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Music Theory I

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The musical staff has how many lines?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

7

d)

5

2.

What does the clef tell the musician?

a)

How the staff is to be read

b)

What dynamic level to play at

c)

What the key is

d)

What the tempo is

3.

What does the key signature indicate?

a)

The beats in a measure

b)

The sharps, flats and naturals in the piece

c)

What tempo to play at

4.

The clef shown is the _________ and indicates where _ is on the staff.

a)

C-clef, C

b)

G-clef, G

c)

F-clef, F

5.

Notes like the one shown in the picture need short lines that continue above the staff known as:

a)

Short Lines

b)

Extensions

c)

Ledger Lines

6.

The three clefs used in modern music are:

a)

G clef, D clef, F clef

b)

C clef, A clef, G clef

c)

G clef, F clef, C clef

7.

Why do we need multiple clefs?

a)

To make reading easier for instruments with different ranges

b)

To complicate our lives

8.

What are the lines of the G-clef (treble clef) from bottom to top?

a)

E G B D F

b)

G B D F A

c)

F A C E G

9.

What are the spaces of the G-clef (treble clef) from bottom to top?

a)

C E G B

b)

A C E F

c)

F A C E

10.

This is the_________and tells the musician where _ is on the staff

a)

C clef, C

b)

G clef, G

c)

F-clef, F

11.

What are the lines of the F-clef?

a)

G B D F A

b)

E G B D F

12.

What are the spaces of the F-clef?

a)

A C E G

b)

F A C E

13.

This is the _______ and tells the musician where _ is on the staff.

a)

G-clef, G

b)

F-clef, F

c)

C-clef, C

14.

The G, F and C clef are also known as the:

a)

High, Low, Middle Clefs

b)

Treble, Bass, Alto Clefs

15.

Pulse or tempo is known as:

a)

Beat

b)

Rhythm

c)

Pitch

16.
How many beats are in a whole note?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
17.
How many beats are in a quarter note?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
18.
How many beats is this note worth?
a)
2
b)
1
c)
3
d)
4
19.

Two eighth notes equal one quarter note.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

These are ________ and are counted___

a)

8th Notes, 1 +

b)

16th Notes, 1 e

c)

Quarter Notes, 1 2

21.
a)
8th Rest
b)
Quarter Rest
c)
Half Rest
d)
Whole Rest
22.
a)
Quarter Rest
b)
Whole Rest
c)
Half Rest
d)
8th Rest
23.
a)
Whole Rest
b)
Quarter Rest
c)
Half Rest
d)
8th Rest
24.
a)
Whole Rest
b)
Half Rest
c)
Quarter Rest
d)
8th Rest
25.
What type of note is this?
a)
Sixteenth Note
b)
Quarter Note
c)
Eighth Note
d)
Half Note