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Music Theory

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Measure

b)

Notes

c)

Ledger Lines

d)

Staff

2.

What are those symbols on the staff

a)

Rests

b)

Clef

c)

Notes

d)

Treble clef

3.

What note is this?

a)

C

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F

4.

What note is this?

a)

C

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F

5.

What musical term refers to the volume?

(a)  

6.

What does this musical symbol mean?

a)

Adagio

b)

Diminuendo

c)

Crescendo

d)

Pause

7.

Which musical era took place between Baroque and Romantic?

(a)  

8.

Binary and Ternary form are examples of what?

a)

Structure

b)

Dynamics

c)

Tempo

d)

Timbre

9.

How many notes are in a triad chord?

a)

6

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.

What is this?

a)

A crotchet

b)

A treble clef

c)

A bass clef

d)

A pause

11.

Monophonic texture is best described as...

a)

A single, unaccompanied melody

b)

2 instruments playing at once

c)

A piece of music with 1 section

d)

A piece played by 1 orchestra

12.

Name this pitch

a)

B flat

b)

G Natural

c)

Middle C

d)

A Sharp

13.

Forte is the Italian term for (a)  

14.

Name this note duration

a)

Minim

b)

Crotchet

c)

Quaver

d)

Semi-breve

15.

In this music there are _ crotchet beats in a bar

(a)  

16.

The following 3 are examples of different dynamics

a)

Fortissimo

b)

Piano

c)

Pianissimo

d)

Allegro

17.

This is where we put the notes, rests, musical symbols, etc.

a)

Ledger Line

b)

Measure

c)

Staff

d)

Bar line

18.

True or False: There is only one explanation behind the clef names: G Clef and F Clef

a)

True

b)

False

c)

True and False

d)

Non of the above

19.

Serves as an extension of the staff

a)

Bar line

b)

Staff line

c)

Repeat line

d)

Ledger line

20.

On the bass clef, where can you find the middle c?

a)

First ledger line below

b)

Second line

c)

Fourth space

d)

First ledger line above

21.

What are the mnemonics for the treble clef? Determine the Line and Space letter names. Write your answer

(a)  

22.

What are the mnemonics for the bass clef? Determine the Line and Space letter names. Write your answer

(a)  

23.

Name the following note.

Make sure to check the CLEF before answering.

a)

F#

b)

G

c)

A

d)

F

24.

Name the following note.

Make sure to check the CLEF before answering.

a)

F

b)

E

c)

D

d)

C

25.

Name the following note.

Make sure to check the CLEF before answering.

a)

C#

b)

C

c)

Cb

d)

D

26.

Name the following note.

Make sure to check the CLEF before answering.

a)

C

b)

B

c)

G

d)

A

27.

Name the following note.

Make sure to check the CLEF before answering.

a)

D

b)

C

c)

A

d)

F

28.

Name the following note.

Make sure to check the CLEF before answering.

a)

A

b)

J

c)

H

d)

G

29.

Name the following note.

Make sure to check the CLEF before answering.

a)

D

b)

F

c)

G

d)

A

30.

Please state if the following statement is 'TRUE' or 'FALSE'.

"There are 14 notes in the Musical Alphabet."

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

31.

Please state if the following statement is 'TRUE' or 'FALSE'.

"The note 'E' is the 5th letter of the Musical Alphabet."

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

32.

Please state if the following statement is 'TRUE' or 'FALSE'.

"The F clef is another name for the Treble Clef."

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

33.

Please fill in the '(blank)' for the following statement.

"The (blank) clef is another name for the Bass Clef."

(a)  

34.

Five equally spaced horizontal lines on which music is notated is called?

a)

Clef

b)

Staff

c)

Note

d)

Rhythm

35.

A ____ is a symbol placed at the beginning of a line of music that establishes the letter names of the lines and spaces of the staff.

a)

Staff

b)

Note

c)

Key Signature

d)

Clef

36.

What is this symbol called?

a)

Bass Clef

b)

C Clef

c)

Treble Clef

d)

Key Signature

37.

What is this symbol called?

a)

C Clef

b)

Treble Clef

c)

Key Signature

d)

Bass Clef

38.

When shown like this, these symbols together make up what?

a)

Key Signature

b)

Grand Staff

c)

Treble Clef

d)

Melody