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Key signatures and accidentals

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this accidental #

& how does it affect the pitch?

a)

Flat - lowers pitch

b)

Sharp - raises pitch

c)

Natural - cancels previous

d)

hashtag

2.

What is this accidental♭ and how does it affect the notes pitch?

a)

Flat - lowers pitch

b)

Sharp - raises pitch

c)

Natural - cancels pitch

d)

Stays the same

3.

What is this accidental ♮and how does it affect the pitch of a note?

a)

Flat - lowers pitch

b)

Natural - cancels out previous sharp or flat

c)

Sharp - raises pitch

4.

What does a Key Signature tell you?

a)

How many accidentals are used in the scale/which type of accidentals (sharps/flats)

b)

How many beats per measure

c)

What note gets the beat

d)

What the music sounds like

5.

What is this?

a)

Time Signature

b)

Key Signature

c)

Clef

6.

Name the sharps you see in this Key Signature in order.

a)

F,G,C

b)

C,G,F

c)

G,F,C

d)

F,C,G

7.

What notes are flat in the key signature?

a)

B, E

b)

F, A

c)

D, F

d)

none

8.

What notes are flat or sharp in the key signature?

a)

none

b)

B

c)

E, B

d)

A

9.

What note is flat in the key signature?

a)

D

b)

E

c)

A

d)

B

10.

Name the RED note

a)

F♯

b)

F♭

c)

F♮

11.

Name the RED note

a)

F♯

b)

F♭

c)

F♮

12.

Name the RED note

a)

F♯

b)

F♭

c)

F♮

13.

Name the RED note

a)

B

b)

D♭

c)

D♮

d)

B♮

14.

Name the RED note

a)

C

b)

C♭

c)

E♭

d)

E

15.

Name the RED note

a)

B♯

b)

B♭

c)

B♮

16.

Name the RED note

a)

B

b)

B♭

c)

G♭

d)

G

17.

what is the purpose of the flat sign?

a)

it raises the pitch one half step

b)

it lowers the pitch one half step

18.

What is the meaning of the sharp sign?

a)

It lowers the pitch one half step

b)

It raises the pitch one half step

19.

When a flat, sharp, or natural appears in music, it is called an...

a)

Key Signature

b)

Accidental

c)

Half Step

d)

Whole Step

20.

An accidental remains in effect for...

a)

all measures of the music

b)

Until the next bar line

c)

two measures only

21.

What symbol area is circled on the Music Staff?

a)

Clef

b)

Key Signature

c)

Time Signature

d)

Accidental

22.

A dot after a note adds....

a)

one beat

b)

50% (or half) of the notes value

c)

half of a beat

23.
What is the name of this note?
a)
Dotted Quarter Note
b)
Dotted Half Note
c)
Dotted Sixteenth Note
d)
Dotted Eighth Note
24.

How many beats does this get?

a)

3

b)

1/3

c)

3/4

d)

2