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Music Theory II

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

What does the time signature tell the musician?

a)

How long the piece is

b)

How fast the piece is

c)

How loud or soft to play

d)

How long the measure is, and what note will get the beat

2.

What does the top number of the time signature tell the musician?

a)

How many notes are in a measure

b)

How many beats are in a measure

c)

How many 8th notes are in a measure

d)

How many quarter notes are in a measure

3.

What does the bottom number of the time signature tell the musician?

a)

What type of note gets the beat

b)

The same as the top number

c)

What note is most important

d)

How fast or slow to perform the music

4.

What is 4/4 time signature also known as?

a)

Fast time

b)

Slow time

c)

Common Time

d)

Uncommon Time

5.

What note gets the beat in the time signature seen here?

a)

The quarter note

b)

The 16th note

c)

The half note

d)

The eighth note

6.

What note gets the beat in the time signature seen here?

a)

The quarter note

b)

The half note

c)

The 16th note

d)

The eighth note

7.

How fast a sound wave vibrates is known as...

a)

Frequency

b)

Hertz

c)

Watts

d)

Amplitude

8.

The _____ the frequency, the _______ the pitch

a)

Higher, lower

b)

Higher, higher

c)

Lower, higher

d)

Lower, lower

9.

The frequency of the note "A" is...

a)

600hz

b)

200hz

c)

440hz

d)

400hz

10.

In an octave (8 steps or 12 half steps), what is the relationship between the two note's frequencies?

a)

The higher note is exactly double the frequency of the lower note

b)

The higher note is the same frequency as the lower note

c)

The higher note is triple the frequency of the lower note

11.

What is an enharmonic equivalent?

a)

A note that sounds different but looks the same

b)

A note that sounds the same but looks different

12.

C# and Db are enharmonic equivalents

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What is the enharmonic equivalent of Bb?

a)

C#

b)

F#

c)

A#

d)

G#

14.

Sharps (#) ___________ a pitch by one half-step

a)

Lower

b)

Raise

15.

Flats (b) ___________ a pitch by one half-step

a)

Raise

b)

Lower

16.

What do musicians use so we don't have to write the accidentals next to the notes every time?

a)

Key signature

b)

Time signature

c)

Clef

d)

Tempo

17.

What does a natural do?

a)

Raise a note by 1/2 step

b)

Lower a note by 1/2 step

c)

Cancels out a sharp or flat

18.

How many sharps are in the key signature below?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

19.

How many flats are in the key signature below?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

20.

The note below is...

a)

F natural

b)

Fb

c)

F#