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Basic Music Theory

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do you call the symbol that divides music in to measures?

a)

Line

b)

Clef

c)

Bar line

d)

Double Bar Line

2.

What is this?

a)

Bass Clef

b)

Treble Clef

c)

Alto Clef

d)

Tenor Clef

3.

What is this?

a)

Treble Clef

b)

Tenor Clef

c)

Alto Clef

d)

Bass Clef

4.

These are all...

a)

Tempos

b)

Notes

c)

Rests

d)

Dynamics

5.

What is this symbol?

a)

decrescendo

b)

crescendo

c)

ritardando

d)

dimenuendo

6.

What is this symbol?

a)

dotted half note

b)

dotted half rest

c)

repeat sign

d)

fermata

7.

What is this?

a)

half rest

b)

whole rest

c)

half note

d)

coda

8.

How many beats does this get?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

3

d)

1

9.

How many beats does this get?

a)

3

b)

1

c)

1/2

d)

2

10.

How many beats fit into one measure?

a)

48

b)

12

c)

8

d)

6

11.

The bottom number in a time signature tells you...

a)

how loud or soft to sing

b)

the number of beats per measure

c)

what type of note gets the beat

12.

The top number in a time signature tells you...

a)

what note gets the beat

b)

the number of beats per measure

c)

how many flats or sharps there are

13.

What letter is this?

a)

E

b)

C

c)

A

d)

B

14.

What letter is this?

a)

G

b)

E

c)

A

d)

C

15.

What is the purpose of a key signature?

a)

tells you the dynamic level

b)

tells you the number of beats in a measure

c)

tells you where DO is

16.

Tempo means...

a)

the volume of the music

b)

the rhythm of the music

c)

the speed of the music

d)

the pitch of the music

17.

Put the dynamics in order from softest to loudest.

a)

mezzo piano, piano, pianissimo, fortissimo, forte, mezzo forte

b)

pianissimo, piano, mezzo piano, mezzo forte, forte, fortissimo

c)

piano, mezzo piano, pianissimo, fortissimo, mezzo forte, forte

d)

fortissimo, forte, mezzo forte, mezzo piano, piano, pianissimo

18.
What is the musical term that deals with volume in music?
a)
Tempo
b)
Melody
c)
Harmony
d)
Dynamics
19.

It means the same as 4/4 time.

a)

four beats in a measure

b)

cut time

c)

Common Time

d)

5/4 time

20.

Lowers a pitch 1/2 step

a)

natural

b)

sharp

c)

flat

d)

accidental

21.

it raises a pitch 1/2 step

a)

flat

b)

harp

c)

natural

d)

sharp

22.

Identify

a)

sharp

b)

Flat

c)

Natural

23.
What is the graph called that music is written on?
a)
Staff
b)
Note
c)
Chart
d)
A bunch of lines
24.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Sharp

b)

Flat

c)

Natural

25.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Flat

b)

Sharp

c)

Natural

26.

What does this symbol do to a pitch?

a)

Lower the pitch by a half step.

b)

Raises the pitch by a half step.

c)

Cancels out a previous sharp or flat.

27.

What does this symbol do to a pitch?

a)

Raises the pitch by a half step.

b)

Lowers the pitch by a half step.

c)

Cancels out a previous sharp or flat.

28.

What does this do to a pitch

a)

Raises a flat OR lowers a sharp

b)

Raises a sharp OR lowers a flat

c)

It doesn't do anything in music

29.

This cancels an accidental, lowering a sharp OR raising a flat.

a)

Sharp

b)

Natural

c)

Flat

30.

What letters make up the music alphabet?

a)

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H

b)

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I

c)

A, B, C, D, E, F

d)

A, B, C, D, E, F, G