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Elements of music

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What note lasts 2 beats in 4/4 time?
a)
Half Note
b)
Quarter Note
c)
Whole Note
d)
Eighth Note
2.
What note lasts 4 beats in 4/4 time?
a)
Half Note
b)
Quarter Note
c)
Eighth Note
d)
Whole Note
3.
What note lasts 1 beat in 4/4 time?
a)
Whole Note
b)
Half Note
c)
Quarter Note
d)
Eighth Note
4.
What note lasts 1 beat in 4/4 time?
a)
Whole Note
b)
Half Note
c)
Quarter Note
d)
Eighth Note
5.
Which note takes 2 to make a beat?
a)
Quarter Note
b)
Eighth Note
c)
Half Note
d)
Whole Note
6.

What is the root of a chord?

a)

1st Note

b)

3rd Note

c)

5th Note

d)

9th Nate

7.

What is the name of this clef?

a)

Treble (G)

b)

Bass (F)

c)

Alto (C)

d)

Tenor (A)

8.

What is the name of this clef?

a)

Tenor (A)

b)

Alto (C)

c)

Bass (F)

d)

Treble (G)

9.

Name the following notes:

a)

A

b)

F

c)

G

d)

B

10.
a)

E

b)

D

c)

F

d)

A

11.
a)

G

b)

C

c)

A

d)

B

12.
a)

B

b)

A

c)

d

d)

c

13.
a)

D

b)

E

c)

A

d)

B

14.
a)

F

b)

A

c)

C

d)

D

15.

Nate

a)

F

b)

D

c)

C

d)

A

16.
Does a half step have 1 note in between or 0 notes in between?
a)
1 note
b)
0 notes
17.
Does a whole step have 1 note in between or 0 notes in between?
a)
1 note
b)
0 notes
18.
C to C#
a)
Half Step
b)
Whole Step
19.
A to G
a)
Half Step
b)
Whole Step
20.
Gb to Ab
a)
Half Step
b)
Whole Step
21.
Identify a phrase that is used for the line notes in the treble clef.
a)
All Cows Eat Grass
b)
Good Boys Do Fine Always
c)
Every Good Boy Does Fine
d)
FACE
22.
The names of the notes in the spaces of the treble clef spell__________.
a)
ACEG
b)
EGBDF
c)
FACE
d)
GBDFA
23.
What is the other name used for the treble clef?
a)
G Clef
b)
F Clef
c)
Alto Clef
d)
Bass Clef
24.

Which is correct?

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

what is the purpose of the flat sign?

a)

it raises the pitch one half step

b)

it lowers the pitch one half step

26.

What is the meaning of the sharp sign?

a)

It lowers the pitch one half step

b)

It raises the pitch one half step

27.
Which box has a quarter rest in it?
a)
1
b)
2
28.
What kind of note is this?
a)
Dotted Quarter Note
b)
Half Note
c)
Dotted Half Note
d)
Quarter Note
29.
What is this note called?
a)
Quarter Note
b)
Eighth Note
c)
Sixteenth Note
d)
Half Note
30.
How many beats is this note?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
1 1/2
d)
1/2
31.
How many beats does this get?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
32.
Which box has a whole rest in it?
a)
1
b)
2
33.
What does the top number in the meter (time signature) mean?
a)
Four measures in the song. 
b)
The quarter note gets 1 beat. 
c)
Four beats per measure. 
d)
Four whole notes in each measure. 
34.
Vertical line that divides music into measures  
a)
Bar Line
b)
Double Bar Line
c)
Repeat Sign
d)
Time Signature
35.

Is this a half step or whole step?

a)

Half Step

b)

Whole Step

36.

Half step or whole step?

a)

Half Step

b)

Whole Step

37.

What is the definition of a half step?

a)

skipping a note in between two notes

b)

Going from one note to the VERY next note

c)

Going from one note to the same letter name

d)

skipping two notes from the original note

38.

Half or Whole Step

a)

Half Step

b)

Whole Step

39.

The part of a song that is CATCHY, AND IS REPEATED throughout.

a)

Verse

b)

Chorus

40.

The part of the song that TELLS A STORY.

a)

Verse

b)

Chorus

41.

________ is how we organize music.

a)

Texture

b)

Harmony

c)

Form

d)

Melody

42.

What is form?

a)

Lots of paperwork

b)

The organization of a piece of music

c)

The way you hold an instrument

d)

The force of sounds

43.

How do we indicate the DIFFERENT sections in a musical piece?

a)

Using Numbers

b)

Using Capital Letters

44.

If there are two DIFFERENT sections of music, what letters would you use?

a)

AB

b)

AA

c)

AA'

45.

When we label the form of a song, we always start with the letter:

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

L

46.

True/False: Theme and variations means using the same melodic idea and changing it a little each time it is repeated.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Which form uses the letters AB?

(a)  

48.
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
49.
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
50.
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
51.
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
forte
d)
Fortissimo
52.
a)
harmony 
b)
decrescendo 
c)
crescendo
d)
timbre
53.
a)
mezzo piano
b)
mezzo forte
c)
mezzo mezzo
d)
piano
54.
a)
forte
b)
mezzo piano
c)
fortissimo
d)
mezzo forte
55.
What does crescendo mean?
a)
To gradually get softer
b)
To sing
c)
To gradually get louder
d)
To hold the note
56.
What is this symbol's alternative name?
a)
Fermata
b)
Get Softer
c)
Diminuendo
d)
Very Soft
57.
what does mezzo piano mean?
a)
moderately loud
b)
super loud
c)
silent 
d)
moderately quiet
58.
pianisssimo is played
a)
very quiet
b)
very fast
c)
forte
d)
slowly
59.
What dynamic is quiet?
a)
forte 
b)
piano
c)
rest
d)
accelerando
60.
What is the general meaning of "Dynamics"?
a)
how soft or loud the music is
b)
to become quieter
c)
to become louder
d)
how fast or slow the music is
61.

True or False... The timbre of a voice or an instrument is what makes it sound unique.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

True or False... Timbre is the tone or quality of a sound.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

What is tempo in music?

a)

how loud or soft the music is

b)

how fast or slow music is

c)

the instruments used in a piece of music

d)

the mood of a piece of music

64.

What tempo marking means fast?

a)

allegro

b)

largo

c)

presto

d)

prestissimo

65.

What does BPM stand for in music?

a)

beats per metronome

b)

bpm

c)

beats per moment

d)

beats per minute

66.

What tempo marking means at a moderate pace?

a)

adagio

b)

moderato

c)

presto

d)

allegro

67.

What tempo marking means slow and stately?

a)

presto

b)

larghetto

c)

andante

d)

largo

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