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Grade 1 Theory of Music Part 1

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Write the name of these notes.

(a)  

2.

This note is also known as ...

a)

Whole note

b)

Half note

c)

Quarter note

d)

Eighth note

3.

Which note has the same value as the given note?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

These are called ...

a)

Key Signature

b)

Time Signature

c)

Tempo of the piece

d)

The number of bars

5.

The TOP number shows the ...

(a)  

6.

The BOTTOM number shows the ...

(a)  

7.

Write the complete sentence of this Time Signature.

(a)  

8.

How many counts is this phrase?

a)

6

b)

6.5

c)

5

d)

4

9.

Which is the correct time signature?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

Which is the correct time signature?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

Which is the correct time signature?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

What's this called?

a)

The Music Lines

b)

The Stave

c)

The Clef

d)

The Note Ladder

13.

Where can notes appear on The Stave?

a)

On The Lines

b)

On the Spaces between the lines

c)

On the Lines and Spaces

d)

Anywhere you like!

14.

What's this called?

a)

A Bar Line

b)

A Clef Line

c)

A Gate

d)

A Race Track

15.

What is this an example of?

a)

Number Notes

b)

A Counting Sign

c)

A Number Stave

d)

A Time Signature

16.

How many beats are in this bar?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

17.

What is this called?

(a)  

18.

In which element of music do we talk about notes getting higher or lower?

a)

Pitch

b)

Tempo

c)

Dynamics

d)

Rhythm

19.

What's this called?

(a)  

20.

A semibreve has ____ beats.

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

21.

A minim gets _____ beats.

a)

3

b)

2

c)

1

d)

4

22.

Name this note.

a)

C

b)

E

c)

G

d)

A

23.

Name this note.

a)

D

b)

F

c)

A

d)

G

24.

How many crotchet beats does this rest last?

(a)  

25.

How many quaver beats does this rest last?

(a)  

26.

Name this note.

a)

D

b)

F

c)

A

d)

G

27.

1.2 Name this note:

a)

F

b)

G

c)

D

28.

1.1 Name this note:

a)

G

b)

E

c)

D

29.

1.2 Name this note:

a)

G flat

b)

B flat

c)

B natural

30.

1.3 Name the notes to find the hidden word:

a)

CAFE

b)

DEED

c)

CAGE

31.

Name this note:

a)

E flat

b)

C flat

c)

E natural

32.

Musical math - What is the value of the expression?

a)

4

b)

7

c)

3

d)

6

33.

Musical Math - What is the value of this equation?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

1/4

d)

1/2

34.

Musical Math - what is the value of this equation?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

35.

What does this mean?

a)

tie; detached

b)

slur; detached

c)

tie; hold for the value of in time very quiet both notes

d)

slur; perform smoothly

36.

A dot after a note adds....

a)

one beat

b)

50% (or half) of the notes value

c)

half of a beat

37.
What is the name of this rhythmic unit?
a)
dotted quarter note
b)
half note
c)
dotted whole note
d)
dotted half note
38.
How many beats equal a dotted quarter note in 4/4?
a)
One and a half beats
b)
One beat
c)
Two Beats
d)
Three Beats
39.
How many beats is a dotted half note worth?
a)
1 beat
b)
3 beats
c)
2 and 1/2 beats
d)
4 beats
40.

How many beats would you hold this note for?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

41.

The tie combines the value of two notes of the same pitch.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

How many beats do you hold this note for?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

43.

To raise the pitch of this note by a semitone, which accidental would you put just before it?

a)
b)
c)
44.

1.8 To return the last note to the pitch of the first note, which accidental would you put just before it?

a)
b)
c)
45.

1.8 To return the last note to the pitch of the first note, which accidental would you put just before it?

a)
b)
c)
46.

1.9 Which pair of notes has a distance of a semitone between them?

a)

G and A

b)

E and D

c)

Bb and A

47.

Which note is a semitone above F

a)

D

b)

G flat

c)

E

d)

A sharp

48.

Which note is a tone above D

a)

G

b)

D sharp

c)

E

d)

C

49.

Which note is a semitone below G sharp?

a)

C sharp

b)

F

c)

A flat

d)

G

50.

Which note is a tone below C sharp?

a)

B flat

b)

D

c)

C

d)

B