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music theory

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The music term that means soft

(a)  

2.

The definition of pianissimo

(a)  

3.
What is the name of this clef?
a)
Treble Clef
b)
Alto Clef
c)
Tenor Clef
d)
Bass Clef
4.
What is the name of this symbol?
a)
Sharp 
b)
Flat
c)
Natural
d)
Hashtag
5.

What is tempo?

a)

The speed of the song

b)

The volume of the song

c)

The rhythm of the song

6.
What type of note is this?
a)
Whole Note
b)
Half Note
c)
Quarter Note
d)
Eighth Note
7.
What is the name of this rest?
a)
Whole Rest
b)
Half Rest
c)
Quarter Rest
d)
Eighth Rest
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.

How many beats per measure?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.

In 4/4 time, how many beats does this note receive?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

1

d)

1/2

11.

What are these numbers called?

a)

Measure

b)

Staff

c)

Time Signature

d)

Key Signature

12.
These are _______________notes.
a)
Whole
b)
Half
c)
Quarter
d)
Eighth
13.
Two eighth notes are equal to 
a)
1 whole note
b)
22 half notes
c)
6 sixteenth notes
d)
1 quarter note
14.

What do we call this kind of note?

a)

Whole Note

b)

Sixteenth Note

c)

Quarter Note

d)

Half Note

15.
How many beats does this note get? 
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
16.
How many beats does this note get?
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
17.
How many beats does this note get?
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
18.

What do we call this kind of note?

a)

Quarter Note

b)

Eighth Rest

c)

Sixteenth Note

d)

Eighth Note

19.
What is the name of this symbol?
a)
Bass Clef
b)
Treble Clef
c)
High Clef
d)
Low Clef
20.

What would the musical alphabet look like if it started and ended on C?

a)

ABCDEFG

b)

CBAGFEDC

c)

CEGABC

d)

CDEFGABC

21.

What are the letters used in the musical alphabet?

a)

ABCDEFGHI

b)

ABCDEFGHIJK

c)

ABCDEFG

d)

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

22.

What is the phrase to remember the names of the LINES?

a)

Every-Good-Boy-Does-Fine

b)

All-Cows-Eat-Grass

c)

Great-Big-Dragons-Fly-Around

d)

Spaces-Spell-Face

23.
What is the name of this note?
a)
A
b)
F
c)
G
d)
B
24.
What is the name of this note?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
F
d)
E
25.
What is the name of this pitch?
a)
C
b)
D
c)
E
d)
F
26.
What is the name of this pitch?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
27.
What is the name of this pitch?
a)
C
b)
D
c)
E
d)
F
28.

What is the name of this note?

a)

D

b)

A

c)

G

d)

C

29.

What is the name of this note?

a)

A

b)

E

c)

B

d)

F

30.

What is the name of this note?

a)

E

b)

F

c)

G

d)

A

31.

What is the name of this note?

a)

D

b)

C

c)

E

d)

B

32.

What is the name of this note?

a)

G

b)

A

c)

E

d)

C

33.

What is the name of this note?

a)

D

b)

C

c)

B

d)

A

34.

What is the name of this note?

a)

E

b)

F

c)

G

d)

C

35.

What is the name of this note?

a)

G

b)

E

c)

F

d)

D

36.

What is the name of this note?

a)

F

b)

A

c)

C

d)

E

37.
What is the name of this symbol? 
a)
Treble Clef
b)
Alto Clef
c)
Tenor Clef
d)
Bass Clef
38.
What is the phrase used to identify the line notes on the in the bass clef? 
a)
Every Good Boy Does Fine
b)
Good Boys Do Fine Always
c)
All Cows Eat Grass
d)
Elvis's Guitar Broke Down Firday
39.
What is the phrase used to identify the space notes in bass clef? 
a)
Every Good Boy Does Fine
b)
All Cows Eat Grass
c)
Elvis's Guitar Broke Down Friday
d)
Good Boys Do Fine Always
40.
Name the note. 
a)
G
b)
A
c)
B
d)
C
41.
A measure is
a)
part of the melody of the song
b)
the space between bar lines where notes are written
c)
the end of the song
d)
the distance between two different objects
42.

What is the name of this note?

a)

A

b)

D

c)

F

d)

C

43.

Music is written on lines and spaces called a

a)

Staff

b)

Clef

c)

Bar line

d)

Double Bar line

44.
What is this called?
a)

Bass Clef

b)

Measures

c)

Treble clef

d)

Half Note

45.
What is this note
a)
half note
b)
whole note
c)
quarter note
d)
no note
46.
What is this note
a)
half note
b)
whole note
c)
quarter note
d)
no note
47.

How many spaces are on a treble staff?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

48.
What kind of note is this?
a)
whole note
b)
half note
c)
quarter note
d)
eighth note
49.
How many beats are in a quarter note?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
50.
How many beats are in a half note?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
51.
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
52.
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!!!
53.
How many lines are on the staff?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
d)
7
54.
What is another name for Treble Clef?
a)
A Clef
b)
G Clef
c)
B Clef
d)
D Clef
55.
How many beats does this note get in 4 4 time?
a)
1/2
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
56.
Whenever you see a decrescendo it means...
a)
slow down.
b)
speed up
c)
gradually get softer
d)
gradually get louder
57.
What is this dynamic level?
a)
Forte
b)
Forte Piano
c)
Mezzo Piano
Medium Soft
d)
Piano
58.
What does this symbol mean to do?
a)
Gradually get softer
b)
Gradually get louder
c)
Be silent
d)
Be super loud
59.
What is this dynamic level?
a)
Mezzo Forte
b)
Mezzo Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Piano
60.
What Italian word is this symbol?
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
61.
What volume is this marking?
a)
Louder
b)
Power Pressure
c)
Pianissimo
d)
Player
62.
What volume does this symbol mean?
a)
Soft
b)
Loud
c)
Very Loud
d)
Slow
63.
Which dynamic level is the loudest?
a)
Piano
b)
Forte
c)
Mezzo Piano
d)
Mezzo Forte
64.
What does "forte" mean?
a)
Medium, Half
b)
Very, Most
c)
Strong, Loud
d)
Quiet, Soft
65.
The order of dynamics from loudest to softest is.....
a)
p, mp, pp, ff, mf, f
b)
pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff
c)
ff, f, mf, mp, p, pp
d)
f, mf, ff, pp, mp, p
66.
a)
mezzo piano
b)
mezzo forte
c)
mezzo mezzo
d)
piano
67.
a)
forte
b)
mezzo piano
c)
fortissimo
d)
mezzo forte