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Music Literacy Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term meaning "the reading, writing, and playing of music"?

a)

music literacy

b)

sightreading

c)

choir

d)

education

2.

If a note has a high location on the staff, does that note sound high or low?

a)

High

b)

Low

3.

What letters are in the musical alphabet?

a)

ABCDEFG

b)

HIJKLMNOP

c)

ABCDE

d)

WXYZ

4.

What is a clef?

a)

a musical symbol used to indicate the pitch of written notes

b)

a genre of music with guitar, bass, and drums

c)

a room specifically for practicing music

d)

a line that holds the notes that go too high above the staff

5.

What is the reference note for the treble clef?

a)

G4

b)

G2

c)

C4

d)

A4

6.

What is the reference note for the Bass clef?

a)

F3

b)

F5

c)

G4

d)

A4

7.

What is the reference note for the alto clef?

a)

C4

b)

A4

c)

G3

d)

F3

8.

What is the reference note for the Tenor clef?

a)

G3

b)

G2

c)

F3

d)

A4

9.

How many beats does this note get?

a)

1

b)

6

c)

2

d)

4

10.

How loud should you play if you see this marking?

a)

Very loud

b)

Very quiet

c)

Quiet

d)

Medium loud

11.

What is the name of this note, and how many beats does it get?

a)

Half, 1 beat

b)

Quarter, 1 beat

c)

Half, 2 beats

d)

Whole, 4 beats

12.

How many beats does a quarter note get in 4/4 time?

a)

1

b)

6

c)

4

d)

3

13.

How many eighth notes fit into a 4/4 measure?

a)

8

b)

2

c)

16

d)

5

14.

What is this dynamic marking called?

a)

Mezzo forte

b)

Forte

c)

Piannisimo

d)

Mezzo piano

15.

Which dynamic marking means to play very loud?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

How many beats would be in a measure with this marking?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

8

17.

What is this called?

a)

staff

b)

clef

c)

rest

d)

interval

18.

What are the three notes that are missing?

a)

C, B, F

b)

C, A, E

c)

E, A, B

d)

F, G, H

19.

What are the three notes that are missing?

a)

E, A, G

b)

G, B, D

c)

A, F, H

d)

A, B, C

20.

What is the name of this clef?

a)

Treble clef

b)

Bass clef

c)

Alto clef

d)

Tenor clef

21.

What is the name of this clef?

a)

Alto clef

b)

Tenor clef

c)

Treble clef

d)

Bass clef

22.

Is this clef used for higher or lower notes?

a)

Higher

b)

Lower

23.

What are the four notes on the spaces of the treble clef?

a)

F, A, C, E

b)

A, C, E, G

c)

A, B, C, D

d)

E, G, B, D

24.

What are the five notes on the lines of the treble clef?

a)

E, G, B, D, F

b)

B, D, F, A, C

c)

F, A, C, E, H

d)

A, B, C, D, E

25.

Which notes on the staff are A, C, E, G?

a)

Bass clef lines

b)

Alto clef lines

c)

Bass clef spaces

d)

Treble clef spaces

26.

Which notes on the staff are G, B, D, F, A?

a)

Treble clef lines

b)

Treble clef spaces

c)

Tenor clef lines

d)

Bass clef lines

27.

What note is this?

(a)  

28.

What note is this?

(a)  

29.

What note is this?

(a)  

30.

What note is this?

(a)  

31.

What note is this?

(a)  

32.

What note is this?

(a)  

33.

What note is this?

(a)  

34.

What kind of interval is this?

a)

Second

b)

Third

c)

Fourth

d)

Fifth

35.

What kind of interval is this?

a)

Fifth

b)

Seventh

c)

Second

d)

Third

36.

What kind of interval is this?

a)

Second

b)

Octave

c)

Third

d)

Seventh

37.

What kind of interval is this?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Fourth

d)

Seventh

38.

What is the term for "a period of silence or not playing/singing"?

a)

Clef

b)

Treble

c)

Whole note

d)

Rest

39.

How many beats does a quarter rest get?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

40.

What kind of rest is this?

a)

Quarter rest

b)

Whole rest

c)

Half rest

d)

Eighth rest

41.

How many beats does this rest get?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

1

d)

Half a beat

42.

Which of these is an eighth rest?

a)
b)
c)
d)
43.

What is the indicated symbol called?

a)

Dot

b)

Tie

c)

Staff

d)

Clef

44.

What is the indicated symbol called?

a)

Dot

b)

Tie

c)

Note

d)

Rest

45.

What does a dot do to the value of a note?

a)

It cuts the value of the note in half

b)

It increases the value of the note by adding one half of its value

c)

It makes the note into a rest

d)

It makes the note sound an octave down

46.

How many beats is this dotted whole note?

a)

6 beats

b)

4 beats

c)

2 beats

d)

1 beat

47.

How many beats is this dotted half note?

a)

Half a beat

b)

2 beats

c)

3 beats

d)

6 beats

48.

What is a marking that merges multiple notes of the same pitch that are next to each other?

a)

Tie

b)

Dot

c)

Note

d)

Legato

49.

How many beats are these tied notes total?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

4

d)

5

50.

How many beats are these tied notes total?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

6

d)

2