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Music theory

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What note lasts 2 beats in 4/4 time?
a)
Half Note
b)
Quarter Note
c)
Whole Note
d)
Eighth Note
2.
What note lasts 4 beats in 4/4 time?
a)
Half Note
b)
Quarter Note
c)
Eighth Note
d)
Whole Note
3.
What note lasts 1 beat in 4/4 time?
a)
Whole Note
b)
Half Note
c)
Quarter Note
d)
Eighth Note
4.
Which note takes 2 to make a beat?
a)
Quarter Note
b)
Eighth Note
c)
Half Note
d)
Whole Note
5.
What is the musical term that has to do with the speed of music?
a)
Tempo
b)
Dynamics
c)
Melody
d)
Harmony
6.

What kind of note is this?

a)

Quarter Note

b)

Half Note

c)

Whole Note

d)

Eighth Note

7.

What is the name of this note?

a)

Whole Note

b)

Sixteenth Note

c)

Quarter Note

d)

Half Note

8.

What kind of note is this?

a)

Sixteenth Note

b)

Quarter Note

c)

Eighth Note

d)

Whole Note

9.

What kind of note is this?

a)

Whole Note

b)

Half Note

c)

Quarter Note

d)

Eighth Note

10.

What kind of rest is this?

a)

Quarter Rest

b)

Whole Rest

c)

Sixteenth Rest

d)

Half Rest

11.

What kind of rest is this?

a)

Whole rest

b)

Eighth rest

c)

Sixteenth rest

d)

Quarter rest

12.

What kind of rest is this?

a)

Half rest

b)

Whole rest

c)

Quarter rest

d)

Treble rest

13.

What kind of rest is this?

a)

Whole rest

b)

Half rest

c)

Bass rest

d)

Treble rest

14.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Treble Clef

b)

Bass Clef

c)

Sharp

d)

Flat

15.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Treble Clef

b)

Bass Clef

c)

Sharp

d)

Flat

16.

Musical math - What is the value of the expression?

a)

4

b)

7

c)

3

d)

6

17.

What is this symbol?

a)

Sharp

b)

Flat

c)

Natural

d)

Fermata

18.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Flat

b)

Natural

c)

Fermata

d)

Sharp

19.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Sharp

b)

Flat

c)

Natural

d)

Fermata

20.
what does this mean?
a)
4 beats in a measure and a quarter note gets one beat
b)
4 beats in a measure and a half note gets 1 beat
c)
4 pickles drive a car and the hamburger saves the day
d)
4 measures equal 4 beats
21.
what does the top number represent?
a)
3 beats in a measure
b)
3 measures in the song
c)
3 beats per class
d)
3 teachers are great!!!
22.
This note is a 
a)
Dotted half note
b)
Dotted quarter note
c)
Dotted whole note
d)
Dotted eighth note
23.
Two eighth notes are equal to 
a)
1 whole note
b)
22 half notes
c)
6 sixteenth notes
d)
1 quarter note
24.

This symbol is worth 1/2 a beat of silence. What is it called?

a)

8th Note

b)

8th Rest

c)

Whole Rest

d)

Dotted Quarter Note

25.

What does a dot do to a note?

a)

It makes the note louder.

b)

It makes the note 50% less than its original values.

c)

It makes the note softer.

d)

It makes the note 50% more than its original value.

26.

This symbol tells us to hold the note until the conductor cuts us off. What is it called?

a)

Slur

b)

Tie

c)

Fermata

d)

Triplet

27.

This symbol tells us to hold the first note for both note values. What is it called?

a)

Slur

b)

Tie

c)

Fermata

d)

Triplet

28.
TEMPO describes the __________ of the Music...
a)
Length
b)
Volume
c)
Speed
d)
Height
29.
Gradually Slowing Down
a)
PRESTO
b)
ADAGIO
c)
Accelerando (accel)
d)
Ritardando (rit)
30.
Gradually Speed up
a)
ADAGIO
b)
ACCELERANDO
c)
PRESTON
d)
RITARDANDO
31.

What is the definition of a Measure

a)

Space between 2 barlines

b)

a ruler

c)

I have no idea

32.

What is the definition of a bar line?

a)

Tells you how many beats are in a measure

b)

large stick

c)

Divides the staff into measures

33.

What is the name of the tool that helps us set tempos by using bpms (beats per minute).

a)

Beat Maker

b)

Beat Boxer

c)

Metronome

d)

Beat Creator