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9th Period Band Quiz

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many beats does a half note get?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

2.

What note is a WHOLE step away from C?

a)

Db

b)

D

c)

E

d)

Eb

3.

Mezzo forte is defined as

a)

Moderately quiet or soft

b)

Moderately loud

c)

Moderate volume

d)

Moderately fast

4.

Identify this symbol

a)

Treble clef

b)

Alto clef

c)

Soprano clef

d)

Bass clef

5.

Staccato is defined as

a)

Short

b)

Light

c)

Tiny

d)

Pecky

6.

The symbol for tenuto is

a)

-

b)

.

c)

>

d)

/ /

7.

Identify this symbol

a)

Treble clef

b)

Alto Clef

c)

Soprano clef

d)

Bass clef

8.

The symbol for accent is

a)

-

b)

.

c)

>

d)

/ /

9.

What is the name of this symbol

a)

Fortissimo

b)

Forte

c)

Mezzo forte

d)

Fortississimo

10.

This term means with emphasis

a)

Staccato

b)

Tenuto

c)

Accent

d)

Martele

11.

What is the name of this Key Signature?

a)

F Major

b)

Bb Major

c)

C Major

d)

Eb Major

12.

What is the name of this Key Signature?

a)

C Major

b)

F Major

c)

Bb Major

d)

X Minor

13.

What is the name of this Key Signature?

a)

F Major

b)

E Major

c)

D Major

d)

C Major

14.

What is the name of this Key Signature?

a)

Bb Major

b)

Ab Major

c)

C Major

d)

F Major

15.

Crescendo is defined as:

a)

Play soft

b)

Gradually get louder

c)

Gradually slow down

d)

Hold the instrument with one hand

16.
Allegro
a)
Slow
b)
Quick and Lively
c)
Moderately Slow
d)
Very Fast
17.
Key Signature
a)
Sharps, flats or naturals that appear after the clef sign
b)
Tells how many beats are in each measure
c)
Another symbol to ignore
d)
Tells how fast to play the music
18.
Sharp
a)
Raise the note by 1 whole step
b)
Raise the note by 1/2 step
c)
Lowers the note by 1/2 step
d)
Raises the note by 1 whole step
19.
Natural
a)
Cancels sharps or flats
b)
Major scale
c)
Raises note by 1/2 step
d)
Lowers note by 1/2 step
20.
Fermata
a)
cancels a sharp or flat
b)
tie
c)
slur
d)
hold note or rest longer than usual
21.
Articulation
a)
Play note louder
b)
How you attack the note
c)
Play note softly
d)
Play note short
22.
What are these notes called?
a)
Whole
b)
Quarter
c)
Eighth
d)
Sixteenth
23.
In 4/4 time, how long does a quarter rest last?
a)
4 beats
b)
2 beats
c)
1 beat
d)
3 beats
24.
The top number of the time signature tells us...
a)
how many dots there are
b)
what gets the beat
c)
how many beats per measure
d)
nothing
25.
Softness and loudness in music is called:
a)
dynamics
b)
tempo
c)
rhythm
d)
beat
26.
The speed of the beat is called:
a)
rhythm
b)
dynamics
c)
tempo
d)
forte
27.
What does Staccato mean?
a)
Hold the note full value
b)
Connect the notes/play smoothly
c)
Detach and lightly separate the notes
d)
Emphasize the note
28.
What is it called when music gradually speeds up?
a)
Decrease BPM
b)
Accelerando
c)
Crescendo 
d)
Ritardando
29.
What type of rest is this?
a)
Quarter
b)
Half
c)
Eighth
d)
Whole
30.
chromatic
a)
shiny
b)
moving in half steps
c)
a jazz idiom
d)
pretty
31.
How many beats are in each measure when the time signature is 3/4?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
6
d)
42
32.
In 4/4 time, how many beats does this rest get?
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
33.
Smooth and connected
a)
Staccato
b)
Gradually louder
c)
Legato
d)
None above
34.
Two notes that sound the same but are spelled differently:
a)
Different sounded
b)
Enharmonic
c)
Interval
d)
None above
35.

Which of these means "Forte"?

a)

F

b)

ppp

c)

mf

d)

mp

36.

What does this symbol tell us to do as performers?

a)

Decrease your volume

b)

Put away your instrument

c)

Increase your volume

d)

Play notes very short

37.

Which best describes how you should play notes that are marked with Staccato?

a)

Extra long

b)

Extra loud

c)

Short

d)

Silent

38.

What kind of note is pictured?

a)

Sixteenth note

b)

Eighth note

c)

W

d)

Long note

39.

Da segno (D.S.)

a)

fast tempo

b)

from the sign

c)

mysterious

d)

immediate, suddenly

40.

Espressivo

a)

in a similar manner

b)

from the sign

c)

mysterious

d)

expressively

41.

What is this symbol?

a)

Accent

b)

Marcato

c)

Tenuto

d)

Staccato

42.

What is the symbol above the note?

a)

Fermata

b)

Marcato

c)

Sharp

d)

Breath Mark

43.

What is this note?

a)

F

b)

F#

c)

A

d)

D#

44.

What does a composer do?

a)

Writes books

b)

Leads the band

c)

Writes music

d)

Plays music

45.

What does a key signature tell you?

a)

What notes to play flat or sharp

b)

How many beats are in the measure and what note gets the beat

46.

Which instruments are considered “Bb” instruments?

a)

Trumpet, Clarinet, Tenor Sax

b)

Trumpet, Clarinet, Alto Sax

c)

Trumpet, Tenor Sax, Bari Sax

d)

None of the Above

47.

Which instrument family does the saxophone belong to?

a)

Brass

b)

Woodwind

c)

Percussion

d)

Strings

48.

How many sixteenth notes equal two quarter notes?

a)

8

b)

16

c)

12

d)

4

49.

Which instrument does NOT belong to the woodwind family?

a)

English horn

b)

Oboe

c)

Euphonium

d)

Saxophone

50.

How many quarter notes equal two half notes?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

51.

How many half rests equal a dotted whole rest?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

52.

Two sixteenth notes equal how many eighth notes?

a)

1/2

b)

1

c)

1.5

d)

2

53.

In 6/8 time, what kind of note receives one beat?

a)

Quarter note

b)

Eighth note

c)

Half note

d)

Whole note

54.

What does the term “Fortissimo” mean?

a)

Loud

b)

Very Loud

c)

Medium Loud

d)

Get Louder

55.

How many eighth notes equal four quarter notes

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

56.
Which of the following instruments is NOT a part of the percussion instrument family?
a)
Oboe
b)
Snare Drum
c)
Bass Drum
d)
Xylophone
57.
Which term best defines five lines and four spaces?
a)
clef
b)
tempo
c)
staff
d)
bass
58.
The lines of the bass clef read as follows from the bottom line to the top line.
a)
a c e g
b)
f a c e
c)
g b d f a
d)
e g b d f
59.
The spaces of the treble clef read as follows from the bottom space to the top space.
a)
a c e g
b)
f a c e
c)
g b d f a
d)
e g b d f
60.
The spaces of the bass clef read as follows from the bottom space to the top space.
a)
a c e g
b)
f a c e
c)
g b d f a
d)
e g b d f
61.
The lines of the treble clef read as follows from bottom line to top line.
a)
g b d f a
b)
f a c e
c)
a c e g
d)
e g b d f a
62.
What is the definition of duration?
a)
How fast or slow the tempo
b)
How you sound
c)
How long a note lasts
d)
bass clef
63.

What music symbol is this?

a)

A b

b)

Sharp

c)

Flat

d)

Natural

64.

What music Symbol is this?

a)

Hashtag

b)

Number

c)

Sharp

d)

Tic Tac Toe