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music test

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these actions are NOT body percussion?

a)

stomping feet

b)

slapping thighs

c)

playing the piano

2.

__________ is a regular and repeated pattern of sound.

a)

tempo

b)

rhythm

c)

instrument

3.

Name this instrument

a)

drum

b)

triangle

c)

tambourine

4.

Name this instrument

a)

drum

b)

tambourine

c)

triangle

5.

Name this instrument

a)

two-tone block

b)

guiro

c)

maracas

6.

When the sound gets louder, we say we have ____________________ the volume of the music.

a)

muted

b)

turned up

c)

turned down

7.

A _______________ is a person who stands in front of musicians and shows them how to play or sing.

a)

teacher

b)

singer

c)

conductor

8.

Music written on a page is called a _______________ .

a)

note

b)

score

c)

story

9.
What is its name?
a)
Crotchet
b)
Semiquaver
c)
Quaver
d)
Minim
10.
a)
Key Signature
b)
Quarter Note
c)
Half Rest
d)
Whole Note
11.
a)
Bass Clef
b)
Whole Note
c)
Treble Clef
d)
Staff
12.
What note is this?
a)
C
b)
A
c)
G
d)
C#
13.
a)
Whole Note
b)
Bass Clef
c)
Bar line
d)
Key Signature
14.
a)
Time Signature
b)
Quarter Note
c)
Staff
d)
Quarter Rest
15.
a)
Bass Clef
b)
Quarter Note
c)
Key Signature
d)
Treble Clef
16.
What note is this?
a)
E
b)
F
c)
G
d)
A
17.
a)
Half Rest
b)
Bass Clef
c)
Whole Rest
d)
Key Signature
18.
a)
Staff
b)
Quarter Rest
c)
Time Signature
d)
Key Signature
19.
a)
Key Signature
b)
Quarter Note
c)
Time Signature
d)
Treble Clef
20.
What does Piano mean?
a)
soft
b)
loud
21.

What does this sign mean?

a)

Play louder

b)

Repeat the section

c)

listen to the song

d)

read a book

22.
How many beats is a quarter rest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
23.

What is this note called?

a)

Barred Eight Notes

b)

Quarter Note

c)

Half Rest

d)

Half Note

24.

Which accidental lowers the pitch by a half step?

a)

Flat

b)

Sharp

25.

How many 8th notes does 4/4 time have?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

6

d)

16

26.

Which dynamic means "very loud"?

a)

forte

b)

mezzo forte

c)

fortissimo

d)

mezzo piano

27.

Which of these is NOT considered an accidental?

a)

flat

b)

natural

c)

clef

d)

sharp

28.

True or False: Time signatures can only appear at the beginning of the staff.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

What is this?

a)

double bar line

b)

repeat

c)

bar line

d)

ending bar line

30.

What is this?

a)

Final bar line

b)

repeat sign

c)

coda

d)

double bar line

31.

Which of these is a coda sign?

a)
b)
32.

Which tempo means "fast"?

a)

Andante

b)

Adagio

c)

Moderato

d)

Allegro

33.

Which of these is a bass clef?

a)
b)
34.

True or False: These notes are always played very fast.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

How many half notes are shown in the 4/4 rhythm pattern?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

36.

What is tempo?

a)

The loudness or softness of music.

b)

The speed rate of music.

c)

The high and low pitch of music.

37.

A time signature is placed at the beginning of a staff.

a)

true

b)

false

38.
The note names of the spaces in treble clef are:
a)
EGBD
b)
ACEG
c)
FACE
d)
GBDF
39.
What is this note?
a)
C
b)
G
c)
D
40.
What is this note?
a)
G
b)
A
c)
B
41.
What is this note?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
F
42.
What is this note?
a)
C
b)
A
c)
G
43.
What is this note?
a)
C
b)
G
c)
E
44.

What is the first step in reading the staff?

a)

Count how many notes are on the staff.

b)

Add ledger lines.

c)

Identify the clef.

d)

Find the pattern in the staff.

45.

Choose the correct pattern in a staff?

a)

line, space

b)

whole note, half note

c)

bottom, top

46.
a)
Whole Note
b)
Bass Clef
c)
Bar line
d)
Key Signature
47.

What is the name of this Note?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

48.

What is the name of this Note?

a)

C

b)

A

c)

B

d)

G

49.

What is the name of this Note?

a)

C

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F

50.

Key is __________________.

a)

major or minor

b)

what scale the music is in (A, C, Eb)

c)

the tonality

d)

what I use to open my door

51.

Tonality is ______________________.

a)

the key

b)

what scale the music is using (D, G, C#)

c)

where notes are in tone

d)

major or minor

52.

Which one of these is a sharp?

a)
b)
53.

Half steps skip one note on the piano.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

What is the name of the scale that goes with this key signature?

a)

F# Major

b)

Q Major

c)

4/4 Time

d)

D Major

55.

Are the notes in this C Major Scale correct?

C D E F# G A B C

a)

No, F is natural

b)

No, D is sharp

c)

Yes, it is correct

d)

No, F is flat

56.

Are the notes in this B minor scale correct?

B C# D E F# G A B

a)

No, C is natural

b)

No, F is natural

c)

Yes, it is correct

d)

No, G is sharp

57.

Are the notes in this B minor scale correct?

B C# D E F# G A B

a)

No, C is natural

b)

No, F is natural

c)

Yes, it is correct

d)

No, G is sharp

58.
How many beats is this note worth?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
2
d)
1
59.
How many beats is this note worth?
a)
4
b)
1
c)
3
d)
4
60.

What are these?

a)

Crotchets

b)

Quavers

c)

Minims

d)

Semibreves

61.

Definition: Staccato

a)

Moderate

b)

Very slow

c)

a sudden strong accent

d)

short

62.

Definition: Fermata

a)

very soft

b)

very slow

c)

short and detached

d)

hold longer than value

63.

Definition: Accelerando

a)

the end

b)

lively and very fast

c)

gradually moving faster

d)

gradually moving slower

64.

Definition: Accent

a)

something you have in Boston

b)

hold longer than value

c)

a sudden strong accent

d)

play note louder

65.

who is marshmallow?

a)

a marshmallow

b)

a rapper

c)

an opera singer

d)

a DJ

66.

finish the lyric. Pain you made me a you made me

a)

Thunder

b)

Believer

c)

oofer

d)

I DONT KNOW

67.

Finish the lyrics. Half of my heart is in

a)

Havan

b)

Havana ooo nana

c)

hosanna

d)

flower panel

68.

What is melody?

a)

All of the notes

b)

The main musical tune

c)

The shape of the notes

d)

A harmonic progression

69.

Range is ______________.

a)

Where you go for target practice

b)

The shape of the notes

c)

How high and low the notes go

d)

How loud the notes get

70.

Rhythm is the organization of note lengths in a measure.

a)

True

b)

False

71.

What is a downbeat?

a)

An unaccented beat

b)

The tempo of a piece

c)

The first accented beat of a measure

d)

The lowest note in the piece

72.

An accented beat is a strong beat.

a)

True

b)

False

73.

The number of beats in a measure determine the __________.

a)

tempo

b)

rhythm

c)

meter

d)

key

74.

The number of beats in a measure determine the __________.

a)

tempo

b)

rhythm

c)

meter

d)

key

75.

What's the best way to help someone learn about the beat of the music?

a)

look at some sheets of music

b)

clap along while a song plays

c)

read another book by this writer

d)

read "Ah, Music!" over and over

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