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Reading Music on a Staff-The Basics

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an oval shaped symbol used to represent sound or pitch played by an instrument usually placed on a staff?

(a)  

2.

A MUSIC STAFF has (a)   line(s)?

3.

A MUSIC STAFF has (a)   space(s)?

4.

Each line and space on a MUSIC STAFF represents (a)   step(s)?

5.

How many steps are found on a MUSIC STAFF (not including steps higher or lower than the top line)?

HINT: add the number of lines and spaces.

a)

3

b)

15

c)

7

d)

9

6.

What are the three directions a note can move between two notes on the staff?

a)

left, right, center

b)

up, diagonal, down

c)

up, down, same

d)

slide to the left, slide to the right, criss cross!!

7.

What part of your upper body do we use to represent the staff?

(a)  

8.

__________ LINES

These are staff lines that exist above the staff to show higher notes and below the staff to show the really low notes. The line is only drawn to show the note location.

a)

LEDGER

b)

STAFF

c)

HIGH

d)

MUSIC

9.
a)

Higher ↗️

b)

Lower ↘️

c)

Same ➡️

10.

a)

Higher ↗️

b)

Lower ↘️

c)

Same ➡️

11.

a)

Higher ↗️

b)

Lower ↘️

c)

Same ➡️

12.

a)

Higher ↗️

b)

Lower ↘️

c)

Same ➡️

13.

a)

Higher ↗️

b)

Lower ↘️

c)

Same ➡️

14.

a)

Higher ↗️

b)

Lower ↘️

c)

Same ➡️

15.

a)

Space

b)

Line

16.

a)

Space

b)

Line

17.

a)

Space

b)

Line

18.

a)

Space

b)

Line

19.

a)

Space

b)

Line

20.

a)

Space

b)

Line

21.

a)

Space

b)

Line

22.

a)

Space

b)

Line

23.

a)

Space

b)

Line

24.

a)

1 step

b)

2 steps

c)

3 steps

d)

more than 3 steps

25.

a)

1 step

b)

2 steps

c)

3 steps

d)

more than 3 steps

26.

a)

1 step

b)

2 steps

c)

3 steps

d)

more than 3 steps

27.

a)

1 step

b)

2 steps

c)

3 steps

d)

more than 3 steps

28.

a)

1 step

b)

2 steps

c)

3 steps

d)

more than 3 steps

29.

a)

1 step

b)

2 steps

c)

3 steps

d)

more than 3 steps

30.

a)

1 step

b)

2 steps

c)

3 steps

d)

more than 3 steps

31.

a)

1 step

b)

2 steps

c)

3 steps

d)

more than 3 steps

32.

a)

1 step

b)

2 steps

c)

3 steps

d)

more than 3 steps

33.

a)

1 step

b)

2 steps

c)

3 steps

d)

more than 3 steps

34.

a)

1 step

b)

2 steps

c)

3 steps

d)

more than 3 steps

35.

a)

1 step

b)

2 steps

c)

3 steps

d)

more than 3 steps

36.

a)

1 step

b)

2 steps

c)

3 steps

d)

more than 3 steps

37.

Why do you think the staff is an important tool to musicians?

4 lines
38.

Has learning about the staff been easy or hard for you and why do you think that is?

4 lines
39.

What is your comfort level with the staff (seeing note directions, recognizing line vs. space, and counting steps) so far?

a)

1-I do not know much and will contact my music teacher to ask for help.

b)

2-I know a little bit and will review practice materials in Google Classroom and ask my music teacher for extra help.

c)

3-I know quite a bit and will continue to ask questions and review practice material on Google Classroom.

d)

4-I know a lot, I could teach this to someone else probably!