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Time signature, measures, bar lines

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many beats are in each measure of this song?

a)

8

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

2.

If a song has four beats per measure, what is the time signature ?

a)
b)
c)
3.

What tells the performer the meter of a song?

a)

Time Signature

b)

Key Signature

c)

Tempo Marking

d)

Celebrity Signature

4.

What symbol comes between 2 measures?

a)

Bar Line

b)

Repeat Sign

c)

Double Bar Line

d)

Finish Line

5.
Musical symbol that indicates the end of a song  
a)
Bar Line
b)
Double Bar Line
c)
Repeat Sign
d)
Time Signature
6.
Vertical line that divides music into measures  
a)
Bar Line
b)
Double Bar Line
c)
Repeat Sign
d)
Time Signature
7.

What is a section of music between 2 bar lines called? There are 3 of these in this picture.

a)

Measure / bar

b)

Rhythm

c)

Beat

d)

Melody

8.

A Double Bar Line means

a)

Keep Going

b)

The End

c)

Double Yum

d)

Super Fun

9.

How many beats are in each measure as indicated by this Time Signature?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

10

d)

12

10.

What does the top number of the Time Signature tell us?

a)

How many beats in each measure

b)

How many melodies per measure

c)

How loud or soft the music is

d)

What speed the music goes

11.

Choose the correct Time Signature for the following example;

But Mrs. Doane, how do I do this?

Count the number of beats in one measure. (the first one)

a)

3/4

b)

4/4

c)

2/4

d)

5/4

12.

A piece of music with a 2/4 Time Signature has how many beats in each measure?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

13.

A measure or bar 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

14.

These numbers tell you how many beats are in a measure

a)

Half Notes

b)

Accent

c)

Time Signature

d)

Paradiddle

15.

The group of notes created by bar lines is a

a)

Accent

b)

Measure / bar

c)

Half Note

d)

Paradiddle

16.

The lines going up and down that create measures are called

a)

Time Signatures

b)

Half Notes

c)

Bar lines

d)

Accents

17.

How many beats are in each measure of this music?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

8

d)

3

18.

A waltz has 3 beats per measure- which could be a time signature for a waltz?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

Marches are in a meter of 2. Which time signature would be used for a march?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

Tell me your favorite kind of music!

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