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Music Theory Bellringer

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is this note
a)
half note
b)
whole note
c)
quarter note
d)
no note
2.
What is this note
a)
half note
b)
whole note
c)
quarter note
d)
no note
3.
What is this called?
a)
Bass Clef
b)
Staff
c)
Treble clef
d)
Half Note
4.
How many spaces are on a staff?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
5.
What kind of note is this?
a)
whole note
b)
half note
c)
quarter note
d)
eighth note
6.
How many beats are in a quarter note?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
7.
How many beats are in a half rest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
3
8.
How many beats are in a half note?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
9.
what does this mean?
a)
4 beats in a measure and a quarter note gets one beat
b)
4 beats in a measure and a half note gets 1 beat
c)
4 pickles drive a car and the hamburger saves the day
d)
4 measures equal 4 beats
10.
what does the top number represent?
a)
3 beats in a measure
b)
3 measures in the song
c)
3 beats per class
d)
3 teachers are great!!!
11.
What is this?
a)
half rest
b)
whole rest
c)
quarter rest
d)
eighth rest
12.
What is the name of this note?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
13.
what is the name of this note?
a)
C
b)
D
c)
E
d)
F
14.
what is the name of this note?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
G
d)
F
15.
What is the name of this note?
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
16.
what is the name of this note?
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
g
17.
How many lines are on the staff?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
d)
7
18.

What is your orchestra teacher's name?

a)

Mrs. Shelton

b)

Mrs. Singleton

c)

Mrs. Samson

d)

Mrs. Violin Lady

19.
what is the name of this?
a)
Bass Clef
b)
Treble Clef
c)
Alto Clef
d)
Soprano Clef
20.
What is another name for Treble Clef?
a)
A Clef
b)
G Clef
c)
B Clef
d)
D Clef
21.

What is Essential Element of Music that refers to the volume (loud/soft) of music?

a)

Pitches

b)

Rhythms

c)

Articulations

d)

Dynamics

22.

What is the term for a very soft dynamic level?

a)

Pianissimo

b)

Forte

c)

Piano

d)

Mezzo Piano

23.

What is the term for a soft dynamic level?

a)

pianissimo

b)

mezzo piano

c)

piano

d)

forte

24.

What is the term for a very loud dynamic level?

a)

fortissimo

b)

forte

c)

mezzo forte

d)

piano

25.

What music term means ‘to get gradually louder’?

a)

Forte

b)

Crescendo

c)

Decrescendo

d)

Piano

26.

What music term means ‘to get gradually softer’?

a)

Forte

b)

Crescendo

c)

Decrescendo

d)

Piano

27.

What is the term for a loud dynamic level?

a)

Fortissimo

b)

Forte

c)

Mezzo Forte

d)

Mezzo Piano

28.

What is the term for a medium-loud dynamic level?

a)

Mezzo Piano

b)

Mezzo Mezzo

c)

Mezzo Forte

d)

Forte

29.

What is the term for a medium-soft dynamic level?

a)

Pianissimo

b)

Piano

c)

Mezzo Forte

d)

Mezzo Piano

30.

What does sforzando mean?

a)

to get gradually softer

b)

to suddenly accent a note softly, without emphasis

c)

to suddenly accent a note loudly, with emphasis

d)

to get gradually louder

31.

What is the Essential Element of Music that refers to the long and short of notes and rests?

a)

Rhythm

b)

Melody

c)

Pitch

d)

Harmony

32.

This symbol is worth 1/2 a beat of sound. What is it called?

a)

16th Note

b)

Quarter Note

c)

Whole Note

d)

8th Note

33.

This symbol is worth ¼ of a beat of silence. What is it called?

a)

16th Note

b)

8th Note

c)

16th Rest

d)

8th Rest

34.

This symbol is worth 1/2 a beat of silence. What is it called?

a)

8th Note

b)

8th Rest

c)

Whole Rest

d)

Dotted Quarter Note

35.

This symbol is worth ¼ of a beat of sound. What is it called?

a)

Quarter Note

b)

16th Note

c)

8th Note

d)

Half Note

36.

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.

37.

This symbol is worth 2 beats of sound. What is it called?

a)

Half Note

b)

Quarter Note

c)

8th Note

d)

Dotted Half Note

38.

This symbol is worth 3 beats of sound (50% more than its original value). What is it called?

a)

Dotted Quarter Note

b)

Dotted Half Note

c)

Dotted 8th Note

d)

Dotted Whole Note

39.

This symbol is worth one and a half beats of sound. What is it called?

a)

Dotted 8th Note

b)

Dotted Half Note

c)

Dotted Quarter Note

d)

Dotted 16th Note

40.

This symbol is worth 2 beats of silence. What is it called?

a)

Half Note

b)

Half Rest

c)

Whole Note

d)

Whole Rest

41.

This symbol is worth 4 beats of silence. What is it called?

a)

Half Note

b)

Half Rest

c)

Whole Note

d)

Whole Rest

42.

This symbol is worth 1 beat of sound. What is it called?

a)

8th Note

b)

16th Note

c)

Quarter Note

d)

Half Note

43.

This symbol is worth 1 beat of silence. What is it called?

a)

8th Rest

b)

16th Rest

c)

Quarter Rest

d)

Half Rest

44.

What is the name of a rhythm that fits 3 sounds into 2 beats?

a)

Slur

b)

Tie

c)

Fermata

d)

Triplet

45.

This symbol tells us to hold the note until the conductor cuts us off. What is it called?

a)

Slur

b)

Tie

c)

Fermata

d)

Triplet

46.

What is the name of the symbol that tells us to connect two different pitches. They are performed legato.

a)

Slur

b)

Tie

c)

Fermata

d)

Triplet

47.

This symbol tells us to hold the first note for both note values. What is it called?

a)

Slur

b)

Tie

c)

Fermata

d)

Triplet