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Music Semester Test

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the difference between
a note and a rest in music?
a)
Notes are silent and rests make sound
b)
Notes are naughty and rests are nice
c)
Notes make sound and rests are silent
d)
Notes are smart and rests are dumb
2.
How many beats does a whole rest get?
a)
1 Beat
b)
2 Beats
c)
4 Beats
d)
3 Beats
3.
Identify this note
a)
C
b)
D
c)
G
d)
F
4.
Identify this note
a)
G
b)
A
c)
F
d)
E
5.
Identify this note
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
F
6.
Identify this note
a)
G
b)
A
c)
F
d)
C
7.
Identify this note
a)
C
b)
E
c)
G
d)
F
8.
Identify this note
a)
E
b)
C
c)
D
d)
G
9.
What is this called?
a)
Staff
b)
Grand Staff
c)
Moses' Staff
d)
Cafeteria Staff
10.
Identify this note
a)
A
b)
B
c)
F
d)
D
11.
Identify this note
a)
D
b)
G
c)
C
d)
F
12.
Identify this note
a)
E
b)
F
c)
G
d)
C
13.

What word helps you remember the order of the SPACES on the music staff?

a)

CASE

b)

MACE

c)

SPACE

d)

FACE

14.
Identify this note
a)
F
b)
G
c)
C
d)
E
15.
Identify this note
a)
D
b)
G
c)
B
d)
E
16.
Identify this note
a)
A
b)
C
c)
D
d)
F
17.
What is this rest called?
a)
Quarter Rest
b)
Whole Rest
c)
Semi Rest
d)
Half Rest
18.
What is this note called?
a)
Half Note
b)
Quarter Note
c)
Eighth Note
d)
Whole Note
19.
How many beats does a quarter rest get?
a)
1 Beat
b)
2 Beats
c)
3 Beats
d)
4 Beats
20.
What is this note called?
a)
Whole Note
b)
Half Note
c)
Eight Note
d)
Quarter Note
21.
What is the name of this note?
a)
Quarter Note
b)
Eighth Rest
c)
Sixteenth Note
d)
Eighth Note
22.
What is this a picture of?
a)
Notes
b)
Keys
c)
Time Signature
d)
?
23.
How many beats are in a measure in 4/4 time?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
24.

Bonus: What is the name of this group of notes?

a)

Group of Sixteenth Notes

b)

Group of Eighth Notes

c)

Group of Quarter Notes

25.

What does crescendo mean?

a)

To gradually get softer

b)

To suddenly get louder

c)

To gradually get louder

d)

To suddenly get softer

26.

what does mezzo piano mean?

a)

medium loud

b)

very loud

c)

silent

d)

medium soft

27.
What dynamic level would you say a rocket ship blasting off would be?
a)
Mezzo Forte
b)
Fortissimo
c)
Forte
d)
Pianissimo
28.
Why dynamic level would you use to tell your friend a secret? 
a)
Fortissimo
b)
Forte
c)
Piano
d)
Pianissimo
29.

Mezzo forte means

a)

medium loud

b)

loud

c)

medium soft

d)

very soft

30.

Very soft is

a)

mezzo piano

b)

piano

c)

mezzo forte

d)

pianissimo

31.

"issimo" at the end of a word means:

a)

kinda

b)

soft

c)

very

d)

loud

32.

What is the name of a quick and lively tempo?

a)

Piano

b)

Allegro

c)

Andante

d)

Rapido

33.

What is the name of a walking tempo?

a)

Andante

b)

Adagio

c)

Moderato

d)

Presto

34.

What is the name of the very fast tempo?

a)

Rapido

b)

Prestissimo

c)

Allegro

d)

Pronto

35.

What is the name of a moderate tempo that is neither fast nor slow?

a)

Moderato

b)

Andante

c)

Adagio

d)

Lento

36.

What is the word for gradually speeding up in tempo?

a)

Tempo

b)

Rhythm

c)

Accelerando

d)

Ritardando

37.

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

38.

What is this called?

a)

Bar line

b)

Repeat

c)

Rest

d)

Bracket

39.

What term means to perform notes in a very short, and detached manner?

a)

Legato

b)

Tenuto

c)

Staccato

d)

Accent

40.

What term means to perform notes in a very smooth and connected manner?

a)

Legato

b)

Tie

c)

Tenuto

d)

Accent

41.

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

a)

Tie

b)

Fermata

c)

Slur

d)

Legato

42.

Return to the original speed

a)

A tempo

b)

Repeat

c)

rallentando

d)

Accelerando

43.

What is the name of this clef?

a)

Treble (G)

b)

Bass (F)

c)

Alto (C)

d)

Tenor (A)

44.

What is the name of the lines that are added when the note is too high or too low to be written on the staff?

a)

Option

b)

Added

c)

Ledger

d)

Compound

45.

How many lines are on a music staff?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

5

d)

4

46.

How many spaces are on the staff

a)

4

b)

2

c)

3

d)

5

47.
How many letters are in the music alphabet?
a)
9
b)
8
c)
26
d)
7
48.
Identify a phrase that is used for the line notes in the treble clef.
a)
All Cows Eat Grass
b)
Good Boys Do Fine Always
c)
Every Good Boy Does Fine
d)
FACE
49.

Name each note in order from left to right.

a)

B G E C

b)

E G B D

c)

C E G B

d)

A B C D

50.
Is the first note higher or lower than the second note? (Remember we read left to right in music.)
a)
Higher
b)
Lower
51.

Is the third note higher or lower than the second note?

a)

Higher

b)

Lower

52.

When naming the notes, do you start ____________________?

a)

At the top of the staff and go down

b)

At the bottom of the staff and go up

c)

In the middle and work your way out

d)

Anywhere you want to start

53.
How many beats does a quarter rest get?
a)
1 Beat
b)
2 Beats
c)
3 Beats
d)
4 Beats
54.
a)
4 beats
b)
2 beats
c)
1 beat
d)
1/2 beat
55.
a)
4 beats
b)
2 beats
c)
1 beat
d)
1/2 beat
56.
a)
4 beats
b)
2 beats
c)
1 beat
d)
1/2 beat
57.
What is this called?
a)
Pair of Quarter Notes
b)
Pair of Sixteenth Notes
c)
Pair of Eighth Notes
d)
Pair of Half Notes
58.

What is rhythm?

a)

A steady pulse

b)

A combination of long and short sounds

c)

The speed of the music

d)

How high or low a note sounds

59.

What is this note grouping called?

a)

Duplet

b)

Irregular grouping

c)

Quintuplet

d)

Triplet

60.

Choose the 8th Rest

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
61.

Choose the Quarter Note

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
62.

Identify this symbol

a)

sharp

b)

natural

c)

flat

d)

fermata

63.

What does f stand for?

a)

fast

b)

forte

c)

fight

d)

forget about it

64.

What does p mean?

a)

Soft

b)

Loud

c)

Medium

d)

Fast

65.

What does the word "dynamics" mean?

a)

Lively

b)

Tempo

c)

Speed (fast or slow)

d)

Volume (loud or soft)

66.

Which answer is in order from SOFTEST to LOUDEST?

a)

pp, p, mp, mf, f ,ff

b)

ff, f ,mf, mp, pp, p

c)

pp, f, mp, p, mf, ff

d)

ff, f, mf, mp, p, pp

67.

Fermata means

a)

Hold the note

b)

Wink

c)

Be a bird

d)

Get softer

68.

Identify this symbol

a)

sharp

b)

flat

c)

natural

d)

fermata

69.

Which is faster?

a)

Adagio

b)

Presto

70.

Which is more soft?

a)

Mezzo Piano

b)

Pianissimo

71.

What does fortissimo mean?

a)

Medium Soft

b)

Medium Loud

c)

Very Loud

72.

What does "mezzo" mean?

a)

Medium

b)

Very

c)

Loud

d)

Soft

73.

Which dynamic level is the loudest?

a)

Piano

b)

Forte

c)

Mezzo Piano

d)

Mezzo Forte

74.

Which of these is not a dynamics marking?

a)

mf

b)

f

c)

pp

d)

bpm

75.

Identify this musical symbol

a)

sharp

b)

pound

c)

number sign

d)

hashtag

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