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Review of Essential Elements Book 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one of these answers best defines the word beat?

a)

the pulse of the music

b)

the speed of the music

c)

the length of the music

d)

the time period of the music

2.

Mark the answers that correctly discribe a quarter note.

a)

2 beats of sound

b)

1 beat of sound

c)

1/4 of a measure in 4/4 time

d)

has 1 stem and the note filled in

3.

Mark the answers that best describe a quarter rest.

a)

1 beat of silence

b)

1 beat of sound

c)

1/4 beat of the measure

d)

1/2 beat of silence

4.

The music staff has __________ lines and ________ spaces

a)

3 & 4

b)

4 & 5

c)

5 & 4

d)

4 & 3

5.

Bar lines divide the music staff into ______________.

a)

beats

b)

phrases

c)

measures

d)

songs

6.

Measures

a)

are not necessary in music

b)

can have 2 or more beats in them

c)

are separated by barlines

d)

organize music into beats

7.

The clef at the beginning of the music indicates a set of _________ names

a)

girls

b)

boys

c)

note

d)

beat

8.

The top number of the time signature tells us how many _____________ in each measure.

a)

notes

b)

beats

c)

rests

d)

fish

9.

A double bar line indicates

a)

a key change

b)

the start of the music

c)

to repeat that section

d)

the end of the music

10.

A double bar line with 2 dots along side it indicates

a)

to lift your bow

b)

to repeat and play the music again

c)

the end of the musc

d)

to wave to the conductor

11.

Counting the beats is important

a)

so you can play together with the other musicians

b)

so the music is played like the composer intended it.

c)

so the rhythms are played correctly

d)

so the sun comes up

12.

A sharp on a note

a)

raises the sound one 1/2 step

b)

remains in effect for the entire measure

c)

looks like a hash tag or pound symbol

d)

lowers a note one 1/2 step

13.

The key signature tells us

a)

what notes to play sharp or flat for one measure

b)

what notes not to play sharp or flat

c)

what notes to play with sharps or flats throughout the entire piece.

d)

how often you need to play a note sharp or flat

14.

two eighth notes equal

a)

1 beat of sound

b)

the same as 1 quarter note

c)

1/4 of a measure in 4/4 time

d)

1 beat of silence

15.

Two or more pitches sounding at the same time form a

a)

folk song

b)

chord

c)

melody

d)

harmony