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Basic time signatures

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many beats are in a measure in this time signature?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

1

2.

How many beats are missing?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

1

d)

4

3.

How many beats are missing?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

2

d)

0

4.

How many beats are missing?

a)

0

b)

2

c)

1

d)

4

5.

How many beats are missing?

a)

0

b)

2

c)

1

d)

3

6.

What would the top of the signature be?

a)

4

b)

1

c)

2

d)

6

7.

What would the top of the signature be?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

5

d)

2

8.

What would the top of the signature be?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

9.

What would the top of the signature be?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

2

d)

3

10.

How many beats in each measure?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

11.

How many beats are in each measure?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

12.

The top number in a time signature tell us,

a)

Nothing

b)

What kind of note gets the beat

c)

The number of beats per measure

d)

The number of measures in a song

13.

If a song has 3 beats per measure, the top number is,

a)

4

b)

3

c)

6

d)

Could be anything

14.

What does the bottom number in a time signature mean?

a)

How many beats per measure

b)

What numbers are going into the song

c)

What note value gets 1 beat

d)

The speed of the song

15.

How many beats are in a measure in this time signature?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

2

d)

8

16.

How many numbers are there in a time signature?

a)

1 (Just one big one)

b)

2 ( a top and a bottom number)

c)

3 ( Like a pyramid)

17.

What does the bottom number mean in this time signature?

a)

A sixth note gets 1 beat.

b)

A quarter note gets 1 beat.

c)

A half note gets 1 beat.

d)

An eighth note gets 1 beat.

18.

What does the bottom number mean in this example of a time signature?

a)

There are 4 beats in each measure.

b)

An eighth note gets 1 beat.

c)

A quarter note gets 1 beat.

d)

A half note gets 1 beat.

19.

How many beats are in each measure if this is the time signature?

a)

2 beats per measure

b)

3 beats per measure

c)

4 beats per measure

d)

6 beats per measure

20.

What does the bottom number mean in this time signature?

a)

A half note gets 1 beat.

b)

A quarter note gets 1 beat.

c)

An eighth note gets 1 beat.

d)

There are 2 beats in each measure.

21.

What does the bottom number mean in this example of a time signature?

a)

There are 3 beats per measure.

b)

A half note gets 1 beat.

c)

A quarter note gets 1 beat.

d)

An eighth note gets 1 beat.

22.

What is this symbol called?

a)

a fraction

b)

a time signature

c)

a key signature

d)

one

23.

In 3/8 time, what type of note gets one beat?

a)

half note

b)

third note

c)

quarter note

d)

eighth note

24.

In 7/8 time, how many beats are there per measure?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

2

d)

12

25.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

Cut Time

b)

Common Time

c)

Crazy Time

d)

Court Time

26.

What time signature is this measure in?

a)

2/4

b)

3/4

c)

5/4

d)

4/4

27.

What time signature is this measure in?

a)

2/4

b)

3/4

c)

5/4

d)

4/4

28.

What time signature is this measure in?

a)

2/4

b)

3/4

c)

5/4

d)

4/4

29.

What time signature is this measure in?

a)

6/4

b)

7/4

c)

11/4

d)

9/4

30.

What would the time signature be?

(a)  

31.

What would this time signature be?

(a)  

32.

What would the time signature be?

(a)  

33.

What would the top of this signature be?

(a)  

34.

What would this time signature be?

(a)  

35.

What would this time signature be?

(a)  

36.

In 6/8 time, how would you count this?

(a)  

37.

In 12/8 how would you count this?

(a)  

38.

In 4/4 time how would you count this?

(a)  

39.

In 3/4 time how would you count this?

(a)