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Music Unit 1

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 28mins

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Class
Date
1.

What are the sharps in C major?

a)

F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp, A sharp, E sharp

b)

F sharp, C sharp

c)

None

d)

F sharp, C sharp, G sharp

2.

What are the sharps in G major?

a)

F sharp

b)

F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp, A sharp, E sharp

c)

F sharp, C sharp, G sharp

d)

F sharp, C sharp

3.

What are the sharps in D major?

a)

F sharp, C sharp

b)

F sharp, C sharp, G sharp

c)

F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp, A sharp

d)

F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp, A sharp, E sharp, B sharp

4.

What are the sharps in A major?

a)

F sharp, C sharp

b)

None

c)

F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp, A sharp, E sharp, B sharp

d)

F sharp, C sharp, G sharp

5.

What are the sharps in E major?

a)

F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp, A sharp

b)

F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp

c)

F sharp, C sharp

d)

F sharp

6.

What are the sharps in B major?

a)

F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp, A sharp, E sharp, B sharp

b)

F sharp

c)

F sharp, C sharp, G sharp

d)

F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp, A sharp

7.

What are the sharps in F♯ major?

a)

F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp

b)

F sharp, C sharp, G sharp

c)

F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp, A sharp, E sharp, B sharp

d)

F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp, A sharp, E sharp

8.

What are the sharps in C♯ major?

a)

F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp, A sharp

b)

F sharp, C sharp, G sharp

c)

F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp, A sharp, E sharp, B sharp

d)

F sharp

9.

What are the flats in F major?

a)

B flat

b)

B flat, E flat, A flat, D flat, G flat

c)

B flat, E flat, A flat, D flat, G flat, C flat, F flat

d)

B flat, E flat

10.

What are the flats in B♭ major?

a)

B flat, E flat

b)

B flat, E flat, A flat, D flat

c)

B flat, E flat, A flat, D flat, G flat

d)

B flat

11.

What are the flats in E♭ major?

a)

B flat, E flat, A flat

b)

B flat

c)

B flat, E flat, A flat, D flat, G flat, C flat, F flat

d)

B flat, E flat, A flat, D flat

12.

What are the flats in A♭ major?

a)

B flat, E flat

b)

B flat, E flat, A flat, D flat

c)

B flat, E flat, A flat, D flat, G flat

d)

B flat, E flat, A flat

13.

What are the flats in D♭ major?

a)

B flat, E flat, A flat, D flat, G flat

b)

B flat, E flat, A flat, D flat, G flat, C flat

c)

B flat, E flat

d)

B flat, E flat, A flat

14.

What are the flats in G♭ major?

a)

B flat

b)

B flat, E flat, A flat, D flat, G flat

c)

B flat, E flat

d)

B flat, E flat, A flat, D flat, G flat, C flat

15.

What are the flats in C♭ major?

a)

B flat, E flat, A flat, D flat, G flat, C flat, F flat

b)

B flat, E flat, A flat, D flat, G flat

c)

B flat, E flat

d)

B flat, E flat, A flat

16.

What is the full name for a dot?

a)

Augmentation dots

b)

Tenuto dots

c)

Dolce

d)

Doloroso

17.

What is the full name for a tie?

a)

Timbre

b)

Tenuto ties

c)

Tenor

d)

Augmentation ties

18.

What does a dot do to a note?

a)

A dot decreases the note's duration by one half

b)

A dot increases the note's duration by one half

c)

A dot increases the note's duration by two notes

d)

A dot increases the note's duration by three fourths

19.

How many notes is a dotted quarter note equal to?

a)

A quarter note plus an eighth note

b)

Three eighth notes

c)

Two eighth notes

d)

A quarter note plus a half note

20.

What is the purpose of ties?

a)

A tie increases the note's duration by one half

b)

Ties raise the pitch of a note by a half step

c)

Ties merge multiple notes of the same pitch

21.

How many notes is a dotted half note equal to?

a)

Three eighth notes

b)

A half note plus an eighth note

c)

A half note plus a quarter note

d)

Six eighth notes

22.

How many notes is a dotted eighth note equal to?

a)

An eighth note plus a sixteenth note

b)

Three sixteenth notes

c)

Five sixteenth notes

d)

A quarter note plus a sixteenth note

23.

What is another name for a half step?

a)

Semitone

b)

Whole tone

c)

Tone

d)

Flat

24.

What are two other names for a whole step?

a)

Whole tone

b)

Tone

c)

Semitone

d)

Sharp

25.

True/False: A half step is ALWAYS from a white key to a black key.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

What is a half step?

a)

The distance from one key on the keyboard to the next adjacent key

b)

The distance from two keys on the keyboard to the next adjacent key

c)

Increasing the note value by one half

27.

What is a whole step?

a)

Three half steps, or three keys apart on a piano

b)

Two half steps, or two keys apart on a piano

c)

One half step, or one key apart on a piano

28.

What is a sharp?

a)

A sharp raises a note by a half step

b)

A sharp lowers a note by a half step

c)

A sharp raises a note by a whole step

d)

A sharp lowers a note by a whole step

29.

What is a flat?

a)

A flat lowers a note by a whole step

b)

A flat raises a note by a half step

c)

A flat lowers a note by a half step

d)

A flat raises a note by a whole step

30.

What is an accidental?

a)

A sharp, flat, or natural not included in the given key

b)

The notes in a given key

c)

Changing key signatures in the middle of the piece

31.

What is a double flat/double sharp?

a)

Double flats and double sharps alter a note by a whole step

b)

Double flats and double sharps alter a note by a half step

32.

What is a natural?

a)

Adds a sharp or flat

b)

Cancels a sharp or flat

c)

Adds a sharp

d)

Cancels a flat

33.

What is enharmonic spelling?

a)

When a certain pitch is raised by a half step

b)

When a certain pitch has multiple names

c)

When a certain pitch is raised by a whole step

d)

When a certain pitch is in a certain key

34.

How many quarter notes does 4/4 contain?

a)

Four

b)

Three

c)

Two

d)

Six

35.

How many quarter notes does 3/4 contain?

a)

Four

b)

Three

c)

Two

d)

Six

36.

How many eighth notes does 4/4 contain?

a)

Two

b)

Twelve

c)

Eight

d)

Four

37.

How many eighth notes does 3/4 contain?

a)

Nine

b)

Eight

c)

Six

d)

Four

38.

How many half notes does 4/4 contain?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Four

d)

Six

39.

How many notes does 6/8 contain?

a)

Six eighth notes

b)

Two half notes

c)

Six quarter notes

d)

Four eighth notes

40.

How many notes does 3/2 contain?

a)

Six quarter notes

b)

Three eighth notes

c)

Four half notes

d)

Three half notes

41.

What are time signatures?

a)

Time signatures define the amount and type of notes that each measure contains

b)

Time signatures define the pitch of each note in a scale

42.

What are bar lines?

a)

The notes in a measure

b)

A group of notes that has a length specified by the time signature

c)

Vertical black bars that divide the staff into measures

43.

What are measures?

a)

A group of notes that has a length specified by the time signature

b)

Vertical black bars that divide the staff into measures

c)

The notes used in a piece of music

44.

What is the staff?

a)

A small line that extends the staff when we run out of room

b)

A white key on the keyboard

c)

The foundation upon which notes are drawn

d)

A musical symbol used to assign individual notes to certain lines or spaces

45.

What is a clef?

a)

A musical symbol used to assign individual notes to certain lines or spaces

b)

A theoretical staff consisting of eleven lines; consists of Treble clef and Bass clef

c)

The foundation upon which notes are drawn

d)

It corresponds to the middle staff line on the Grand Staff (C4)

46.

What are ledger lines?

a)

A musical symbol used to assign individual notes to certain lines or spaces

b)

The foundation upon which notes are drawn

c)

A theoretical staff consisting of eleven lines; consists of Treble clef and Bass clef

d)

A small line that extends the staff when we run out of room

47.

What is the Grand Staff?

a)

A musical symbol used to assign individual notes to certain lines or spaces

b)

A theoretical staff consisting of eleven lines; consists of Treble clef and Bass clef

c)

A small line that extends the staff when we run out of room

d)

A white key on the keyboard

48.

Why is a treble clef called the "G clef"?

a)

The staff line which the clef wraps around is known as G. Any note placed on this line becomes G

b)

The dots are around the line G

49.

Why is the bass clef also called the F Clef?

a)

The staff line which the clef wraps around is known as F. Any note placed on this line becomes F

b)

The dots are around the line F

50.

What is Middle C?

a)

It corresponds to the middle staff line on the Grand Staff (C4)

b)

A white key on the keyboard

c)

A small line that extends the staff when we run out of room

51.

How many lines are on the modern staff?

a)

Five

b)

Four

c)

Three

d)

Twelve

52.

How many spaces are on the modern staff?

a)

Five

b)

Four

c)

Three

d)

Twelve

53.

What does every line and space on the staff represent?

a)

A white key on the keyboard

b)

A black key on the keyboard