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Rhythm & Meter Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is rhythm?

a)

A mixture of pitches that are played together

b)

A pattern or recurrence of events (long and short sounds/silences)

c)

A concept discovered by musicians in the 20th century

d)

The tempo of a song

2.

What is the beat?

a)

The numbers that appear at the beginning of the staff

b)

The rhythm that always changes

c)

The reddish plant that grows in the ground

d)

The foundational unit of time, or pulse, of the music

3.

Can the rhythm be the same as, or line up with, the beat?

a)

Yes, rhythms can be the same as, or line up with, the beat

b)

No, rhythms cannot be the same as, or line up with the beat

4.

What is meter?

a)

The arrangement of rhythmic patterns into strong (stressed) and weak (unstressed) beats

b)

The distance between two pitches

c)

The volume of sound

d)

The speed or rate of the beat

5.

What symbol indicates the meter of a piece of music?

a)

Dynamic marking

b)

Key Signature

c)

Time Signature

d)

Tempo marking

6.

What kind of note is this?

a)

Up Note

b)

Full Note

c)

Half Note

d)

Quarter Note

7.

How many eighth notes equal the same amount of time as one quarter note?

a)

Four

b)

Two

c)

One

d)

Six

8.

Which of these choices is NOT an actual time signature?

(Hint: Look at the bottom number)

a)

4

4

b)

2

2

c)

4

15

d)

6

8

9.

How many quarter notes equal the same amount of time as one whole note?

a)

Six

b)

Two

c)

Four

d)

Eight

10.

What kind of note is this?

a)

Whole Note

b)

Eighth Note

c)

Sixteenth Note

d)

Side Note

11.

What is this symbol called?

a)

Eighth Note

b)

Quarter Rest

c)

Space Rest

d)

Whole Rest

12.

What kind of rest is this?

a)

Half Rest

b)

Quarter Rest

c)

Glissando

d)

Dotted Eighth Rest

13.

Which of the following is the correct order of note values from largest to smallest (left-to-right)?

a)

Sixteenth, Quarter, Eighth, Half

b)

Whole, Half, Quarter, Eighth

c)

Eighth, Quarter, Half, Whole

d)

Half, Eighth, Whole, Quarter

14.

What is tempo?

a)

The frequency of sound

b)

How loud or soft the sound is

c)

A temporary pause in sound

d)

The speed or rate of the beat

15.

Which of the following is the correct way to count the pictured rhythm? (Commas are the end of each full beat)

a)

1, 2-e-and-a, 3, 4

b)

1, 2, 3-and, 4

c)

1, 2, 3, 4

d)

1-and-a, 2-and, 3, 4

16.

What kind of note is this?

a)

Quarter Rest

b)

Eighth Note

c)

Whole Note

d)

32nd Note

17.

What kind of note is this?

a)

Half Note

b)

Eighth Note

c)

Sixteenth Note

d)

Quarter Note

18.

The TOP number of a time signature indicates_____.

a)

What note value gets one beat

b)

How many modulations are in the piece

c)

How many beats per measure

d)

What key the piece is in

19.

The BOTTOM number of a time signature indicates______.

a)

How many measures are in the piece

b)

What note value gets one beat

c)

How many beats per measure

d)

The tempo of the piece

20.

What kind of note is this?

a)

Sixteenth Note

b)

Quarter Rest

c)

Eighth Note

d)

Sixteenth Rest

21.

Which of the following demonstrates the correct way to count the pictured rhythm? (Commas are the end of a beat)

a)

1-and, 2-and-a, 3-and, 4

b)

1-e-and-a, 2-and, 3-and, 4

c)

1, 2-and-a, 3, 4-and

d)

1-a, 2-and-a, 3-a, 4

22.

What is the tail on an eighth note called?

a)

Head

b)

Top

c)

Flag

d)

Stem

23.

In 4/4 time, what note gets one beat?

a)

Quarter Note

b)

Sixteenth Note

c)

Eighth Note

d)

32nd Note

24.

In 3/4 time, how many beats are in one measure?

a)

Seven

b)

Two

c)

Six

d)

Three

25.

Two eighth notes joined together are called___.

a)

Unified Eighth Notes

b)

Barred Eighth Notes

c)

Dotted Eighth Notes

d)

Lined Eighth Notes