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Beginning of Year Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What note value is held for 1 beat?

a)

Half Note

b)

Quarter Note

c)

Whole Note

d)

Eighth Note

2.

What note value is held for ½ a beat?

a)

Half Note

b)

Quarter Note

c)

Whole Note

d)

Eighth Note

3.

What note value is held for 2 beats?

a)

Half Note

b)

Eighth Note

c)

Whole Note

d)

Quarter Note

4.

What note value is held for 4 beats?

a)

Eighth Note

b)

Quarter Note

c)

Half Note

d)

Whole Note

5.

What is the pulse of music and must remain constant?

a)

Staff

b)

Measure

c)

Beat

d)

Tempo

6.

What does a double bar mean in music?

a)

To repeat back to the beginning

b)

To stop playing

c)

To make up your own music

d)

To repeat back to the sign

7.

What instruments typically use the treble clef?

a)

Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone

b)

Trombone, Baritone, Tuba

c)

Trumpet, French Horn

d)

Violin, Viola, Cello

8.

Which instruments typically use bass clef?

a)

Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone

b)

Trombone, Baritone, Tuba

c)

Trumpet, French Horn

d)

Violin, Viola

9.

What indicates how many beats are in a measure and what kind of note gets the beat?

a)

Key Signature

b)

Time Signature

c)

Beat

d)

Scales

10.

What indicates how many sharps or flats are in a piece of music?

a)

Key Signature

b)

Time Signature

c)

Beat

d)

Scales

11.

What is it called when two or more notes are played together to form a chord?

a)

Chord

b)

Band

c)

Harmony

d)

Solo

12.

What concept is used to express how loud or soft music is played?

a)

Crescendo

b)

Decrescendo

c)

Band

d)

Dynamics

13.

What is a curved line that connects notes of the same pitch?

a)

Tie

b)

Slur

c)

Tape

d)

Glue

14.

Accents on notes tell you to...

a)

leave the note alone

b)

play the note softer

c)

emphasize the note

d)

none of the above

15.

What are flats, sharps and natural signs?

a)

Dynamics

b)

Accidentals

c)

Crescendos

d)

Time Signatures

16.

What is the curved line that connects two different pitches and indicates that you do not tongue?

a)

Tape

b)

Tie

c)

Slur

d)

Glue

17.

Which is the correct order of dynamics from softest to loudest?

a)

ff, mf, f, p, pp, mp

b)

mf, mp, f, pp, ff, p

c)

pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff

d)

ff, pp, f, p, mp, mf

18.

What does "forte" mean?

a)

loud

b)

soft

c)

very loud

d)

moderately soft

19.

Which term indicates that you will hold the note longer than usual?

a)

grace note

b)

repeat sign

c)

fermata

d)

crescendo

20.

How many beats are in a measure of 12/8 time?

a)

8

b)

4

c)

12

d)

6