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Music theory

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What note lasts 2 beats in 4/4 time?

a)

Minim

b)

Crotchet

c)

Semibreve

d)

Quaver

2.

What note lasts 4 beats in 4/4 time?

a)

Minim

b)

Crotchet

c)

Quaver

d)

Semibreve

3.

What note lasts 1 beat in 4/4 time?

a)

Semibreve

b)

Minim

c)

Crotchet

d)

Quaver

4.

Which note takes 2 to make a beat?

a)

Crotchet

b)

Quaver

c)

Minim

d)

Semibreve

5.
What is the musical term that has to do with the speed of music?
a)
Tempo
b)
Dynamics
c)
Melody
d)
Harmony
6.
What is the musical term that deals with volume in music?
a)
Tempo
b)
Melody
c)
Harmony
d)
Dynamics
7.
Which term is a tempo in music?
a)
Adagio
b)
Sforzando
c)
Forte
d)
Piano
8.
Which term is a dynamic in music?
a)
Forte
b)
Adagio
c)
Allegro
d)
Lento
9.

What is this note

a)

Minim

b)

Semibreve

c)

Crotchet

d)

Quaver

10.

What is this note

a)

Minim

b)

Semibreve

c)

Crotchet

d)

Quaver

11.

What is this called?

a)

Bass Clef

b)

Staff

c)

Treble clef

d)

Minim

12.
How many spaces are on a staff?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
13.

What kind of note is this?

a)

Semibreve

b)

Minim

c)

Crotchet

d)

Quaver

14.

How many crotchet beats are in a minim rest?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

3

15.

How many crotchet beats in a minim?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

16.

what does this mean?

a)

4 crotchet beats in a bar

b)

4 minim beats in a bar

c)

4 crotchet beats in 4 bars

d)

4 bars equal 4 beats

17.

what does the top number represent?

a)

3 beats in a bar

b)

3 bars in the song

c)

3 beats per class

d)

4 beats in a crotchet

18.

What is this?

a)

Minim rest

b)

Semibreve rest

c)

Crotchet rest

d)

Quaver rest

19.
What is the name of this note?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
20.
what is the name of this note?
a)
C
b)
D
c)
E
d)
F
21.
what is the name of this note?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
G
d)
F
22.
What is the name of this note?
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
23.
what is the name of this note?
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
g
24.
How many lines are on the staff?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
d)
7
25.
what is the name of this?
a)
Bass Clef
b)
Treble Clef
c)
Alto Clef
d)
Soprano Clef
26.
What is another name for Treble Clef?
a)
A Clef
b)
G Clef
c)
B Clef
d)
D Clef
27.

What is this rest called?

a)

Semibreve Rest

b)

Minim Rest

c)

Crotchet Rest

d)

Quaver Rest

28.
What note is this?
a)
B
b)
E
c)
A
d)
D
29.
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
30.

This note is a

a)

Dotted minim

b)

Dotted crotchet

c)

Dotted semibreve

d)

Dotted quaver

31.
A dot _______ a note's value by 50%
a)
Decreases
b)
Multiplies
c)
Increases
d)
Divides
32.
Treble clef spaces spell the word ______.
a)
case
b)
bead
c)
deca
d)
face
33.

Treble clef lines can be remembered by the phrase...

a)

Every Dog Has It's Day

b)

Great Big Animals Bite Dogs

c)

All Cars Eat Gas

d)

Every Green Bus Drives Fast

34.
The letters of the bass clef spaces can be remembered with the phrase....
a)
Eat Fries And Call Dad
b)
All Dogs Bite Carl
c)
All Cows Eat Grass
d)
FACE
35.
Slow, Walking Speed
a)
ALLEGRO
b)
MODERATO
c)
GRAVE
d)
ANDANTE
36.
Fast Tempo
a)
FORTE
b)
ALLEGRO
c)
MODERATO
d)
ANDANTE
37.
Medium Speed
a)
MODERATO
b)
ALLEGRO
c)
GRAVE
d)
ANDANTE
38.
Gradually Slowing Down
a)
PRESTO
b)
ADAGIO
c)
Accelerando (accel)
d)
Ritardando (rit)
39.
Gradually Speed up
a)
ADAGIO
b)
ACCELERANDO
c)
PRESTON
d)
RITARDANDO
40.
Slow
a)
ADAGIO
b)
PRESTO
c)
ACCELERANDO
d)
RITARDANDO
41.
Very FAST
a)
ADAGIO
b)
ACCELERANDO
c)
PRESTO
d)
RITARDANDO
42.
FAST LIVELY
a)
ADAGIO
b)
ACCELERANDO
c)
PRESTO
d)
VIVACE
43.
The synonym to Ritardando is
a)
Rallentando
b)
Tempo
c)
Acelerando
d)
Forte
44.

The letters of the bass clef lines can be remembered with the phrase....

a)

All Cats Fly Away

b)

Cars Drive Every Fast Getaway

c)

Great Big Dogs From Africa

d)

Eating Easter Eggs