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1.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Whole note

b)

Half note

c)

Quarter note

d)

Eighth note

2.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Whole note

b)

Quarter note

c)

1 beat

d)

Half note

3.

This symbol is ALSO a

a)

Half note

b)

Quarter note

c)

Whole note

d)

Eighth note

4.

What is the name of this rest?

a)

Eighth rest

b)

Half rest

c)

Quarter rest

d)

Whole rest

5.

What are these notes?

a)

16th notes

b)

8th notes

c)

quarter notes

d)

32nd notes

6.

What kind of note is this?

a)

quarter note

b)

8th note

c)

16th note

d)

32nd note

7.

What are these notes?

a)

32nd notes

b)

8th notes

c)

16th notes

d)

tremolo

8.

Which answer has the same amount of beats?

a)

b)

c)

d)

9.

What is this?

a)

Half Rest

b)

Quarter Rest

c)

Whole Note

d)

Whole Rest

10.

What note gets 1 Beat in this Meter?

a)

Whole Note

b)

Quarter Note

c)

Eighth Note

d)

Half Note

11.

An element of music consist of two numbers (one number on top and below) that can be seen beside the clef in the staff)

a)

Key Signature

b)

Measure

c)

Meter

d)

Time Signature

12.

This time signature tells us that there are________.

a)

2 beats in a measure

b)

2 instruments in a measure

c)

2 notes in a measure

d)

2 beats in a measure

13.

If a song has four beats per measure, what is the time signature?

a)

b)

c)

d)

14.

A waltz has 3 beats per measure, which could be a time signature for a waltz?

a)

b)

c)

d)

15.

How is the beat divided into simple meter?

a)

two

b)

three

c)

four

d)

six

16.

What kind of note is this?

a)

Whole Note

b)

Eighth Note

c)

Sixteenth Note

d)

Side Note

17.

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

18.

What does a dot do to a note?

a)

It makes the note louder.

b)

It makes the note 50% less than its original values.

c)

It makes the note softer.

d)

It makes the note 50% more than its original value.

19.

Which number of the time signature do you subdivide by 3 to find the number of beats? Top or Bottom?

a)

Top

b)

Bottom

20.

How many beats is in a measure for this time signature?

a)

9

b)

2

c)

3

d)

8

21.

How many beats per measure in the time signature given?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

12

d)

8

22.

What 3 numbers can be seen at the top of your time signature to indicate that it's compound meter?

a)

3, 6, 8

b)

2, 3, 4

c)

6, 9, 12

d)

2, 4, 8

23.

Does this measure show compound meter?

a)

Yes

b)

No

24.

In 6/8 time what note would you add to complete this measure?

a)

Quarter Note

b)

Dotted Half Note

c)

Dotted Quarter Note

d)

Whole Note

25.

Is this measure in compound meter?

a)

Yes

b)

No

26.

Compound Meter is when:

a)

A beat is broken into 3 parts and the top number is divisible by 3

b)

Two instruments are playing in the same meter

c)

Two meters are being played at once

d)

A beat is broken into 2 part rhythms

27.

Simple meter is when:

a)

One instrument is playing by themselves in a meter

b)

Beats are divided into 3 equal parts and the top number is divisible by 3

c)

Beats are divided into two equal parts and the top number is most commonly a number that is 4 or under

d)

The beats are divided into irregular groupings and the top number is most commonly an odd number above 5.

28.

True or False: 9/8 is considered to be simple meter.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

What type of meter is 12/8?

a)

Simple

b)

Sextuple

c)

Complex

d)

Compound

30.

E is the what in A major

a)

Tonic

b)

sub-dominant

c)

mediant

d)

dominant

31.

E is the what in A major

a)

Tonic

b)

sub-dominant

c)

mediant

d)

dominant

32.

What is the Dominant in D major

a)

A

b)

F#

c)

B

d)

E

33.

B is the sub dominant of what Key

a)

Gb

b)

F#

c)

A

d)

D

34.

D is referred to as that what in C major

a)

sub- dominant

b)

sub-mediant

c)

leading tone

d)

supertonic

35.

The leading tone in G is

a)

A

b)

F

c)

B

d)

None of the above

36.

What is tonic in the key of C

a)

B

b)

G

c)

C

d)

A

37.

Bb is the what in the key of F

a)

tonic

b)

supertonic

c)

leading tone

d)

sub-dominant

38.

5th scale degree

(a)

39.

4th scale degree is called

(a)

40.

7th scale degree name

(a)

41.

2nd scale degree is called

(a)

42.

The first note in the scale is called

a)

Tonic

b)

Leading Tone

c)

Mediant

d)

Sub-Dominant

43.

What is the mediant of A major

a)

B

b)

C#

c)

G

d)

D

44.

4 sharps

a)

E Major

b)

E minor

c)

C Major

d)

C minor

45.

2 flats

a)

Bb minor

b)

C minor

c)

G minor

d)

B Major

46.

3 Sharps

a)

F# Major

b)

A minor

c)

F minor

d)

A Major

47.

5 Flats

a)

Gb Major

b)

Db Major

c)

Bb Major

d)

Ab Major

48.

No Flats or Sharps

a)

C minor

b)

A minor

c)

A Major

d)

Gb minor

49.

D Major

(a)

50.

Eb Major

(a)

51.

F Major

(a)

52.

G Major

(a)

53.

What is the name of this key?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

Bb

d)

G

54.

What is the name of this key?

a)

C

b)

Db

c)

F

d)

Gb

55.

What is the name of this key?

a)

F#

b)

G

c)

C

d)

C#

56.

What is the name of this key?

a)

Cb

b)

Gb

c)

D

d)

Db

57.

What is the name of this key?

a)

Ab

b)

A

c)

C

d)

C#

58.

What is the name of this key?

a)

Eb

b)

C

c)

Cb

d)

B

59.

What is the name of this key?

a)

E#

b)

B#

c)

A#

d)

C#

60.

What is the name of this key?

a)

Bb

b)

B

c)

G

d)

Ab

61.

What is the name of this key?

a)

G

b)

F

c)

E

d)

C

62.

What is the name of this key?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

Bb

d)

H

63.

What is the name of this key?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

E

d)

G

64.

Which Key Signature represents B Major

a)

b)

c)

d)

65.

Which Key Signature represents Ab Major?

a)

b)

c)

d)

66.

Which Key Signature represents F Major?

a)

b)

c)

d)

67.

Which Key signature represents E Major

a)

b)

c)

d)

68.

Which key represents C flat Major

a)

b)

c)

d)

69.

How many Flats are in the key of Db?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

70.

What key has no sharps and no flats?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

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