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Rhythm in Staff Notation

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the most common form of notation for Western Music.

a)

Staff notation

b)

Block notation

c)

Solfa notation

d)

Musical Alphabet

2.

The rhythm is written by dividing the music into?

a)

Crotchets

b)

Letters

c)

Bars

d)

Music

3.

The number of beats in the bar is regulated by the .........signature?

a)

key

b)

lock

c)

alphabet

d)

time

4.

The speed at which a piece of music is played is called the....

a)

Rhythm

b)

Tempo

c)

Notation

d)

Beat

5.

Lines that separate bars are called

a)

Bar lines

b)

Quavers

c)

Crotchet

d)

Semibreve

6.

What does the top number in a time signature signify?

a)

The number of notes in the bar

b)

The number of beats in the bar

c)

The number of letters in the word

d)

The number of words in the song

7.

What does the bottom number in the time signature signify?

a)

The type of note that equals a beat

b)

The number of beats in a bar

c)

The number of letter names in each bar

d)

The names of the notes in each beat

8.

What is the following Time Signature

a)

4 crotchets per bar

b)

2 minims per bar

c)

3 crotchets per bar

d)

6 quavers per bar

9.

What is the following Time Signature

a)

4 crotchets per bar

b)

2 minims per bar

c)

3 crotchets per bar

d)

6 quavers per bar

10.

Listen to the following piece of music. Name the Tempo marking with which it is closely associated.

a)

Presto

b)

Andante

c)

Adagio

11.

Listen to the following piece of music. Name the Tempo marking with which it is closely associated.

a)

Presto

b)

Largo

c)

Adagio

d)

Andante

12.

Listen to the following piece of music. Name the Tempo marking with which it is closely associated.

a)

Presto

b)

Largo

c)

Adagio

d)

Moderato

13.

Listen to the following piece of music. Name the Tempo marking with which it is closely associated.

a)

Presto

b)

Andante

c)

Adagio

d)

Moderato

14.

Listen to Track 43. Listen for the rhythm and then clap along with it. Listen and clap to figure out what the time signature is.

a)

4

4

b)

3

4

c)

6

8

d)

5

4

15.

How long does this note last?

a)

4 beats

b)

1/4 beat

c)

2 beats

d)

1 beat

16.

What syllable do we use to recognise this note?

a)

Taa-a

b)

Taa

c)

Ta-te

d)

Tikka-tikka

17.

How long does this note last?

a)

1 beat

b)

2 beats

c)

3 beats

d)

4 beats

18.

What syllable do we use to recognise this note?

a)

Taa-a

b)

Taa

c)

Ta-te or Ti-Ti

d)

Tikka-tikka or Tafa-Tefe

19.

How many beats does this equal?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

1 1/2

d)

1/2

20.

How many beats does this equal?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

1 1/2

d)

1/2

21.

How many beats of silence does this rest equal?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

1 1/2

d)

1/2

22.

What syllable do we use to recognise this note?

a)

Taa-a

b)

Taa

c)

Ta-te or Ti-ti

d)

Tikka-tikka

23.

How many beats do these two notes last for, together?

a)

Two Beats

b)

None of these.

c)

Three beats

d)

Half a beat

24.

What do these lines have in common?

a)

They all have notes

b)

The all have rests

c)

They all equal four beats

25.

What is the correct notation of the rhythm I am playing?

a)

b)

c)

d)

26.

What is the correct notation of the rhythm I am playing?

a)

b)

c)

d)

27.

What is the correct notation of the rhythm I am playing?

a)

b)

c)

d)

28.

What is the correct notation of the rhythm I am playing?

a)

b)

c)

d)

29.

Which solfa note does this hand sign represent?

a)

Do

b)

Mi

c)

Sol

d)

Re