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AP General Music

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Bar lines divide the staff into ________.
a)
boxes
b)
songs
c)
measures
d)
lines
2.

How many lines are on a music staff?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

3.

How many spaces are on a music staff?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

4.

The lines and spaces are numbered:

a)

from bottom to top

b)

from top to bottom

c)

randomly

d)

how ever you want

5.

As the notes get higher on the staff the pitch gets:

a)

lower

b)

higher

c)

louder

d)

softer

6.

As the notes go lower on the staff the pitch gets:

a)

higher

b)

lower

c)

louder

d)

softer

7.

Where are these notes?

a)

spaces

b)

lines

c)

odds

d)

evens

8.

What is this?

a)

Whole Note

b)

Quarter Note

c)

Half Note

d)

8th Note

9.

What is a heartbeat of a song?

a)

Tempo

b)

Rhythm

c)

Beat

d)

Dynamics

10.

Which note gets 2 counts?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

Loud and Soft

a)

Dynamics

b)

Tempo

c)

Rhythm

d)

Beat

12.

What is this note? How many counts?

a)

Half note, 2 counts

b)

Whole note, 4 counts

c)

Quarter note, 1 count

d)

8th Note, 1/2 count

13.

What is this? How many counts?

a)

8th note, 1/2 count

b)

Quarter note, 1 counts

c)

Half note, 2 counts

d)

Whole note, 4 counts

14.

What kind of rest is this?

a)

Whole Rest

b)

Half Rest

c)

Quarter Rest

d)

8th Rest

15.

What kind of rest is this?

a)

Whole Rest

b)

Quarter Rest

c)

8th Rest

d)

Half Rest

16.

Name this rest.

a)

Half rest

b)

8th rest

c)

Quarter rest

d)

Whole rest

17.

What does a Barline do?

a)

Groups music into measures

b)

It tells the performer what note to play

c)

It tells you how loud or soft to play

18.
a)

Piano

b)

Drum

c)

Violin

19.
a)

Bell

b)

Drum

c)

Trumpet

20.
a)

Violin

b)

Maracas

c)

Guitar

21.
a)

Bell

b)

Maracas

c)

Harp

22.
a)

Cymbals

b)

Harp

c)

Triangle

23.

What do we call this?

a)

A Barline

b)

A Repeat sign

c)

A Staff

24.

Name this symbol.

a)

Double Barline

b)

The End

c)

Treble Clef

d)

Repeat Sign

25.

Select the quarter note.

a)
b)
c)
d)
26.

Name this note.

a)

quarter note

b)

half note

c)

whole note

d)

eighth note

27.

What type of note is this?

a)

quarter note

b)

half note

c)

whole note

d)

eighth note

28.

Select the eighth note.

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

Name this music symbol.

a)

quarter rest

b)

half rest

c)

whole rest

d)

eighth rest

30.

What is this symbol called?

a)

Half Rest

b)

Whole Rest

31.

Name this music symbol.

a)

half rest

b)

whole rest

32.

Select the note that equals 4 beats

a)
b)
c)
d)
33.

The pulse found in the music is called___________.

a)

Rhythm

b)

Steady Beat

34.

The combination of sounds and silence in a musical pattern is called__________.

a)

Steady Beat

b)

Rhythm

35.

Select the name of this note.

a)

Quarter Note

b)

Half Rest

c)

Whole note

36.

Select the name of this note.

a)

Eighth rest

b)

Quarter note

c)

Quarter rest

37.

What are these called?

a)

Eight Notes

b)

Quarter Notes

c)

Quarter Rests

38.
A measure is...
a)
Part of the melody of the song
b)
The space between bar lines where notes are written
c)
The end of the song
d)
The distance between two different objects
39.
________ is the speed of a song.
a)
Timbre
b)
Pitch
c)
Dynamics
d)
Tempo
40.
Who was the maker of "Love Yourself"?
a)
Justin Bieber
b)
R guy Rocky
c)
Luis Fonsi
d)
Ed Shreean
41.
Who was the maker of "Shape Of You"?
a)
Ed Sheeran 
b)
Justin Bieber
c)
R Guy Rocky
d)
Ryan Flemming
42.
The ______ of a note is how high or low it sounds. 
a)
tempo
b)
pitch
c)
volume
d)
quality
43.
The ______ of a note is how high or low it sounds. 
a)
tempo
b)
pitch
c)
volume
d)
quality
44.
How many beats does this rest get? 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
1/2
d)
4
45.

What does accelerando mean?

a)

To gradually get slower

b)

To gradually bet louder

c)

To gradually get softer

d)

To gradually speed up

46.

What does forte mean?

a)

loud

b)

soft

c)

medium soft

d)

very, very loud

47.

What does allegro mean?

a)

fast

b)

very fast

c)

slow

d)

moderate

48.

Which 4 instruments belong to the string family?

a)

violin, cello, flute, oboe

b)

violin, cello, trumpet, french horn

c)

violin, cello, double bass, guitar

d)

violin, cello, cymbals, viola

49.

Which statement is NOT something an audience should do during a concert?

a)

Turn off or silence all electronic devices

b)

Stay seated during the performance of a song or group

c)

If you need to exit during the concert, please do so at the end of a song.

d)

If you need to talk to someone, please feel free to talk during the concert.

50.

What does this sign mean? ll: :ll

a)

Sing the special ending

b)

Go back to the beginning of a song

c)

Hold the sound of the note until the director tell you to stop

d)

Repeat a section of the music

51.

What does piano mean?

a)

Very loud

b)

loud

c)

medium loud

d)

soft

52.

Which instrument belongs to the brass family?

a)

snare drum

b)

piano

c)

flute

d)

trombone

53.

Who wrote the words for the "Star Spangled Banner"?

a)

Beethoven

b)

John Williams

c)

John Phillip Sousa

d)

Frances Scott Key

54.
What is this symbol?
a)
Eighth Notes
b)
Quarter Notes
c)
Whole Notes
d)
Sixteenth Notes
55.
What is the name of this family?
a)
Brass
b)
String
c)
Woodwind
d)
Percussion
56.
What is the name of this family?
a)
Brass
b)
String
c)
Woodwind
d)
Percussion
57.
What is the name of this family?
a)
Brass
b)
String
c)
Woodwind
d)
Percussion
58.
What is the name of this family?
a)
Brass
b)
String
c)
Woodwind
d)
Percussion