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Music Theory -Notes, Rhythms, Dynamics (Mixed Choir)

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many total beats are shown in this measure?
a)
8
b)
2
c)
4
d)
1
2.

The 3 in 3/4 time means:

a)

The quarter note gets the beat.

b)

Each measure is worth 4 beats.

c)

Each measure is worth 3 beats.

d)

The half note gets the beat.

3.
a)
mezzo piano
b)
mezzo forte
c)
mezzo mezzo
d)
piano
4.

What does crescendo mean?

a)

To gradually get softer

b)

To suddenly get louder

c)

To gradually get louder

d)

To suddenly get softer

5.

"issimo" at the end of a word means:

a)

kinda

b)

soft

c)

very

d)

loud

6.

Very soft is

a)

mezzo piano

b)

piano

c)

mezzo forte

d)

pianissimo

7.

Which Rhythm is played for you

a)
b)
c)
8.

Which rhythm is clapped for your?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

What is the name of this note? (letter name/pitch)

a)

A

b)

G

c)

C

d)

B

10.
What does a tie do in music?
a)
A tie combines notes of the same pitch
b)
A tie combines notes of different pitches
c)
A tie raised a pitch 
d)
A tie lowers a pitch
11.
How many spaces are on a staff?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.
what does this mean?
a)
4 beats in a measure and a quarter note gets one beat
b)
4 beats in a measure and a half note gets 1 beat
c)
4 pickles drive a car and the hamburger saves the day
d)
4 measures equal 4 beats
13.
What is the name of this note?
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
14.

Which rest is a quarter rest?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.
What is the musical term that deals with volume in music?
a)
Tempo
b)
Melody
c)
Harmony
d)
Dynamics
16.

How would you count this rhythm?

a)

1 (2) 3e+a 4

b)

(1) 2 3+ 4

c)

(1) 2e+a 3 4+

d)

(1) 2e+a 3+ 4

17.

Which rhythm is counted: "1 2 3 4+"

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

18.

Which rhythm is counted: "1e+a 2 3e+a 4"

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

19.

The short lines above and below the staff are called…

a)

Rests

b)

Notes

c)

Staff

d)

Ledger Lines

20.

The distance in pitch between two notes is called an...

a)

Flat

b)

Sharp

c)

Intervals

d)

Ledger Lines

21.

What is the name of this symbol, which makes a note sound 1/2 step higher than written?

a)

Flat

b)

Double Sharp

c)

Sharp

d)

Natural

22.

What do you call a collection of sharps or flats at the beginning of a piece that tells us where Do is?

a)

Notes

b)

Time Signature

c)

Key Signature

d)

Rests

23.
Identify the note by letter name.
a)
G
b)
B
c)
D
d)
C
24.

Bar lines divide the staff into ________.

a)

boxes

b)

songs

c)

measures

d)

lines

25.
Notes below line # ____ have stems that point up.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
26.

What is a polyrhythm?

a)

A simple rhythm

b)

An unusual rhythm

c)

Two or more rhythms played at the same time

d)

A very difficult rhythm

27.

Please identify the symbol in red

a)

Dynamic Marking

b)

Time Signature

c)

Treble Clef

d)

Bass Clef

28.
What is this the hand sign for?
a)
fa
b)
la
c)
do
d)
ti
29.

Which hand sign represents Fa?

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

What do we call two eighth notes in Takadimi?

a)

Ta Di

b)

Ta-a

c)

Takadimi

d)

(Ta) Di

31.

Choose the correct way to count this rhythm.

a)

Ta [ta] Ta [ta]

b)

Ta _ _ _

c)

Ta-di Ta-di Ta-di Ta-di

d)

Ta Ta Ta Ta