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Foundational Elements of Music - Grade 8

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The "highness" or "lowness" of a tone created by vibrations.

a)

Pitch

b)

Duration

c)

Style

d)

Rhythm

2.

The distance between two tones in music is called an _____________.

a)

introvert

b)

introduction

c)

interval

d)

itinerary

3.

This is a scientific property of sound that determines pitch.

a)

decibal

b)

x-ray

c)

Hertz

d)

magnetic resonance imaging

4.

Hertz used these to measure pitch; specifically the number of wavelengths that it vibrates per second.

a)

electromagnetic waves

b)

Decibals

c)

International System of Units

d)

Tape measures

5.

How many letters are in the musical alphabet?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

6.

This is an interval of 8 notes beginning & ending on the same letter name.

a)

ocular

b)

occupy

c)

octave

d)

octagon

7.

The BOTTOM (or first) note of an octave has _______ of the frequency of pitch as the TOP (or last) note.

a)

1/2

b)

1/4

c)

1/8

d)

1/16

8.

When measuring pitch frequency, deeper (or lower) pitches have _____________ waves.

a)

louder

b)

softer

c)

faster

d)

slower

9.

A human's hearing ranges between ____ & __________ Hertz.

a)

2 & 200

b)

200 & 2,000

c)

20 & 20,000

d)

20,000 & 200,000

10.

In the video from this lesson, these two things were given as an example of ultra-low pitches.

a)

sonic boom & fighter jets

b)

thunder & lightning

c)

tuba & string bass

d)

whales & earthquakes

11.

What do we call the LENGTH of notes & rests?

a)

Pitch

b)

Duration

c)

Rhythm

d)

Mood

12.

This note & rest takes up a whole measure of the most commonly used time signature which is 4/4.

a)

whole

b)

half

c)

quarter

d)

eighth

13.

This note & rest takes up half of the value of the whole rest.

a)

Whole

b)

Half

c)

Quarter

d)

Eighth

14.

How many eighth notes are needed to equal the value of a whole note?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

15.

How many quarter notes are needed to equal the value of a whole note?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

16.

There are ____ sixteenth notes that equal the value of a whole note.

a)

16

b)

12

c)

8

d)

4

17.

From paying attention during class and these reviews, what is this note?

a)

sixteenth

b)

eighth

c)

quarter

d)

whole

18.

What is the name of this note?

a)

sixteenth

b)

eighth

c)

quarter

d)

half

19.

This note is called a _____________ note.

a)

sixteenth

b)

eighth

c)

quarter

d)

half

20.

What object was on the lesson slide that introduced duration, which measures length?

a)

Tape measure

b)

Ruler

c)

Compass

d)

Calculator