Free Printable music theory grade 1

1.

How many beats in each bar?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

2.

How many beats in each bar?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

3.

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

4.

What does the bottom number mean in time signatures?

a)

How many beats per measure.

b)

What numbers are going into the song.

c)

What kind of beat per bar

d)

The speed of the song.

5.

How many measures are there in this music piece?

a)

4 measures

b)

6 measures

c)

8 measures

d)

10 measures

6.

What is the time signature of the piece?

a)

3/4

b)

4/3

c)

4/4

d)

8/4

7.

The line that separates musical notes into measures is?

a)

Bar line

b)

Ledger line

c)

Division line

d)

Music line

8.

What is another name for the F clef

a)

Soprano clef

b)

Alto clef

c)

Bass clef

d)

Treble clef

9.

What is another name for the treble clef?

a)

G clef

b)

F clef

c)

B clef

d)

D cleg

10.

How many counts does this note get?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

11.

Select the correct time signature

a)

4/4

b)

2/4

c)

3/4

d)

1/4

12.

Select the correct time signature

a)

4/4

b)

2/4

c)

3/4

d)

1/4

13.

Select the correct time signature

a)

4/4

b)

2/4

c)

3/4

d)

1/4

14.

Add a rest at each of the two places marked * to make the bars complete.

a)

minim rest / semiquaver rest

b)

crotchet rest / semiquaver rest

c)

crotchet rest / quaver rest

d)

minim rest / crotchet rest

15.

Select the melodies with the correct bar line

a)

b)

c)

d)

16.

Select the melodies with the correct bar line

a)

b)

c)

d)

17.

How many quavers are there in a dotted minim

a)

4

b)

6

c)

3

d)

2 1/2

18.

How many crotchets are there in a semibreve

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

19.

Select the correct answer

a)

b)

c)

20.

Select the answer which shows the four notes written in order from the SHORTEST value to the LONGEST.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

21.

a)

C

b)

B

c)

A

d)

G

22.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

23.

a)

C

b)

F

c)

A

d)

B

24.

a)

F

b)

A

c)

C

d)

E

25.

a)

B

b)

C

c)

E

d)

A

26.

What word do we use to remember the Spaces?

a)

BEEF

b)

FEED

c)

FACE

d)

DEED

27.

What does this spell?

a)

CAB

b)

ABE

c)

DAD

d)

GAB

28.

Name the note

a)

E

b)

F

c)

A

d)

G

29.

Name the note

a)

A

b)

G

c)

C

d)

E

30.

Name the note

a)

C

b)

D

c)

F

d)

H

31.

Name the note

a)

C

b)

G

c)

D

d)

E

32.

Name the note

a)

G

b)

A

c)

B

d)

E

33.

Name the note

a)

D

b)

E

c)

A

d)

F

34.

Name the note

a)

D

b)

E

c)

A

d)

B

35.

Name the note

a)

E

b)

G

c)

B

d)

C

36.

Select the answer to show the correctly written key signature of F major

a)

b)

c)

d)

37.

Select the answer to show the correctly written key signature of D major

a)

b)

c)

d)

38.

There is one flat in the key signature of F major

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

39.

There is one SHARP in the key signature of D major

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

40.

This is the 4th degree of the scale of C MAJOR

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

41.

This is the 2nd degree of the scale of D MAJOR

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

42.

Select answer to show the correctly written scale of G MAJOR ascending.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

43.

Name the tonic triad

a)

A Major

b)

F Major

c)

G Major

d)

C Major

44.

Name the tonic triad

a)

D Major

b)

A Major

c)

C Major

d)

F Major

45.

What tonic triad is this?

a)

C Major

b)

Bb Major

c)

D Major

d)

F Major

46.

What tonic triad is this?

a)

A Major

b)

B Major

c)

D Major

d)

C Major

47.

staccato means:

a)

accent

b)

fairly quick

c)

loud

d)

detached

48.

decrescendo means:

a)

gradually getting louder

b)

gradually getting quicker

c)

gradually getting quieter

d)

gradually getting slower

49.

Adagio means

a)

slow

b)

quick

c)

at a medium speed

d)

fairly quick

50.

mp means

a)

moderately loud

b)

moderately quiet

c)

very quiet

d)

quiet

51.

Look at this melody and then answer the questions that follow.

TRUE OR FALSE

The melody gets gradually louder towards the end.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

52.

Look at this melody and then answer the questions that follow.

WHICH BAR THAT CONTAINS ALL THE NOTES OF THE TONIC TRIAD OF C MAJOR

a)

BAR 2

b)

BAR 5

c)

BAR 1

d)

BAR 4

53.

Look at this melody and then answer the questions that follow.

THE LONGEST NOTE IN THE MELODY IS A

a)

MINIM

b)

SEMIBREVE

c)

CROTCHET

d)

QUAVER

54.

Look at this melody and then answer the questions that follow.

BAR 1 HAS THE SAME PITCHES AS

a)

BAR 4

b)

BAR 5

c)

BAR 7

d)

BAR 3

55.

Look at this melody and then answer the questions that follow.

THE LETTER NAME OF THE HIGHEST NOTE IN THE MELODY

a)

A

b)

F

c)

B

d)

G

music theory grade 1

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 30mins

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