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Musicsymbolsquiz1

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many lines are on a music staff?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

2.

How many spaces are on a music staff?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

3.

The lines and spaces are numbered:

a)

from bottom to top

b)

from top to bottom

c)

randomly

d)

how ever you want

4.

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

a)

lower

b)

higher

c)

louder

d)

softer

5.

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

a)

higher

b)

lower

c)

louder

d)

softer

6.

Where are these notes?

a)

spaces

b)

lines

c)

odds

d)

evens

7.

Where are these notes?

a)

spaces

b)

lines

c)

odds

d)

evens

8.
Name the note
a)
B
b)
F
c)
A
d)
G
9.
Name the note
a)
C
b)
E
c)
A
d)
F
10.
Name the note
a)
A
b)
B
c)
F
d)
D
11.
Name the note
a)
E
b)
G
c)
F
d)
C
12.

The short lines above and below the staff are called…

a)

Rests

b)

Notes

c)

Staff

d)

Ledger Lines

13.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Bass Clef, F Clef

b)

Treble Clef, G Clef

c)

Tenor Clef

d)

Alto Clef

14.

What is the name of this symbol, which makes a note sound 1/2 step lower than written?

a)

Flat

b)

Sharp

c)

Natural

d)

Double Sharp

15.

What is the name of this symbol, which makes a note sound 1/2 step higher than written?

a)

Flat

b)

Double Sharp

c)

Sharp

d)

Natural

16.

What symbols show pitch and duration?

a)

Notes

b)

Rests

c)

Treble Clef

d)

Staff

17.

What symbols show duration of silence?

a)

Treble Clef

b)

Rests

c)

Notes

d)

Staff

18.

Lines through the music to indicate the division of measures

a)

Measure

b)

Bar Line

c)

Staff

d)

Treble Clef

19.

Time signature tells how many beats will be in each _________.

a)

king

b)

measure

c)

long

d)

one

20.

A measure is the ______________ between two bar lines.

a)

space

b)

trumpet

c)

lines

d)

ring

21.

The time signature is found at the ___________ of the staff.

a)

end

b)

middle

c)

beginning

d)

quarter

22.

The bottom number tells the type of note that gets _________ beat.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

23.

In 4/4 time the counts must add up to four in each measure. True or False

a)

True

b)

False

24.

How many counts does this note get?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

25.

How many counts does this note get?

a)

17

b)

9

c)

4

d)

55

26.

This is in 3/4 time. True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

27.
a)

Eighth Rest

b)

Quarter Rest

c)

Half Rest

d)

Whole Rest

28.
a)

Eighth Rest

b)

Quarter Rest

c)

Half Rest

d)

Whole Rest

29.
a)

Eighth Rest

b)

Quarter Rest

c)

Half Rest

d)

Whole Rest

30.
a)

1/2 beat

b)

1 beat

c)

2 beats

d)

4 beats

31.

Beat and rhythm are the same thing.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Pulse is

a)

the heart beat of the music

b)

long and short sounds of the music

c)

high and low sounds of the music

33.

What note is this?

a)

crotchet (1/4 Quarter Note)

b)

Quaver (1/8 Eighth Note)

c)

Minim (1/2 Half Note)

34.

How many beats are there?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

4

35.

Look at this symbol - How many counts are in each measure?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

36.

Two dark oval-shaped notes that receive 1 count and have a beam are called what?

a)

Minim / Half Note

b)

Quaver / Eighth Notes

c)

Crotchet / Quarter Notes

d)

Semibreve / Whole Note

37.

What letters are in the music alphabet?

a)

ABCDEFG

b)

HIJKLMN

c)

OPQRSTUV

d)

ABCWXYZ

38.

Which word means "loud" in music language?

a)

Coda

b)

Piano

c)

Forte

d)

Mezzo

39.

How many half notes does it take to equal a whole note?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

40.

Which rest is the equivalent to a quarter note?

a)
b)
c)
d)
41.

What does pitch tell us?

a)

high or low

b)

fast or slow

42.

What does rhythm tell us?

a)

high or low

b)

timing of the note

43.

What is music written on?

a)

the staff

b)

the stars

44.

What does a clef do?

a)

It assigns meaning to the staff

b)

It looks pretty

45.

What are the numbers at the beginning of the staff called?

a)

Time signature

b)

Key signature