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Music

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which music style is loud, rhythmic and energetic?

a)

jazz

b)

rock

c)

country

d)

folk

2.

Which music style is slow, calming, groovy?

a)

pop

b)

folk

c)

trance

d)

blues

3.

Which music style is catchy, simple and easy?

a)

heavy metal

b)

reggae

c)

pop

d)

hip-hop

4.

Which music type is good for dancing?

a)

rap

b)

house

c)

waltz

d)

techno

5.

Which is a string instrument?

a)

piano

b)

keyboard

c)

saxophone

d)

guitar

6.

Which is a wind instrument?

a)

flute

b)

drums

c)

cello

d)

bass

7.

Which instrument is the biggest?

a)

keyboard

b)

harp

c)

saxophone

d)

violin

8.

Which music is most popular for line dances?

a)

hip-hop

b)

country

c)

pop

d)

reggaeton

9.

Which music comes from Brazil?

a)

folktronica

b)

tango

c)

samba

d)

reggae

10.

Which music comes from Jamaica?

a)

reggae

b)

rumba

c)

rock'n'roll

d)

rap

11.

Which dance music comes from Argentina?

a)

reggae

b)

salsa

c)

tango

d)

waltz

12.

Which nationality is Shawn Mendes?

a)

British

b)

Spanish

c)

Canadian

d)

American

13.

Where is the group Imagine Dragons from?

a)

Britain

b)

Sweden

c)

USA

d)

Australia

14.

Which nationality is Harry Styles?

a)

British

b)

American

c)

French

d)

Australian

15.

Where is Billie Eilish from?

a)

USA

b)

Canada

c)

Brazil

d)

UK

16.

Who is the richest artist?

a)

Mariah Carey

b)

Jay-Z

c)

Paul McCartney

d)

Lady Gaga

17.

Who is called The King of Pop?

a)

Justin Bieber

b)

Justin Timberlake

c)

Michael Jackson

d)

Elvis Presley

18.

Which word is the odd one out?

a)

lyrics

b)

hit

c)

melody

d)

guitar

19.

Which word is the odd one out?

a)

piano

b)

keyboard

c)

guitar

d)

flute

20.

Which word is the odd one out?

a)

guitarist

b)

DJ

c)

saxophone

d)

drummer

21.
The note names of the spaces in treble clef are:
a)
EGBD
b)
ACEG
c)
FACE
d)
GBDF
22.
The note names of the spaces in bass clef are:
a)
EGBD
b)
ACEG
c)
FACE
d)
GBDF
23.
The ______ of a note is how high or low it sounds. 
a)
tempo
b)
pitch
c)
volume
d)
quality
24.
What clef is this?
a)
Bass clef
b)
Treble clef
c)
Alto clef
d)
Tenor clef
25.
A measure is...
a)
Part of the melody of the song
b)
The space between bar lines where notes are written
c)
The end of the song
d)
The distance between two different objects
26.
What does the top number of the Time signature stand for?
a)
what type of note is in the measure
b)
how many beats are in the measure
c)
the number of measures
d)
how long the rhythm is
27.
What does the bottom number in the Time signature stand for ?  
a)
which note gets 1 beat  
b)
how many notes are in a measure
c)
the number of measures
d)
how long the rhythm takes
28.
In 4/4, what type of note gets one beat?
a)
A half note
b)
A fourth note
c)
A quarter note
d)
An eighth note
29.
________ is the speed of a song.
a)
Timbre
b)
Pitch
c)
Dynamics
d)
Tempo
30.
The ________ is the lines and spaces upon which music is written.  
a)
clef
b)
staff
c)
bass
d)
treble
31.
Name the key.
a)
E flat Major
b)
C minor
c)
C Major
d)
Both E flat Major and C minor
32.
Name this sign:
a)
Treble Clef
b)
Bass Clef
c)
Alto Clef
d)
Time Signature
33.
What is rhythm?
a)
The sound a drummer makes.
b)
A band on a tropical island.
c)
A way to organize time.
d)
The letter name of a note. How high or low it sounds.
34.
How many beats are in a half rest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
3
35.
how many beats does a dotted quarter note receive?
a)
3
b)
2
c)
4
d)
1.5
36.

The five horizontal lines music is written on is called a....

a)

Ledger Lines

b)

Measure

c)

Staff

d)

Notes

37.

The short lines above and below the staff are called…

a)

Rests

b)

Notes

c)

Staff

d)

Ledger Lines

38.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Bass Clef, F Clef

b)

Treble Clef, G Clef

c)

Tenor Clef

d)

Alto Clef

39.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Treble Clef, G Clef

b)

Alto Clef

c)

Tenor Clef

d)

Bass Clef, F Clef

40.

The distance in pitch between two tones is called an...

a)

Flat

b)

Sharp

c)

Intervals

d)

Ledger Lines

41.

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

42.

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

43.

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

44.

What do you call a collection of sharps or flats at the beginning of a piece that tells us where Do is?

a)

Notes

b)

Time Signature

c)

Key Signature

d)

Rests

45.

What symbols show pitch and duration?

a)

Notes

b)

Rests

c)

Treble Clef

d)

Staff

46.

What symbols show duration of silence?

a)

Treble Clef

b)

Rests

c)

Notes

d)

Staff

47.

Lines through the music to indicate the division of measures

a)

Measure

b)

Bar Line

c)

Staff

d)

Treble Clef

48.

The distance between two bar lines

a)

Bar Line

b)

Treble Clef

c)

Measure

d)

Staff

49.

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

50.

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

51.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Bar Lines

b)

Measures

c)

Staff

d)

Repeat Signs

52.

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

53.

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

54.
Uplifting anthems were written for these people.
a)
Bad guys 
b)
Damsels in distress
c)
Heroes
d)
Creepy characters
55.
Fast tempo music was written for these types of scenes.
a)
Love scenes
b)
Death scenes
c)
Chase scenes 
d)
Scary scenes
56.
Slow and somber music was written for these types of scenes.
a)
Sad scenes
b)
Love scenes
c)
Chase scenes
d)
Comedic scenes
57.
This instrument accompanied silent films.
a)
Orchestra
b)
Big Band
c)
Choir
d)
Piano
58.
A melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation. Sort of like a “theme song” for a person, place, thing, or idea.
a)
Leitmotif
b)
Film Score
c)
Motive 
d)
Melody
59.

If the music has a slow tempo, a quiet dynamic and use of long drawn out note in the string section of an orchestra, which genre below would it more likely match?

a)

Horrow

b)

Western

c)

Animation

d)

Adventure

60.

Which 2 instruments below would indicate that the music belongs to a western film?

a)

Guitar

b)

Piano

c)

Whistling

d)

Saxophone

e)

Brass

61.

Which 2 descriptions of tonality below are correct?

a)

Major = happy

b)

Major = sad

c)

minor = happy

d)

minor = sad

62.

Which of the following is the musical term to describe 'sound that gradually gets louder'

a)

diminuendo

b)

forte

c)

piano

d)

crescendo

63.

Which of the following is the musical term to describe 'sound that gradually gets quieter'

a)

diminuendo

b)

forte

c)

piano

d)

crescendo