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Music Theory practice quiz

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is this note
a)
half note
b)
whole note
c)
quarter note
d)
no note
2.
What is this note
a)
half note
b)
whole note
c)
quarter note
d)
no note
3.
What is this called?
a)
Bass Clef
b)
Staff
c)
Treble clef
d)
Half Note
4.
How many spaces are on a staff?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
5.
What kind of note is this?
a)
whole note
b)
half note
c)
quarter note
d)
eighth note
6.
How many beats are in a quarter note?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
7.
How many beats are in a half rest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
3
8.
How many beats are in a half note?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
9.
what does this mean?
a)
4 beats in a measure and a quarter note gets one beat
b)
4 beats in a measure and a half note gets 1 beat
c)
4 pickles drive a car and the hamburger saves the day
d)
4 measures equal 4 beats
10.
what does the top number represent?
a)
3 beats in a measure
b)
3 measures in the song
c)
3 beats per class
d)
3 teachers are great!!!
11.
What is this?
a)
half rest
b)
whole rest
c)
quarter rest
d)
eighth rest
12.
what is the name of this?
a)
Bass Clef
b)
Treble Clef
c)
Alto Clef
d)
Soprano Clef
13.
What is the musical term that has to do with the speed of music?
a)
Tempo
b)
Dynamics
c)
Melody
d)
Harmony
14.
What is the musical term that deals with volume in music?
a)
Tempo
b)
Melody
c)
Harmony
d)
Dynamics
15.
What is the musical term that deals with the main musical theme of a song?
a)
Melody
b)
Harmony
c)
Tempo
d)
Dynamics
16.
What is the musical term that deals with the part of music that supports the main musical theme in a song?
a)
Melody
b)
Dynamics
c)
Tempo
d)
Harmony
17.
Which term is a dynamic in music?
a)
Forte
b)
Adagio
c)
Allegro
d)
Lento
18.
A 4/4 Time Signature tells me that
a)
there are 4 counts for every note
b)
there are 4 notes in every measure
c)
there are 4 beats in every measure
d)
there are 4 measures in the song
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.
What clef is this?
a)
Bass clef
b)
Treble clef
c)
Alto clef
d)
Not a clef
21.
How many counts does a quarter note receive?
a)
4 counts
b)
2 counts
c)
1/2 count
d)
1 count
22.
How many counts does a half note receive?
a)
4
b)
2
c)
1/2
d)
1
23.
What is this rest called?
a)
Whole Rest
b)
Half Rest
c)
Quarter Rest
d)
Sixteenth Rest
24.
What is this rest called?
a)
Whole Rest
b)
Half Rest
c)
Quarter Rest
d)
Sixteenth Rest
25.
What is this called, between the bar lines? 
a)
2 barlines on a staff
b)
2  whole rests in 2 measures
c)
a Staff with barlines shown
d)
A Measure between 2 barlines
26.
Two eighth notes are equal to 
a)
1 whole note
b)
22 half notes
c)
6 sixteenth notes
d)
1 quarter note
27.
Bar lines divide the staff into ________.
a)
boxes
b)
songs
c)
measures
d)
lines
28.
a)
Half Rest
b)
Quarter Rest
c)
Whole Rest
d)
Eighth Rest
29.
a)
Whole Note
b)
Quarter Note
c)
Two Eighth Notes
d)
Dotted Half Note
30.
a)
Whole Note
b)
Half Note
c)
Dotted Half Note
d)
Eighth Note
31.
a)
Quarter Note
b)
Eighth Note
c)
Dotted Half Note
d)
Whole Note
32.
a)
Eighth Note
b)
Half Note
c)
Quarter Note
d)
Whole Note
33.

What does"p" mean?

a)

forte

b)

mezzoforte

c)

fortissimo

d)

piano

34.

The short lines above and below the staff are called…

a)

Rests

b)

Notes

c)

Staff

d)

Ledger Lines

35.

The distance in pitch between two tones is called an...

a)

Flat

b)

Sharp

c)

Intervals

d)

Ledger Lines

36.

What is the name of this symbol, which makes a note sound 1/2 step lower than written?

a)

Flat

b)

Sharp

c)

Natural

d)

Double Sharp

37.

What is the name of this symbol, which makes a note sound 1/2 step higher than written?

a)

Flat

b)

Double Sharp

c)

Sharp

d)

Natural

38.

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

39.

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

40.

What symbols show duration of silence?

a)

Treble Clef

b)

Rests

c)

Notes

d)

Staff

41.

Lines through the music to indicate the division of measures

a)

Measure

b)

Bar Line

c)

Staff

d)

Treble Clef

42.

The distance between two bar lines

a)

Bar Line

b)

Treble Clef

c)

Measure

d)

Staff

43.

This symbol tells us to hold the note until the conductor cuts us off. What is it called?

a)

Rests

b)

Notes

c)

Fermata

d)

Tie

44.

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

45.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Bar Lines

b)

Measures

c)

Staff

d)

Repeat Signs

46.

What is this symbol, which signals the last chunk of a song?

a)

Coda

b)

Repeat Sign

c)

D.S or Del Segno

d)

Fermata

47.

This symbol means ‘Go back to the sign’. What is it called?

a)

Treble Clef

b)

D.S. or Del Segno

c)

Bass Clef

d)

Repeat Sign

48.
This symbol is called...
a)
a sforzando
b)
a crescendo
c)
a decrescendo
d)
a diminuendo
49.
Which solfege syllable is this?
a)
Ti
b)
Sol
c)
Do
d)
La
50.
Which solfege syllable is this?
a)
Ti
b)
La
c)
Sol
d)
Do
51.
Which solfege syllable is this?
a)
Do
b)
Re
c)
Fa
d)
Mi
52.
Which solfege syllable is this?
a)
La
b)
Sol
c)
Mi
d)
Re
53.
Which solfege syllable is this?
a)
Re
b)
Mi
c)
Fa
d)
Sol
54.
Which solfege syllable is this?
a)
La
b)
Fa
c)
Sol
d)
Mi
55.
A decrescendo means...
a)
to remain the same volume
b)
to gradually get louder
c)
to gradually get softer
d)
to suddenly get louder
56.
What is the name of the vertical line?
a)
Staff Line
b)
Barline
c)
Measure
d)
Dividing Line
57.
These are _______________notes.
a)
Whole
b)
Half
c)
Quarter
d)
Eighth
58.
What is the name of the lines that appear at the end of the staff?
a)
Barline
b)
Repeat
c)
Double Barline
d)
Measure
59.
What is the name of this symbol
a)
Piano
b)
Forte
c)
Flat
d)
Fermata
60.
What is the name of this symbol?
a)
Forte
b)
Fermata
c)
Fortissimo
d)
Flat
61.
What is pictured right next to the clef?
a)
Time Signature
b)
Hashtags
c)
Key Signature
62.
What is this symbol?
a)
Mezzo Forte
b)
Forte
c)
Medium Forte
63.
What is this symbol?
a)
Piano
b)
Medium Piano
c)
Mezzo Piano
64.
What is the name of this symbol?
a)
Hashtag
b)
Sharp
c)
Flat
d)
Natural
65.
What is the name of this symbol?
a)
Piano
b)
Pretty Piano
c)
Pianissimo
d)
Pesante
66.
What is the name of this symbol?
a)
Piano
b)
Pianissimo
c)
Premissimo
67.
What is pictured?
a)
A fraction
b)
Time Signature
c)
Key Signature
68.
How many beats does this note receive?
a)
4
b)
2
c)
1
d)
1/2
69.
How many beats does this note receive?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
2
d)
1
70.
How many beats does this note receive?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
2
d)
1
71.

Which note gets 2 counts?

a)
b)
c)
d)
72.

Loud and Soft

a)

Dynamics

b)

Tempo

c)

Rhythm

d)

Beat

73.

What is this called?

a)

Beat

b)

Rhythm

c)

Tempo

d)

Dynamic

74.

Fast and Slow

a)

Dynamics

b)

Beat

c)

Rhythm

d)

Tempo

75.

High and Low

a)

Pitch

b)

Tempo

c)

Dynamics

d)

Beat

76.

What kind of rest is this?

a)

Quarter Rest

b)

Whole Rest

c)

8th Rest

d)

Half Rest

77.

What kind of rest is this?

a)

Whole Rest

b)

Quarter Rest

c)

8th Rest

d)

Half Rest

78.

Name this rest.

a)

Half rest

b)

8th rest

c)

Quarter rest

d)

Whole rest

79.

What term means to perform notes in a very short, and detached manner?

a)

Legato

b)

Tenuto

c)

Staccato

d)

Accent

80.

What is the name of the line above or below a note that tells us to hold the note for its full value or even a little longer?

a)

Accent

b)

Tenuto

c)

Staccato

d)

Legato

81.

What is the name of the symbol that tells us to put emphasis on one note?

a)

Marcato

b)

Accent

c)

Staccato

d)

Tenuto

82.

What term means to perform notes in a very smooth and connected manner?

a)

Legato

b)

Tie

c)

Tenuto

d)

Accent

83.

What is the name of the symbol that tells us to connect two different pitches. They are performed legato.

a)

Tie

b)

Accent

c)

Slur

d)

Staccato

84.

This symbol tells us to hold the first note for both note values. What is it called?

a)

Slur

b)

Legato

c)

Accent

d)

Tie

85.
What is the name of this note?
a)
Dotted tadpole
b)
One and a half note
c)
Quarter note with a dot
d)
Dotted quarter note
86.

What does this symbol indicates in the music score?

a)

Play softly

b)

Skip the section to play the first time, but play second time.

c)

Repeat the section between red and purple.

d)

Change the major from its previous score.

87.

Which one indicates the correct equation for a dotted quarter note?

a)
b)
c)
d)
88.

Which symbol is the dotted quarter note?

a)
b)
c)
d)
89.

What is the name of the dot?

a)

Dotted

b)

Scaccato

c)

Tie

d)

Slur

90.
What is this called?
a)
Bass Clef
b)
Staff
c)
Treble clef
d)
Half Note
91.
What is the name of this note?
a)
Half Note
b)
Dotted half note
c)
Whole Note
d)
Quarter Note
92.
What is the value of this note?
a)
2 beats
b)
4 beats
c)
3 beats
d)
1 beat
93.

Which of the following dynamic markings means quite quiet?

a)
b)
c)
d)
94.

Which of the following notes is worth 1 beat?

a)
b)
c)
d)
95.

Select the correct description - ff

a)

Fortissimo - very loud

b)

Forte - loud

c)

Fortissimo - loud

d)

Forte - very loud

96.

Select the correct description - f

a)

Fortissimo - very loud

b)

Forte - loud

c)

Fortissimo - loud

d)

Forte - very loud

97.

Select the correct description - mf

a)

Mezzofortissimo - kind of very loud

b)

Forte - loud

c)

Mezzoforte - moderately loud

d)

Mezzoforte - moderately quiet

98.

Select the correct description - mp

a)

Mezzopiano - moderately quiet

b)

Piano - quiet

c)

Mezzoforte - moderately loud

d)

Mezzoforte - moderately quiet

99.

Select the correct description - p

a)

Mezzopiano - moderately quiet

b)

Piano - quiet

c)

Piano - loud

d)

Pianissimo - very quiet

100.

Select the correct description - pp

a)

Mezzopiano - moderately quiet

b)

Piano - quiet

c)

Piano - loud

d)

Pianissimo - very quiet