Free Printable Beginning Music Theory

1.

What note in Treble Clef is this?

a)

F

b)

A

c)

G

d)

B

2.

What note in Treble Clef is this?

a)

B

b)

A

c)

G

d)

F

3.

What note in Treble Clef is this?

a)

E

b)

F

c)

A

d)

D

4.

What note in Treble Clef is this?

a)

A

b)

D

c)

G

d)

F

5.

What note in Treble Clef is this?

a)

A

b)

G

c)

F

d)

B

6.

What Notes in Treble Clef are These?

a)

B and E

b)

E and G

c)

D and F

d)

C and E

7.

What note in Treble Clef is this?

a)

B

b)

F

c)

E

d)

D

8.

a)

C

b)

G

c)

D

d)

E

9.

a)

G

b)

A

c)

F

d)

E

10.

a)

D

b)

E

c)

F

d)

G

11.

What clef is this?

a)

Bass clef

b)

Treble clef

c)

Whole note

d)

Not a clef

12.

What is the saying for the lines on the treble staff?

a)

All Cows Eat Grass

b)

FACE

c)

Every Good Boy Does Fine

d)

Good Boyfriends Don't Forget Anniversaries

13.

a)

Half Rest

b)

Quarter Rest

c)

Whole Rest

d)

Eighth Rest

14.

a)

Whole Note

b)

Quarter Note

c)

Two Eighth Notes

d)

Dotted Half Note

15.

a)

Whole Rest

b)

Half Rest

c)

Quarter Rest

d)

Eighth Rest

16.

a)

Whole Note

b)

Half Note

c)

Dotted Half Note

d)

Eighth Note

17.

a)

Quarter Note

b)

Eighth Note

c)

Dotted Half Note

d)

Whole Note

18.

a)

Quarter Note

b)

Eighth Note

c)

Half Note

d)

Whole Note

19.

a)

Eighth Note

b)

Half Note

c)

Quarter Note

d)

Whole Note

20.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Treble Clef

b)

Alto Clef

c)

Tenor Clef

d)

Bass Clef

21.

Choose the right rhythm

a)

b)

c)

22.

TEMPO describes the __________ of the Music...

a)

Length

b)

Volume

c)

Speed

d)

Height

23.

What is the name of this symbol, which makes a note sound 1/2 step lower than written?

a)

Flat

b)

Sharp

c)

Natural

d)

Double Sharp

24.

What is the name of this symbol, which makes a note sound 1/2 step higher than written?

a)

Flat

b)

Double Sharp

c)

Sharp

d)

Natural

25.

What is the name of this symbol, which indicates that a note is neither sharp nor flat?

a)

Double Sharp

b)

Natural

c)

Sharp

d)

Flat

26.

Choose the right rhythm

a)

b)

c)

27.

What does"p" mean?

a)

forte

b)

mezzoforte

c)

fortissimo

d)

piano

28.

What letters make up the music alphabet?

a)

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H

b)

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I

c)

A, B, C, D, E, F

d)

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

29.

Lines through the music to indicate the division of measures

a)

Measure

b)

Bar Line

c)

Staff

d)

Treble Clef

30.

The distance between two bar lines

a)

Bar Line

b)

Treble Clef

c)

Measure

d)

Staff

31.

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

a)

Rests

b)

Notes

c)

Fermata

d)

Tie

32.

What is the name of the symbol at the beginning of a piece of music that tells us what kind of note is worth one beat, and how many beats are in a measure?

a)

Key Signature

b)

Staff

c)

Time Signature

d)

Treble Clef

33.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Bar Lines

b)

Measures

c)

Staff

d)

Repeat Signs

34.

This symbol means ‘Go back to the sign’. What is it called?

a)

Treble Clef

b)

D.S. or Del Segno

c)

Bass Clef

d)

Repeat Sign

35.

What is this symbol, which signals the last chunk of a song?

a)

Coda

b)

Repeat Sign

c)

D.S or Del Segno

d)

Fermata

36.

What is a sentence for remembering bass clef spaces?

a)

All Cars Eat Gas

b)

All Chickens Eat Eggs

c)

Sheep are wooly

d)

Goats eat everything

37.

How do we remember TREBLE clef spaces?

a)

SPACE

b)

FACE

c)

LEG

d)

HEAD

38.

How many total beats are shown in this measure?

a)

8

b)

2

c)

4

d)

1

39.

The 3 in 3/4 time means:

a)

The quarter note gets the beat.

b)

Each measure is worth 4 beats.

c)

Each measure is worth 3 beats.

d)

The half note gets the beat.

40.

a)

mezzo piano

b)

mezzo forte

c)

mezzo mezzo

d)

piano

41.

What does crescendo mean?

a)

To gradually get softer

b)

To suddenly get louder

c)

To gradually get louder

d)

To suddenly get softer

42.

"issimo" at the end of a word means:

a)

kinda

b)

soft

c)

very

d)

loud

43.

Very soft is

a)

mezzo piano

b)

piano

c)

mezzo forte

d)

pianissimo

44.

Which Rhythm is played for you

a)

b)

c)

45.

Which rhythm is clapped for your?

a)

b)

c)

d)

46.

What does a tie do in music?

a)

A tie combines notes of the same pitch

b)

A tie combines notes of different pitches

c)

A tie raised a pitch

d)

A tie lowers a pitch

47.

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

48.

What is the musical term that deals with volume in music?

a)

Tempo

b)

Melody

c)

Harmony

d)

Dynamics

49.

What is this the hand sign for?

a)

fa

b)

la

c)

do

d)

ti

50.

Which hand sign represents Fa?

a)

b)

c)

d)

51.

What do we call two eighth notes in Takadimi?

a)

Ta Di

b)

Ta-a

c)

Takadimi

d)

(Ta) Di

52.

Choose the correct way to count this rhythm.

a)

Ta [ta] Ta [ta]

b)

Ta _ _ _

c)

Ta-di Ta-di Ta-di Ta-di

d)

Ta Ta Ta Ta

53.

What key signature is this?

a)

C Major

b)

A Major

c)

C Flat Major

d)

A Flat Major

54.

What key signature is this?

a)

C Major

b)

A Major

c)

C Flat Major

d)

A Flat Major

55.

What key signature is this?

a)

C Flat Major

b)

D Flat Major

c)

B Flat Major

d)

E Flat Major

56.

What key signature is this?

a)

B Major

b)

G Major

c)

E Major

d)

F Major

57.

What key signature is this?

a)

G Major

b)

F Major

c)

C Major

d)

D Major

58.

What key signature is this?

a)

D Flat Major

b)

B Flat Major

c)

G Flat Major

d)

A Flat Major

59.

What key signature is this?

a)

F Major

b)

D Major

c)

G Major

d)

A Major

60.

What key signature is this?

a)

A Flat Major

b)

D Flat Major

c)

E Flat Major

d)

B Flat Major

61.

What key signature is this?

a)

A Major

b)

E Major

c)

B Major

d)

D Flat

62.

What key signature is this?

a)

G Major

b)

C Major

c)

B Flat Major

d)

F Major

63.

What key signature is this?

a)

B Major

b)

C Sharp Major

c)

C Major

d)

F Sharp Major

64.

What key signature is this?

a)

F Major

b)

G Major

c)

C Major

d)

D Major

65.

Name the note.

a)

G

b)

A

c)

B

d)

C

66.

What note is this?

a)

D

b)

F

c)

G

d)

A

67.

What note is this?

a)

C

b)

F

c)

D

d)

A

68.

What note is this?

a)

B

b)

A

c)

C

d)

G

69.

What note is this?

a)

C

b)

B

c)

D

d)

E

70.

What note is this?

a)

G

b)

A

c)

B

d)

E

71.

What note is this?

a)

D

b)

F

c)

G

d)

A

72.

What note is this?

a)

G

b)

A

c)

B

d)

C

Beginning Music Theory

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 48mins

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