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Rhythm, Pitch, Meter, and Time Signature

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many beats are in each measure of music?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
8
2.
The top number in a time signature tells us-
a)
nothing
b)
what kind of note gets a beat
c)
the number of beats per measure
d)
the number of measures in the song
3.
If a song has three beats per measure, the top number is-
a)
4
b)
could be anything
c)
3
d)
6
4.

How many numbers are there in a time signature?

a)

1 (Just one big one)

b)

2 ( a top and a bottom number)

c)

3 ( Like a pyramid)

5.

How would you count and clap this? (4/4 time signature)

a)

1, 2, 3, 4

b)

1-4

c)

1-2-3-4

d)

1-2, 3-4

6.

How would you count and clap this? (4/4 time signature)

a)

1-2, 3, 4

b)

1, 2, 3, 4

c)

1, 2-3, 4

d)

1, 2, 3-4

7.

What does the bottom number mean in this time signature?

a)

A sixth note gets 1 beat.

b)

A quarter note gets 1 beat.

c)

A half note gets 1 beat.

d)

An eighth note gets 1 beat.

8.

What does the bottom number mean in this time signature?

a)

A half note gets 1 beat.

b)

A quarter note gets 1 beat.

c)

An eighth note gets 1 beat.

d)

There are 2 beats in each measure.

9.
We organize beats by placing them into _________.
a)
measures
b)
shopping bags
c)
time signatures
d)
quartets
10.
Rhythm helps create different styles of music.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
The term applied to METERS in which the beat is divided into three.
a)
Triple Time
b)
Compound Meter
c)
Simple Meter
d)
Sextuple Meter
12.
What element is the heartbeat of music?
a)
Beat
b)
Rhythm
c)
Meter
d)
Tempo
13.
The way beats are organized in groups of 2,3 or 4 is called________________.
a)
Beat
b)
Rhythm
c)
Meter
d)
Tempo
14.
____________is the various patterns of sound that are connected to the beat.
a)
Beat
b)
Rhythm
c)
Meter
d)
Tempo
15.
Beat and rhythm are the same thing?
a)
True
b)
False
16.
What is the name for this?
a)
Musical Lines
b)
Pitch Lines
c)
Musical Staff
d)
Treble Lines
17.
What note is this?
a)
Q
b)
C
c)
G
d)
F
18.

Pitch is.....

a)

The volume of a song

b)

The steady pulse of music

c)

How high or low a note sounds

19.

What is the musical alphabet?

a)

ABCDEFGHIJ

b)

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP

c)

ABCDEFG

d)

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

20.

Name the pitch.

a)

C

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F

21.

Name the pitch.

a)

F

b)

A

c)

C

d)

E

22.

Name the pitch

a)

C

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F

23.

What note is this?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

24.

What note is this?

a)

D

b)

E

c)

F

d)

G

25.
How do you count this rhythm?
a)
1 2 3 4
b)
1 3 5 7
c)
1 2 3& 4
d)
1-4
26.
What is the name of this note?
a)
Whole
b)
Half
c)
Quarter
d)
Eighth
27.
How many beats does this rest last for?
a)
4
b)
2
c)
1
d)
1/2
28.
How many beats does this rest last for?
a)
4
b)
2
c)
1
d)
1/2
29.

1 half note = _____ quarter notes?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

30.

1 whole note = _____ quarter notes?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

31.

1 whole note = _____ eighth notes?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

32.

1 quarter note = _____ sixteenth notes?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8