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Drumset basics - music theory

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

R L R L R L R L represents:

a)

The Single stroke roll

b)

The Double Stroke Roll

c)

The Paradiddle

d)

The Five stroke roll

2.

R L R R L R L L represents:

a)

The double stroke roll

b)

The four stroke roll

c)

The double paradiddle

d)

The single paradiddle

3.

R R L L R R L L represents:

a)

The paradiddle

b)

The single stroke roll

c)

The double stroke roll

d)

The five stroke roll

4.

Counting 1 2 3 4 represents

a)

Quarter notes

b)

Eighth notes

c)

Sixteenth notes

d)

Triplets

5.

Counting 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 represents

a)

Quarter notes

b)

Eighth notes

c)

Sixteenth notes

d)

Triplets

6.

Counting 1 + a 2 + a 3 + 4 + a represents:

a)

Quarter notes

b)

Eighth notes

c)

Sixteenth notes

d)

Triplets

7.

Counting 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a represents:

a)

Quarter notes

b)

Eighth notes

c)

Sixteenth notes

d)

Triplets

8.

How many lines exist on the musical staff?

a)

6

b)

3

c)

5

d)

4

9.

The Percussion clef indicates notation for:

a)

High pitched instruments

b)

Low pitched instruments

c)

Any instrument

d)

Non-pitched instruments

10.

A group of notes or beats fit together in one bar or:

a)

Time signature

b)

Measure

c)

Clef

d)

Verse

11.

Measured in 'beats per minute' or "bpm", this indicates how fast or slow the song is:

a)

Signature

b)

Tempo

c)

Subdivision

d)

Notation

12.

The quiet space where no note is payed is called a:

a)

Beat

b)

Bar

c)

Rest

d)

Line

13.

For every note value, there is a rest value.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The top number of a 'time signature' shows:

a)

How many beats are in each bar

b)

How long your should practice for

c)

The tempo

d)

The number of bars in the song.

15.

The bottom number of a time signature represents:

a)

How fast to play the song

b)

How many beats are in a bar

c)

How each beat is counted

d)

The number of times to play the song over.

16.

'Dynamics' refers to:

a)

How fast we play the instrument

b)

How loud or soft we play

c)

Where we play

d)

Why we play

17.

The word representing 'soft' in music is:

a)

'del fin'

b)

'fortissimo'

c)

'forte'

d)

'piano'

18.

The word representing 'loud' in music is:

a)

'pianissimo'

b)

'forte'

c)

'al coda'

d)

'mezzo'

19.

Gradually increasing in volume is referred to as:

a)

Fortissimo

b)

Mezzo Piano

c)

Crescendo

d)

Decrescendo

20.

Gradually decreasing in loudness is referred to as:

a)

Fortissimo

b)

Decrescendo

c)

Crescendo

d)

Ghost note