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Year 9 Diagnostic theory :)

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

crotchet

b)

minim

c)

semibreve

d)

quaver

2.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

semibreve

b)

minim

c)

crotchet

d)

quaver

3.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

minim

b)

crotchet

c)

semibreve

d)

semiquaver

4.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

semibreve

b)

semiquaver

c)

quaver

d)

minim

5.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

quaver

b)

semiquaver

c)

minim

d)

crotchet

6.

How many beats is this note worth?

a)

1/2

b)

1

c)

2

d)

4

7.

How many beats is this note worth?

a)

1/4

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

8.

How many beats is this rest worth?

a)

1/2

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

9.

How many beats is this note worth?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

1/2

d)

1/4

10.

Which of the following notes is worth 4 beats?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

The stem must be in the middle of the notehead...

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Sometimes

d)

It depens on the day

12.

How many beats in each bar?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

13.

How many beats in each bar?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

14.

How many beats in each bar?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

15.
The top number in a time signature tells us-
a)
nothing
b)
what kind of note gets a beat
c)
the number of beats per measure
d)
the number of measures in the song
16.

What does the bottom number mean in time signatures?

a)

How many beats per measure.

b)

What numbers are going into the song.

c)

What note gets 1 beat.

d)

The speed of the song.

17.
a)
3
b)
5
c)
7
d)
9
18.
a)
6
b)
8
c)
10
d)
12
19.
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
20.

What is a time signature?

a)

Time signatures are used to tell how many time you have to play each music.

b)

Time signatures are used to tell how many beats each measure of music will get.

c)

Time signatures are used to tell how many times you have to play each measure.

d)

Time signatures are used to tell how many beats the entire song will get.

21.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Rest

b)

Sharp

c)

Treble clef

d)

Bass clef

22.

What space is this note on?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

23.

what space is this note on

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

24.

what space is this note on?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

25.

Starting at the bottom, what are the letter names of the lines of the treble clef?

a)

EGBDF

b)

ACEG

c)

FACE

d)

GBDFA

26.

Starting at the bottom, what are the letter names of the spaces in the treble clef?

a)

EGDBF

b)

ACEG

c)

FACE

d)

GBDFA

27.

What note is this?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

28.
Name this note
a)
a
b)
e
c)
f
d)
g
29.
What note is located one line below the treble clef
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
30.
Name this note:
a)
g
b)
e
c)
b
d)
f
31.

What is this symbol called?

a)

Bass Clef

b)

Treble Clef

c)

Alto Clef

d)

C Clef

32.

Starting at the bottom, what are the letter names of the lines of the bass clef?

a)

EGBDF

b)

ACEG

c)

FACE

d)

GBDFA

33.

Starting at the bottom, what are the letter names of the spaces of the bass clef?

a)

EGBDF

b)

ACEG

c)

FACE

d)

GBDFA

34.

What note is this?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

35.

What note is this?

a)

E

b)

F

c)

G

d)

A

36.

What is a Key Signature?

a)

A signature written with a certain key

b)

The accidentals at the beginning of the music that indicates which notes are not natural.

c)

The accidentals in a measure that alters a note’s pitch.

37.

What is this called?

a)

Bar Line

b)

Line

c)

Double Bar Line

d)

Two Lines

38.

Which definition best describes 'Tempo'?

a)

The pace or speed of the music

b)

The quality of the combination of different elements in a musical composition

c)

The different parts of the song that are placed on top of each other to create a cohesive song

d)

The idea of repetition; using a variety with the same or similar musical ideas

39.
What does crescendo mean?
a)
To gradually get softer
b)
To sing
c)
To gradually get louder
d)
To hold the note
40.
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
41.
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
42.
What is the general meaning of "Dynamics"?
a)
how soft or loud the music is
b)
to become quieter
c)
to become louder
d)
how fast or slow the music is
43.

What is articulation in music?

a)

instruments

b)

how you play/sing the notes

c)

orchestra

d)

the ancient art of culation

44.

Staccato means to play/sing the notes...

a)

longer that usual

b)

super fast

c)

short & separated

d)

smooth

45.

Legato means to play/sing the notes...

a)

smooth and connected

b)

bouncy

c)

loud

d)

slowly

46.

What is a chord?

a)

A note on the piano

b)

Two or more notes played together

c)

A pair of trousers

d)

A pattern of notes played ascending or descending

47.

What is a semitone?

a)

The smallest interval between two notes

b)

Two adjacent white keys on the piano

c)

Two tones

d)

One of the black keys on the piano

48.

How many notes in a triad?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

49.

What does a lower case m mean in a chord symbol (e.g. Em)?

a)

major

b)

minor

c)

mini

d)

missing

50.
What are the families of the orchestra?
a)
String, Brass, Woodwind, Drums
b)
String, Metal, Wood, Wind
c)
String, Percussion, Brass, Woodwind
d)
Metal, String, Piano, Percussion
51.
What family does this instrument belong to?
a)
Woodwind
b)
Brass
c)
String
d)
Percussion
52.
What family does this instrument belong to?
a)
Brass
b)
Woodwind
c)
Metal
d)
Percussion
53.
Why is the string family called the string family?
a)
They have a reed in the mouth piece
b)
They have strings 
c)
They use a string to play
d)
They are made of metal
54.
What is the name of this family?
a)
Brass
b)
Drum
c)
Wood
d)
Percussion
55.
What is the name of this instrument?
a)
Tuba
b)
Trumpet
c)
Saxophone
d)
French Horn
56.
What is the name of this instrument?
a)
Flute
b)
Clarinet
c)
Trumpet
d)
Trombone
57.
What family would these belong to?
a)
Percussion
b)
Brass
c)
Woodwind
d)
String
58.
a)
harp
b)
flute
c)
quitar
d)
violin