Free Printable SUMMATIVE QUIZ 1: COMPREHENSIVE NOTATION, TERMS, & RHYTHMS

1.

How do you count this rhythm?

a)

1357

b)

1 2 3 4

c)

1-4

2.

How do you count this rhythm?

a)

5 6 7 8

b)

1 2 3 4

c)

1-4

3.

How do you count this rhythm?

a)

1-2 3-4

b)

1 2 3 4

c)

1-4

4.

How do you count this rhythm?

a)

1 2 3-4 l 1 2 3-4

b)

2468 l 78910

c)

1-4 l 5-10

5.

How do you count this rhythm?

a)

1-4 l 5-8

b)

1-10

c)

1-2 3 4 l 1-2 3 4

6.

How do you count this rhythm?

a)

1+ 2 3+ 4

b)

1 2 3 (4)

c)

1 (2) 3 (4)

d)

1 (2+) 3 4

7.

How do you count this rhythm?

a)

(1) 2 3+ (4)

b)

(1) (2) (3) (4)

c)

(1) (2) 3+ (4)

d)

1+ 2+ 3+ 4+

8.

Is this a Slur or Tie?

a)

Slur

b)

Tie

9.

Is this a Slur or Tie?

a)

Slur

b)

Tie

10.

Is this a Slur or Tie?

a)

Slur

b)

Tie

11.

Which box has a quarter rest in it?

a)

1

b)

2

12.

How many beats does this rest last for?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

1

d)

1/2

13.

Which rest is a quarter rest?

a)

b)

c)

d)

14.

How many total beats are shown in this measure?

a)

8

b)

2

c)

4

d)

1

15.

What does our foot do for each beat?

a)

move side to side

b)

down-up down-up down-up down-up ...

c)

does not move

16.

What do we call the lines that separate notes into smaller chunks?

a)

bar lines

b)

spider lines

c)

crooked lines

17.

What do we call groups of notes separated into smaller chunks? hint: it's what we use a rule for ...

a)

a circle

b)

measure

c)

rest

18.

A time signature has how many numbers in it?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

19.

The top number in a time signature tells us-

a)

nothing

b)

what kind of note gets a beat

c)

the number of beats per measure

d)

the number of measures in the song

20.

The bottom note in the time signature tells us

a)

How many beats per measure.

b)

How many times to play the song.

c)

What kind of note gets a beat.

21.

How many beats do the whole note and whole rest get?

a)

5 beats

b)

1 beat

c)

2 beats

d)

4 beats

22.

How many beats do the quarter note and quarter rest get?

a)

1 beat

b)

3 beats

c)

4 beats

d)

1/2 beat

23.

How many beats do the half note and half rest get?

a)

1 beat

b)

2 beats

c)

4 beats

d)

3 beats

24.

How many beats do the eighth note and eighth rest get?

a)

1/2 beat

b)

1 beat

c)

2 beats

d)

1 1/2 beats

25.

In this picture, what beats are the quarter notes on?

a)

Beats 2 and 4

b)

Beats 3 and 4

c)

Beats 1 and 2

d)

Beats 1 and 3

26.

In this picture, what beats are the quarter rests on?

a)

Beats 2 and 4

b)

Beats 1 and 3

c)

Beats 1 and 2

d)

Beats 3 and 4

27.

In this picture, on what beats are the eighth notes circled in red? The beats for the quarter note and first two eighth notes are written in to help you.

a)

Beats 1 and 2

b)

Beats 3 and 4

c)

The 'and' of beat 3 and the 'and' of beat 4.

28.

In this picture, on what beats are the two eighth note rests, circled in red? Beats for the quarter note and first two eighth notes are written in to help you.

a)

On beat 3 and beat 4.

b)

On the "and" of beat 3 and the "and" of beat 4.

c)

On beats 1 and 2.

29.

In this picture, what beat is the half note on?

a)

Beat 1

b)

Beats 2 and 3

c)

Beats 3 and 4

30.

Here are two examples of the same exact rhythms. One example has the measure lines correctly written and the other does not. Which is the correct example?

a)

Example A

b)

Example B

31.

Sharps, Flats, and Naturals encountered in a piece of music are called _____

a)

Dots

b)

Rests

c)

Accidentals

d)

Time Signature

32.

These always RAISE a note by half a step when added to music

a)

Naturals

b)

Sharps

c)

Accents

d)

Flats

33.

This accidental always lowers the pitch by half of a step.

a)

Natural

b)

Flat

c)

Time Signature

d)

Staff

34.

In which category do "Accidentals" fit best?

a)

Rhythms

b)

Pitches

35.

Which type of accidental removes any other sharps and flats and makes the note "normal"?

a)

Natural

b)

Sharp

c)

Flat

d)

Whole Note

36.

How many pitches are flat in this example?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

37.

How many pitches are flat in this example?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

38.

How many pitches are flat in this example?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

39.

Allegro_____

a)

Fast

b)

Medium

c)

Slow

d)

depressingly slow

40.

Andante

a)

Fast

b)

Medium

c)

slow

d)

funeral march

41.

Expressivo_______

a)

Play with expression

b)

play aggressively

c)

Play around with the tempo

d)

play longer than normal

42.

Legato____

a)

separated

b)

Short

c)

Connected

43.

Marcato___

a)

Smooth

b)

short and march like

c)

majestically

d)

very separated

44.

Sostenuto

a)

long Sustained notes

b)

growing louder each measure

c)

fast and playful

d)

slow and steady

45.

Staccato

a)

Long

b)

Connected

c)

Short

d)

lifted

46.

pp

a)

Very loud

b)

Full volume

c)

soft

d)

very soft

47.

mp

a)

medium loud

b)

medium

c)

medium soft

d)

loud

48.

cresc. ____

a)

Gradually get louder

b)

gradually get softer

c)

gradually speed up

d)

gradually slow down

49.

decresc.

a)

Gradually get louder

b)

gradually get softer

c)

gradually speed up

d)

gradually slow down

50.

Accent_____

a)

>

b)

.

c)

_

51.

Smooth and connected style of articulation

a)

forte

b)

legato style

c)

marcato style

d)

staccato style

52.

Chromatic scale

a)

same as a major scale

b)

same as a minor scale

c)

playing every note between two pitches

d)

skipping some notes but not major or minor.

53.

Maestoso

a)

Playfully

b)

long

c)

loud

d)

majestically

54.

WHICH IS THE CORRECT ORDER OF FLATS?

a)

F C G D A E B

b)

Z L M H K S C

c)

B E A D G C F

d)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

55.

A slur is an articulation.

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE (because it is a symbol that involves how notes are pronounced differently)

56.

A tie is a rhythm.

a)

TRUE (because it's a mathematical symbol that combines/adds the values of notes; for example a quarter note 'tied' to a half note - the 'full' value of playing that unbroken tone is 3 beats)

b)

FALSE

57.

Moving from one note to the next with tonguing. It is a curved line that connects notes of 'different pitch'.

a)

pitch

b)

tie

c)

rhythm

d)

slur

58.

A curved line that connects notes of the same pitch.

a)

slur

b)

accent

c)

fermata

d)

tie

59.

The groups of sharps or flats at the beginning of a piece of music.

a)

time signature

b)

key signature

c)

tempo

60.

This symbol means to hold the note OR rest longer than it's regular value.

a)

double bar line

b)

repeat sign

c)

fermata

d)

time signature

61.

What is the name of this note?

a)

Eighth Note

b)

Quarter Note

c)

Half Note

d)

Whole Note

62.

What is the name of this rest?

a)

Eighth Rest

b)

Quarter Rest

c)

Half Rest

d)

Whole Rest

63.

Which of these options is a QUARTER REST?

a)

b)

c)

d)

64.

Which of these options is a HALF REST?

a)

b)

c)

d)

65.

How many beats is this rest worth?

a)

1/2

b)

1

c)

2

d)

4

66.

How many beats is this rest worth?

a)

1/2

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

67.

How many beats is this rest worth?

a)

1/2

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

68.

This is given at the beginning of a piece of music to tell us how many beats there are in a measure.

a)

Barline

b)

Double barline

c)

Time signature

69.