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Identify Music Symbols

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

The end of a piece of music

b)

to repeat all or part of the music again

c)

repeat the measure before

d)

double bar line

2.

What is this sign

a)

Sharp

b)

Natural

c)

Flat

3.

How many beats does a quarter note receive?

a)

2

b)

0

c)

1

d)

4

4.

This note receives four beats!

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

Which rest is the equivalent to a quarter note?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

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

a)

Ledger Lines

b)

Measure

c)

Staff

d)

Notes

7.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Bass Clef, F Clef

b)

Treble Clef, G Clef

c)

Tenor Clef

d)

Alto Clef

8.

What is the name of this symbol, which makes a note sound 1/2 step lower than written?

a)

Flat

b)

Sharp

c)

Natural

d)

Double Sharp

9.

What is the name of this symbol, which makes a note sound 1/2 step higher than written?

a)

Flat

b)

Double Sharp

c)

Sharp

d)

Natural

10.

What is the name of this symbol, which indicates that a note is neither sharp nor flat?

a)

Double Sharp

b)

Natural

c)

Sharp

d)

Flat

11.

What is the name of the symbol at the beginning of a piece of music that tells us what kind of note is worth one beat, and how many beats are in a measure?

a)

Key Signature

b)

Staff

c)

Time Signature

d)

Treble Clef

12.

Lines through the music to indicate the division of measures

a)

Measure

b)

Bar Line

c)

Staff

d)

Treble Clef

13.

What symbols show duration of silence?

a)

Treble Clef

b)

Rests

c)

Notes

d)

Staff

14.

When you see this music symbol, you should_________________.

a)

get softer and softer

b)

get louder and louder

c)

get louder then softer

d)

immediately play loud

15.

How many lines make up the staff?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

7

d)

6

16.
How many spaces are in a musical staff?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
5
d)
2
17.
The spaces in the treble clef spell a word...what is that word?
a)
FACE
b)
FEAR
c)
GABE
d)
BEAD
18.

The names of the lines on the staff are

a)

EGBDF

b)

GBDFA

c)

FACE

d)

ACEG

19.

Which musical term means "loud"?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

Which musical term means "soft"?

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

What symbol is this?

a)

Whole Note

b)

Repeat Sign

c)

Quarter Rest

d)

Quarter Note

22.

What symbol is this?

a)

Double Bar Line

b)

Quarter Note

c)

Repeat Sign

d)

Treble Clef

23.

What symbol is this?

a)

Quarter Rest

b)

Bass Clef

c)

Repeat Sign

d)

Whole Rest

24.

Bar lines added to a staff create....

a)

music

b)

measures

c)

endings

25.

The five lines and four spaces music is written upon is called the...

a)

tie

b)

measure

c)

staff

d)

slur

26.

A ___ tells you how many beats are in a measure.

a)

bass clef

b)

treble clef

c)

tie

d)

time signature

27.

A NOTE has ___, while a REST has ___.

a)

silence, sound

b)

sound, natural

c)

sound, silence

d)

sound, flat

28.

What does this symbol tell us to do?

a)

Hold the note longer

b)

Sing/play the note shorter than notated

c)

Sing/play the note louder than normal

d)

Sing/play the note quieter than normal

29.

What is the name of this symbol above the note?

a)

Stress mark

b)

Accent

c)

Staccato

d)

Fermata

30.

a)

Repeat

b)

Treble Clef

c)

Crescendo

d)

Decrescendo