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Form 5 Music Quiz

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an accidental?

a)

A sign that alters the pitch of a note in music.

b)

A sign that only raises the pitch of a note.

c)

A sign that only lowers the pitch of a note.

d)

None of the options.

2.

What is a semitone?

a)

The longest distance between two notes

b)

The shortest distance between three notes

c)

The shortest distance between two notes

d)

The word used to describe pitch in music

3.

Which note is a tone higher than F?

a)

F sharp

b)

G

c)

D sharp

d)

G flat

4.

According to this time signature, which note is equal to one beat?

a)

A semibreve/ whole note

b)

A minim/ half note

c)

A quaver/ eighth note

d)

A crotchet/quarter note

5.

Which time signature will you place before the rhythm?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

What type of beats is this rhythm made up of?

a)

Quaver/eighth note beats

b)

Minim/ half note beats

c)

Crotchet/ quarter note beats

7.
Out of the following what is the highest female voice?
a)
Tenor
b)
Bass
c)
Soprano
d)
Alto
8.
A 4/4 Time Signature tells me that
a)
there are 4 counts for every note
b)
there are 4 notes in every measure
c)
there are 4 beats in every measure
d)
there are 4 measures in the song
9.

Choose the correct way to

count this rhythm.

a)

1 2 3 & 4

b)

1 2 & 3 & 4

c)

1 2 3 4

d)

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

10.
What note is this?
a)
A
b)
D
c)
F
d)
C
11.
Identify the note by letter name.
a)
G
b)
B
c)
D
d)
A
12.
Identify the note by letter name.
a)
F
b)
G
c)
E
d)
D
13.

Identify the type note below

a)

Dotted Quarter Note

b)

Half Note

c)

Dotted Half Note

d)

Quarter Note

14.
The note names of the spaces in treble clef are:
a)
EGBD
b)
ACEG
c)
FACE
d)
GBDF
15.
The note names of the spaces in bass clef are:
a)
EGBD
b)
ACEG
c)
FACE
d)
GBDF
16.
The ______ of a note is how high or low it sounds. 
a)
tempo
b)
pitch
c)
volume
d)
quality
17.
What clef is this?
a)
Bass clef
b)
Treble clef
c)
Alto clef
d)
Tenor clef
18.
A measure is...
a)
Part of the melody of the song
b)
The space between bar lines where notes are written
c)
The end of the song
d)
The distance between two different objects
19.
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
20.
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
21.
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
22.
________ is the speed of a song.
a)
Timbre
b)
Pitch
c)
Dynamics
d)
Tempo
23.
The ________ is the lines and spaces upon which music is written.  
a)
clef
b)
staff
c)
bass
d)
treble
24.
Name the key.
a)
E flat Major
b)
C minor
c)
C Major
d)
Both E flat Major and C minor
25.
What is rhythm?
a)
The sound a drummer makes.
b)
A band on a tropical island.
c)
A way to organize time.
d)
The letter name of a note. How high or low it sounds.
26.
What is rhythm?
a)
The sound a drummer makes.
b)
A band on a tropical island.
c)
A way to organize time.
d)
The letter name of a note. How high or low it sounds.
27.
how many beats does a dotted quarter note receive?
a)
3
b)
2
c)
4
d)
1.5
28.

Which element of music uses the terms loud and soft?

a)

Timbre

b)

Duration

c)

Pitch

d)

Dynamics

29.

Define forte.

a)

Loud

b)

Soft

c)

Gradually getting louder

d)

Gradually getting softer

30.

Define forte.

a)

Loud

b)

Soft

c)

Gradually getting louder

d)

Gradually getting softer

31.

Which element of music uses the terms fast and slow?

a)

Dynamics

b)

Tempo

c)

Pitch

d)

Duration

32.

Which element of music uses the terms fast and slow?

a)

Dynamics

b)

Tempo

c)

Pitch

d)

Duration

33.

Which element of music refers to the sound quality of an instrument or voice?

a)

Texture

b)

Articulation

c)

Timbre

d)

Tempo

34.

Which element of music refers to the sound quality of an instrument or voice?

a)

Texture

b)

Articulation

c)

Timbre

d)

Tempo

35.

Which element of music uses the term high and low?

a)

Pitch

b)

Texture

c)

Dynamics

d)

Duration

36.

Which element in music uses the terms thick and thin?

a)

Dynamics

b)

Tempo

c)

Texture

d)

Tonality

37.

Diatonic means:

a)

notes in the key.

b)

notes in the scale.

c)

both

d)

neither

38.

A chromatic scale consist of 12 semitones.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Which of these intervals are chromatic?

a)

B to C

b)

C to D

c)

D to E

d)

E to F

40.

An interval from C to G will ALWAYS be a:

a)

2nd

b)

3rd

c)

4th

d)

5th

41.

A tie is used to connect two of that has the __________ pitch.

a)

Different

b)

Same

c)

Complicated

d)

No notes

42.

Which pair of notes is always a semitone apart?

a)

B to C

b)

C to D

c)

A to F

d)

E to F sharp

43.

The _________________ scale is a scale having five tones

a)

major

b)

minor

c)

octatonic

d)

pentatonic

44.

Calypso music is music from ______________________

a)

India

b)

Jamaica

c)

Trinidad

d)

Mexico

45.
Meter is the organization of strong and weak beats. Songs are most commonly metered in:
a)
1 beat per measure
b)
3 or 6 beats per measure
c)
2 or 4 beats per measure
d)
5 beats per measure
46.
Check all that are true:
a)
Whole Note = 4 beats
b)
Half Note = 2 beats
c)
Quarter Note = 6 beats
d)
Eighth Note = 1/2 beats
e)
Sixteenth Notes = 16 beats
47.

What does staccato mean?

a)

Short and detached

b)

long and smooth

c)

Tempo

d)

Whole Note

48.

the word Tempo means __________

a)

How fast or slow the beat is

b)

How smooth the beat is

c)

Legato

d)

Staccato

49.

Is this pair of note a semitone or a tone apart?

a)

A semitone

b)

A tone

50.

What is the name of this Ornament?

a)

Appoggiatura

b)

Praltriller

c)

Mordent

d)

Crushed note

51.

The Monophonic type of texture refers to

a)

A prominent melody with accompanying chords

b)

Several prominent melodies played at the same time

c)

One melody with no accompaniment

d)

The general loudness or softness of sound with a piece

52.

The texture that has several prominent melodies played at the same time is called

a)

Monophonic

b)

Polyphonic

c)

Homophonic

d)

Heterophonic

53.

Dissonance refers to which of the following?

a)

A form of Classical Music

b)

The shape of the melody

c)

When notes move by leaps

d)

An unstable chord

54.

The image shows

a)

An example of Monophonic music

b)

An example of contrapuntal Music

c)

An example of Homophonic music

d)

An example of a canon in music

55.

In syncopation the stressed/accent is placed

a)

On the first beat

b)

On a beat that is not usually stressed/accented

c)

On all of the beats

d)

on None of the beats

56.

In music, what is a scale

a)

A lowered note on the staff

b)

A raised note on the staff

c)

A specific arrangement of tones and semitones

d)

A specific arrangements of notes on the staff

57.

Which one of the following best describes what is meant by the term "interval" in music

a)

The arrangement of notes in a scale

b)

The distance in pitch between two notes

c)

The highness or lowness of a pitch

d)

None of the above

58.

What does the term "cadence" mean

a)

Two or more notes played at the same time

b)

A progression of two chords which end a musical phrase

c)

A Melody that moves up by step

d)

All of the above

59.

What is an arpeggio in music

a)

Notes of a chord that is played by spreading them out

b)

A style of playing using a bow

c)

A type of melody moving by skips

d)

A chord that uses all notes of a scale

60.

Which one of the following terms best describes what is meant by a drone in music.

a)

Notes that fly across the sheet of music

b)

Notes that are played very slow within a piece of music

c)

Notes that are sustained within a piece of music

d)

Notes that are played by speeding up the music

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