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Music Appreciation Unit 1: Chapter 3-4

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

The regular recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time. This underlying "pulse" is known as the

a)

Beat

b)

syncopation

c)

pitch

d)

accent

2.

When an accented note comes where we would normally not expect it, the effect is known as

a)

beat

b)

syncopation

c)

tempo

d)

half note

3.

When a note is played louder than the notes around it, we call it (a)n _________________ note.

a)

special

b)

tempo

c)

piano

d)

accented

4.

Organizing beats into regular groups is called

a)

pitch

b)

tempo

c)

meter

d)

quarter note

5.

A group containing a fixed number of beats is called a ________________. It is located between two bar lines.

a)

downbeat

b)

tempo

c)

measure

d)

accent

6.

The speed of the beat is known as

a)

meter

b)

tempo

c)

syncopation

d)

measure

7.

Tempo markings are usually in what language?

a)

Italian

b)

Latin

c)

Spanish

d)

French

8.

Which one of these terms means to gradually speed up?

a)

accelerando

b)

ritardando

9.

Which one of these terms means to gradually slow down?

a)

accelerando

b)

ritardando

10.

A system of writing music so that specific pitches and rhythms can be communicated is called

a)

treble clef

b)

bass clef

c)

time signature

d)

notation

11.

The five lines and four spaces that notes are placed on is called a

a)

note

b)

staff

c)

sharp sign

d)

flat sign

12.

The tones used in music are named after

a)

the seven dwarfs

b)

the seven horsemen

c)

the seven swans a swimming

d)

the seven letters of the alphabet

13.

When notating pitch, we use _____________ which is made up of 5 horizontal lines and the 4 spaces between them

a)

note

b)

staff

c)

stem

d)

rest

14.

A note just looks like a(n)

a)

rectangle

b)

squiggly line

c)

oval

d)

square

15.

In music, this symbol is known as a_____________sign

a)

sharp

b)

hashtag

c)

number

d)

pound

16.

In music, this symbol is known as a _____________ sign

a)

lower case b

b)

sharp

c)

squashed letter b

d)

flat

17.

This image is a ________________clef sign and indicates ___________ pitches

a)

treble, lower

b)

bass, lower

c)

treble, higher

d)

bass, higher

18.

This image is a ________________clef sign and is used for ________________pitches.

a)

treble, lower

b)

bass, lower

c)

treble, higher

d)

bass, higher

19.

This note is called a _______________note and gets ____ count(s) in 4/4 time

a)

whole, 4

b)

quarter note, 4

c)

half note, 2

d)

whole, 1

20.

This note is called a(n) _____________ note and gets _____ count(s) in 4/4 time

a)

whole, 4

b)

half, 2

c)

quarter, 1

d)

eighth, 1/2

21.

This symbol is known as a __________________________ and shows the meter of a piece of music. (How the beats in each measure are grouped)

a)

Key signature

b)

rest

c)

time signature

d)

rest

22.

This note is called a(n) __________________note and gets _____beat(s)

a)

whole, 4

b)

half, 2

c)

quarter, 1

d)

eighth, 1/2

23.

What does this image ask the performer to do?

a)

play one beat

b)

play two beats

c)

rest two beats

d)

rest four beats

24.

When the beat is divided into 3 equal parts, it is known as a(n)

a)

eighth note

b)

sixteenth note

c)

dotted half note

d)

triplet

25.

This note is called a ___________________note and gets ________beat(s) in 4/4 time

a)

whole, 4

b)

quarter, 4`

c)

half note,2

d)

quarter, 1