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Basic Music Theory Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What function of the English language is used to identify notes?

a)

Punctuation

b)

Pronouns

c)

Alphabet

d)

Consonants

2.

What are the notes of the C Major Scale

a)

CDEFGABC

b)

CEGBDF

c)

CABFAG

d)

CDFGAEBC

3.

Which type of chord would we describe as being sad?

a)

Major Chord

b)

Minor Chord

c)

Diminished Chord

d)

Augmented Chord

4.

Which chord can be described as being happy?

a)

Mother Chord

b)

General Chord

c)

Major Chord

d)

Minor Chord

5.

What scale would we play over a major chord?

a)

Major Scale

b)

Minor Scale

c)

Chromatic Scale

d)

General scale

6.

The scale we would play over a minor chord is a?

(a)  

7.

What collection of letters gives us the code to work out how the major scale is constructed?

a)

TTSTSSTS

b)

TASTY

c)

STTSTTS

d)

TTSTTTS

8.

What is this note called in the American System

a)

A half note

b)

A quarter note

c)

A whole note

d)

A breve

9.

What is this type of note called in the English System?

a)

A semibreve

b)

A breve

c)

A minim

d)

A whole breve

10.

How many beats is it worth in 4/4?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

11.

What is the equivalent sign if this was a rest and not a note?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

What type of note is this (English or American System accepted)

(a)  

13.

How many beats is it worth in 4/4 time?

(a)  

14.

In treble clef, what pitch is this note?

(a)  

15.

What notes are the lines in this stave?

a)

EGBDF

b)

EGGBEAT

c)

FACE

d)

EFGAB

16.

What is the sign at the beginning of the bar called?

a)

Trible Clef

b)

Bass Clef

c)

Alto Clef

d)

Treble Clef

17.

What are the notes of the spaces in this stave?

(a)  

18.

How many beats per bar?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

19.

What type of notes are counted in 4/4 time?

a)

1/4 notes

b)

1/8 notes

c)

1/2 notes

d)

1/16 notes

20.

What other clef can you think of other than Treble Clef?

(a)