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Unit 1 Music Theory Quiz

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The five horizontal lines music is written on is called a....

a)

Ledger Lines

b)

Measure

c)

Staff

d)

Notes

2.
How many lines are in a music staff?
a)
1
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
3.
How many spaces are in a musical staff?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
5
d)
2
4.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Bass Clef

b)

Treble Clef

c)

Tenor Clef

d)

Alto Clef

5.

The treble clef locates which note?

a)

A

b)

G

c)

B

d)

F

6.
What clef is this?
a)
Bass clef
b)
Treble clef
c)
Alto clef
d)
Not a clef
7.

The bass clef locates which note?

a)

A

b)

G

c)

B

d)

F

8.

What is the name of this symbol? It is used to make a note lower.

a)

Flat

b)

Sharp

c)

Natural

d)

Double Sharp

9.

What is the name of this symbol? It is used to make a note higher.

a)

Flat

b)

Double Sharp

c)

Sharp

d)

Natural

10.

We have learned the 3 parts of a note, what is this part?

a)

Note Head

b)

Stem

c)

Flag

d)

Beam

11.

We have learned the 3 parts of a note, what is this part?

a)

Note Head

b)

Stem

c)

Flag

d)

Beam

12.

We have learned the 3 parts of a note, what is this part?

a)

Note Head

b)

Stem

c)

Flag

d)

Beam

13.
What is this note
a)
half note
b)
whole note
c)
quarter note
d)
no note
14.
How many beats does this note receive?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
15.

What is this note

a)

half note

b)

whole note

c)

quarter note

d)

eighth note

16.
How many beats does this note receive?
a)
1/2
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
17.
How many half notes equal a whole note?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
18.
What kind of note is this?
a)
whole note
b)
half note
c)
quarter note
d)
eighth note
19.

How many beats does a quarter note get?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

20.
How many quarter notes equal a half note?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
21.
What is the name of this symbol?
a)
eighth note
b)
quarter note
c)
half note
d)
whole note
22.
How many beats does this note receive?
a)
1/2
b)
1
c)
2
d)
4
23.

How many beats are there in two eight notes?

a)

1/2

b)

1

c)

1 and 1/2

d)

2

24.

What is this symbol?

a)

Staff

b)

Barline

c)

Measure

d)

Time Signature

25.
What does the top number of the Time signature stand for?
a)
what type of note is in the measure
b)
how many beats are in the measure
c)
the number of measures
d)
how long the rhythm is
26.
What does the bottom number in the Time signature stand for ?  
a)
which note gets 1 beat  
b)
how many notes are in a measure
c)
the number of measures
d)
how long the rhythm takes
27.
If I see a 4/4 time signature, how many beats are in each measure? (Clue: What number do I count to each time?)
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
28.
In 4/4, what type of note gets one beat?
a)
A half note
b)
A fourth note
c)
A quarter note
d)
An eighth note
29.
How would you diagram this rhythm?
a)
1  2  3  4
b)
1+ 2+ 3+ 4+
c)
1-2  3-4
d)
1-2-3-4
30.
What is the name of this symbol?
a)
four-three tempo
b)
three-four time signature
c)
three-four tempo
d)
four-three time signature
31.
If I see a 3/4 time signature, how many beats are in each measure? (Clue: What number do I count to each time?)
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
32.
what does the top number represent?
a)
3 beats in a measure
b)
3 measures in the song
c)
3 beats per class
d)
3 teachers are great!!!
33.
How would you diagram this 2 measure rhythm in 3/4 time?
a)
1  2  3  4   |  1  2  3  4 
b)
1-2-3  |  1-2-3
c)
(1-2-3)  |  (1-2-3) 
d)
1  2  3  |  1  2  3  
34.
If I see a 2/4 time signature, how many beats are in each measure? (Clue: What number do I count to each time?)
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
35.

A consistent sound, like a pulse, is most closely related to which musical term?

a)

Pitch

b)

Rhythm

c)

Beat

d)

Dynamics

36.

Identify this musical symbol?

a)

double bar line

b)

3 measures

c)

The end of the song

d)

graph lines

37.

What is this symbol?

a)

Staff

b)

Barline

c)

Measure

d)

Double Barline

38.
________ is the speed of a song.
a)
Timbre
b)
Pitch
c)
Dynamics
d)
Tempo