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Music Theory 1 - Chapter 1 & 2

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does pitch describe?

a)

The highness or lowness of a tone

b)

The thing the guy does on the dirt thingy is baseball

c)

The amount of beats in a note

d)

The numbers in the time-signature

2.

What is the standard name used for the "G" Clef?

a)

Bass

b)

Baritone

c)

Treble

d)

Alto

3.

There are _______ lines and ______ spaces in a staff...?

a)

5,4

b)

6,3

c)

4,5

d)

5,5

4.

What are the letters of the Musical Alphabet?

a)

QURTUVW

b)

HIJKLMNO

c)

ABDEFGH

d)

ABCDEFG

5.

What is another name used for the Bass Clef?

a)

The "E"Clef

b)

The "H" Clef

c)

The "F" Clef

d)

The "T" Clef

6.

What are these lines on the notes called...? (look at image)

a)

Lines

b)

Ledger Lines

c)

Badger Lines

d)

Ledge Lines

7.

What is this thing called...? (Look at image)

a)

Grand Staff

b)

Grand Laugh

c)

Land Graph

d)

Grand Laffy Taffy

8.

What is another name for the Alto Clef?

a)

The "B" Clef

b)

The "G" Clef

c)

The "F" Clef

d)

The "C" Clef

9.

What instruments use the "C" Clef?

a)

Clarinet, Tuba, Trumpet, and Drums

b)

Violin, English Horn, Trumpet, and Bassoon

c)

Viola, English Horn, Trombone, and Bassoon

d)

Guitar, Bass, Saxophone, and Bass Clarinet

10.

What is the octave identification for Middle C

a)

C3

b)

C6

c)

C1

d)

C4

11.

Where is Middle C on the Alto Clef?

a)

The Top Line

b)

The Bottom Line

c)

There is no Middle C for Alto Clef

d)

The Middle Line

12.

What does a sharp do to pitch?

a)

Raises it by 2 1/2 steps

b)

Raise it by a 1/2 step

c)

Lower it by a 1/3 step

d)

Lower it by 1/2 step

13.

What does a flat do to pitch?

a)

Raise it by 1/4 step

b)

Lower it by 3/4 step

c)

Lower it by 2 1/2 steps

d)

Lower it by 1/2 step

14.

What does a natural do to pitch?

a)

Lower the pitch by 1/2 step

b)

Raise the pitch by 1/2 step

c)

Make a flat and sharp happen at the same time

d)

Eliminate all other accidentals

15.

What does a double sharp do to pitch?

a)

Lower the pitch by 2 1/2 steps

b)

Raise the pitch by 3 1/2 steps

c)

Raise the pitch by 2 1/2 steps

d)

Lower the pitch by 2 steps

16.

What does a double flat do to pitch?

a)

Lower the pitch by 2 1/2 steps

b)

Lower the pitch by a 1/2 step

c)

Raise the pitch by a 1/2 step

d)

Eliminate all other accidentals

17.

What is the relationship between two pitches/tones?

a)

Treble Clef

b)

A Tie

c)

A Dotted Note

d)

An Interval

18.

Enharmonic Equivalents are tones that have the same ______ by different _______ names

a)

Tone, Number

b)

Tone, Letter

c)

Pitch, Letter

d)

Number, Litter

19.

How many beats are in a Breve note?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

20.

How many beats are in a Whole note?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

8

d)

4

21.

How many beats are in a Half note?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

1

d)

2

22.

How many beats are in a Quarter note?

a)

7

b)

1

c)

4

d)

2

23.

How many beats are in an Eighth note?

a)

1/3

b)

1/2

c)

1/8

d)

1/4

24.

How many beats are in a Pair of Eighth notes?

a)

1/2

b)

1/4

c)

2

d)

1

25.

How many beats are in a Sixteenth note?

a)

1/4

b)

1/8

c)

1/18

d)

1/16

26.

How many beats are in a Set of Sixteenth notes?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

1

27.

How many beat are in Thirty-Second note?

a)

32

b)

1/32

c)

1/16

d)

1/8

28.

How many beats are in a Sixty-Fourth note?

a)

1/16

b)

1/64

c)

1/8

d)

64

29.

How many beats in a Breve Rest?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

30.

How many beats are in a Whole Rest?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

31.

How many beats are in a Half Rest?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

6

d)

9

32.

How many beats are in a Quarter Rest?

a)

1/2

b)

1

c)

3/4

d)

6

33.

How many beats are in an Eighth Rest?

a)

1/8

b)

1/6

c)

1/2

d)

1/4

34.

What is the name of the curved line that connects two notes of the same pitch into a single sound with the duration equal to the sum of both notes?

a)

A Ledger Line

b)

A Line

c)

A Curvy Line

d)

A Tie

35.

What does a dot do to a note?

a)

Shorten it by half

b)

Lengthen it by half

c)

Make the note a rest

d)

Eliminate all accidentals