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Music Theory: Part 2

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Counting your fingers in one hand will help you remember how many _________ are here in a "Music Staff"

a)

Bars

b)

Lines

c)

Measures

d)

Spaces

2.

Counting holes on your fingers in one hand will help you remember how many _________ are here in a "Music Staff"

a)

Bars

b)

Spaces

c)

Measures

d)

Lines

3.

Music staff is divided in __________ which these yellow lines indicate.

a)

Bars

b)

Lines

c)

Spaces

d)

Measures

4.

______ ______ are vertical black bars which these yellow lines indicate.

a)

Bar Lines

b)

Measures

c)

Lines

d)

Spaces

5.

We say “FINE” which is pronounced (Fee-nay), which means____ _____.

a)

"the beginning"

b)

"the pause"

c)

"the repeat"

d)

"the end"

6.

_________ _________ is a symbol that tells us that higher-voiced instruments will be playing.

a)

Treble Clef

b)

Treble Staff

c)

High Note

d)

Whole Note

7.

The Treble Clef comes at the beginning of the ________ ______ , as indicated below by this symbol.

a)

Treble Clef

b)

Treble Staff

c)

Whole note

d)

Half rest

8.

In order to memorize the order, there is a special saying that goes along with the Treble Staff lines:

a)

Everyday goodmorning before day finishes.

b)

Every good big dog forever.

c)

Every good boy deserves fudge.

d)

Every game below dark fishes.

9.

In order to memorize the order, there is a special saying that goes along with the Treble Staff spaces:

a)

CLAY

b)

HAND

c)

SHOE

d)

FACE

10.

_____ ______ is a symbol that tells us that lower-voiced instruments will be playing.

a)

Bass Clef

b)

Bass Staff

c)

Treble Clef

d)

Treble Staff

11.

The Bass Clef comes at the beginning of the ______ _______

a)

Bass Clef

b)

Bass Staff

c)

Music Staff

d)

Lines

12.

Each line of the Bass Staff has a letter name that corresponds to it. In order to memorize the order, there is a special saying that goes along with the Bass Staff lines:

a)

Good boy deserves fish all the time.

b)

Good burglers deserve future anyways.

c)

Good, bad, determined, faithful, altruistic.

d)

Good, Burgers, Deserve, Fries, Always

13.

Each space of the Bass Staff also has a letter name that corresponds to it. In order to memorize the order, there is a special saying that goes along with the Bass Staff spaces:

a)

All, Cows, Eat, Grass

b)

All Counts, E-Generation

c)

Alfaro, Chua, Estaris, Guidote

d)

Aya, Chesca, Erika, Grace

14.

Simple Meter is when each beat of the measure can be divided naturally into how many parts?

a)

One part

b)

Two equal parts

c)

Three parts

d)

Four parts

15.

Triple Meter is when each measure is divided into how many parts?

a)

One part

b)

Two equal parts

c)

Three parts

d)

Four parts

16.

What is this?

a)

Three notes

b)

Three measures

c)

Three couting

d)

Three common time signatures are

17.

________ means to play notes smoothly and connected.

a)

Legato

b)

Adante

c)

Adagio

d)

Staccato

18.

______________ means to play notes separated or detached.

a)

Legato

b)

Adante

c)

Adagio

d)

Staccato

19.

________ notes have a curved line over them.

a)

Moderato

b)

Legato

c)

Allegro

d)

Staccato

20.

___________ notes have a dot above or below the note head like this:

a)

Legato

b)

Adagio

c)

Staccato

d)

Allegro

21.

__________ is a curved line that connects different notes, as indicated in the picture. It also indicates when to play legato

a)

Tie

b)

Slur

c)

Slow

d)

Slick

22.

A ______ is a curved line connecting the heads of two notes of the same pitch and name, indicating that they are to be played as a single note.

a)

Slur

b)

Tie

c)

Temp

d)

Slow

23.

This symbol that resembles the lower case b lowers the tone a half step.

a)

Big

b)

Flat

c)

Sharp

d)

Dull

24.

This symbol that resembles the pound sign raises the tone a half step.

a)

Slur

b)

Tie

c)

Flat

d)

Sharp

25.

___________ are symbols that modify, or change, the note to be played

a)

Incidentals

b)

Accidentals

c)

Alterations

d)

Modification

26.

It refers to the melody, harmony, texture, and dynamics in a piece of music.

a)

Pitch

b)

Time

c)

Timbre

d)

Elements

27.

It is the voice of the song, or what the listener follows closely.

a)

Harmony

b)

Melody

c)

Texture

d)

Dynamics

28.

Notes that support the melody, or the relationship between two or more concurrent pitches.

a)

Melody

b)

Texture

c)

Harmony

d)

Dynamics

29.

The relationship between voices in a piece of music.

a)

Melody

b)

Harmony

c)

Texture

d)

Dynamics

30.

The change in volume in a piece of music.

a)

Melody

b)

Harmony

c)

Texture

d)

Dynamics

31.

It refers to rhythm, form, meter, tempo, and duration of the notes.

a)

Time

b)

Timbre

c)

Pitch

d)

Elements

32.

Notes of different duration organized into patterns.

a)

Duration

b)

Rhythm

c)

Form

d)

Tempo

33.

The order of events in a piece of music.

a)

Rhythm

b)

Form

c)

Meter

d)

Tempo

34.

How many counts or beats in each measure.

a)

Rhythm

b)

Form

c)

Meter

d)

Tempo

35.

The speed of the beat.

a)

Rhythm

b)

Form

c)

Meter

d)

Tempo

36.

How long or short the notes are played.

a)

Rhythm

b)

Form

c)

Meter

d)

Form

e)

Duration

37.

It is the unique quality of sound an instrument produces;

sometimes referred to as “color.”

a)

Elements

b)

Pitch

c)

Time

d)

Timbre

38.

It looks like > and tells the musician to play that note louder or more forcefully.

a)

Articulations

b)

Accent Mark

c)

Fermata

d)

Tenuto

39.

It indicates that the note, rest, or chord is to be held longer than its duration. It is sometimes called a bird’s eye.

a)

Articulations

b)

Accent Mark

c)

Fermata

d)

Tenuto

40.

It looks like ---- , indicates playing the note for its full duration. Most often this symbol is used after a phrase of staccato notes, or a fermata, indicating to the musician to return to the pure state of the note.

a)

Articulations

b)

Accent Mark

c)

Fermata

d)

Tenuto