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Basic Terms for Band Class

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

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.

The short lines above and below the staff are called…

a)

Rests

b)

Notes

c)

Staff

d)

Ledger Lines

3.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Bass Clef, F Clef

b)

Treble Clef, G Clef

c)

Tenor Clef

d)

Alto Clef

4.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Treble Clef, G Clef

b)

Alto Clef

c)

Tenor Clef

d)

Bass Clef, F Clef

5.

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

a)

Flat

b)

Sharp

c)

Natural

d)

Double Sharp

6.

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

7.

What is the name of this symbol, which indicates that a note is neither sharp nor flat?

a)

Double Sharp

b)

Natural

c)

Sharp

d)

Flat

8.

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

9.

This symbol tells us to hold the note until the conductor cuts us off. What is it called?

a)

Rests

b)

Notes

c)

Fermata

d)

Tie

10.

What is the name of the symbol at the beginning of a piece of music that tells us what kind of note is worth one beat, and how many beats are in a measure?

a)

Key Signature

b)

Staff

c)

Time Signature

d)

Treble Clef

11.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Bar Lines

b)

Measures

c)

Staff

d)

Repeat Signs

12.

This symbol means ‘Go back to the sign’. What is it called?

a)

Treble Clef

b)

D.S. or Del Segno

c)

Bass Clef

d)

Repeat Sign

13.

What is this symbol, which signals the last chunk of a song?

a)

Coda

b)

Repeat Sign

c)

D.S or Del Segno

d)

Fermata

14.

Which note gets 2 counts?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Loud and Soft

a)

Dynamics

b)

Tempo

c)

Rhythm

d)

Beat

16.

Fast and Slow

a)

Dynamics

b)

Beat

c)

Rhythm

d)

Tempo

17.

A pattern of notes is called....

a)

Rhythm

b)

Beat

c)

Tempo

d)

Dynamics

18.

High and Low

a)

Pitch

b)

Tempo

c)

Dynamics

d)

Beat

19.

Describe Allegro

a)

Slow

b)

Walking Pace

c)

Fast

d)

Extremely Fast

20.

How long does an accidental last?

a)

The whole measure

b)

For one beat

c)

Until told other wise

d)

None of the above

21.

Where to breathe or not breathe is referred to as ___________

a)

thinking

b)

inhaling

c)

phrasing

d)

exhaling

22.

How many lines does a music staff have?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

6

d)

5

23.

What are the two clefs we use band?

a)

treble clef

b)

tenor clef

c)

bass clef

d)

alto clef

24.

How many letters make up the music alphabet?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

9

d)

11

25.

How many counts does a whole note get?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

26.
This is a __________ note:
a)
Whole
b)
Half
c)
Quarter
d)
Eighth
27.
a)
b)
c)
d)
28.

Choose the correct rhythm

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

Choose the correct rhythm.

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

Choose the correct rhythm.

a)
b)
c)
d)
31.

Choose the correct rhythm.

a)
b)
c)
d)
32.

Choose the correct rhythm.

a)
b)
c)
d)
33.

Choose the correct rhythm.

a)
b)
c)
d)
34.

1. Name the instrument from the woodwind family

a)

Trumpet

b)

Clarinet

c)

Xylophone

d)

Euphonium

35.

What does a flat do to a note?

a)

Lowers 1/2 step

b)

Raises 1/2 step

c)

Lowers whole step

d)

Raises whole step

36.
What symbol do you look for to tell you how many beats are in a measure?
a)
bar lines
b)
key signature
c)
music staff
d)
time signature
37.
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
38.
Where do you go after playing measure 17?
a)
Go back to the beginning and play to the "to Coda" sign and drop down to measure 18 and finish the song.
b)
Go back to the "S", play to "to coda" and drop down to measure 18 and finish the song.
39.
Where do you do after playing measure 8?
a)
Go back to the beginning and play to measure 4 "Fine".
b)
Go back to measure 4 and play until measure 8.
40.

Write the correct counts beneath the rhythm.

41.
The top number of a time signature tells you...
a)
How many beats per Measure
b)
What type of beats to count
c)
How many beats in the whole song
d)
How many Measure in the entire song
42.

The bottom number of a time signature tells you...

a)

How many beats per Measure

b)

What type of note receives one beat

c)

What instrument to play

d)

How many measures in the whole song

43.

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