?
a)
Fermata
b)
Get Softer
c)
Diminuendo
d)
Very Soft
22.
What is the general meaning of "Dynamics"?
a)
how soft or loud the music is
b)
to become quieter
c)
to become louder
d)
how fast or slow the music is
23.
What does "mezzo" mean?
a)
Medium, Half
b)
Very, Most
c)
Loud, Strong
d)
Soft, Quiet
24.
TEMPO describes the __________ of the Music...
a)
Length
b)
Volume
c)
Speed
d)
Height
25.

3 things you look for in a new piece of music

a)

Your part

b)

the key signature

c)

the time signature

d)

all of the above