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Band Theory I

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many lines are in the musical staff?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

2.

How many spaces are in the musical staff?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

3.

What musical symbol is this?

a)

Square note

b)

Whole Rest

c)

Half Rest

d)

Quarter Rest

4.

Name this type of articulation

a)

Staccato

b)

Dotted Quarter Note

c)

Tenuto

d)

Accent

5.

The musical equivalent of a hashtag

a)

Tic Tac Toe

b)

Flat

c)

Sharp

d)

Pound

6.

Which of these dynamics are listed from QUIETEST to LOUDEST?

a)

mp, fp, mf, f, ff

b)

pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff

c)

pp, p, mf, mp, f, ff

d)

p, mp, pp, mf, ff

7.

What musical symbol is this?

a)

Square note

b)

Whole Rest

c)

Half Rest

d)

Quarter Rest

8.

Which of the following describes the above?

a)

Tie

b)

Slur

c)

Accidental

d)

None of the above

9.

Which of the following describes the above?

a)

Tie

b)

Slur

c)

Accidental

d)

None of the above

10.

What are the numbers at the beginning of a piece of music called?

a)

Time Signature

b)

Key Signature

c)

Double Bar Line

d)

Treble Clef

11.

What does a flat do to a note?

a)

lowers the pitch

b)

raises the pitch

c)

cancels a flat or sharp

12.

What does a sharp do to a note?

a)

lowers the pitch

b)

raises the pitch

c)

cancels a sharp or flat

13.

What term tells you how loud or soft to play the music?

a)

piano

b)

dynamics

c)

forte

d)

volume

14.

What does a natural do to a note?

a)

lowers the pitch

b)

raises the pitch

c)

cancels a flat or sharp

15.

What is this called?

a)

Staff

b)

Measure

c)

Clef

d)

Time Signature

16.

What is this called?

a)

Treble Clef

b)

C Clef

c)

G Clef

d)

Bass Clef

17.

What is this called?

a)

Treble Clef

b)

F Clef

c)

C Clef

d)

Bass Clef

18.

What is this called?

a)

Bass Clef

b)

Treble Clef

c)

Time Signature

d)

Key Signature

19.

What is this called?

a)

Whole note

b)

Half note

c)

Quarter note

d)

Full note

20.

What is this called?

a)

Whole rest

b)

Half rest

c)

Quarter rest

d)

Full rest

21.

What is this called?

a)

Whole note

b)

Half note

c)

Quarter note

d)

Full note

22.

What is this called?

a)

Whole rest

b)

Half rest

c)

Quarter rest

d)

Full rest

23.

What is this called?

a)

Whole note

b)

Half note

c)

Quarter note

d)

Full note

24.

what is this called?

a)

Whole rest

b)

Half rest

c)

Quarter rest

d)

Full rest

25.

What is the space between Bar lines called?

a)

Bar line

b)

Measure

c)

Staff

d)

Final bar line

26.

Which musical term means "VERY quiet?"

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.
What is this symbol?
a)
Eighth notes
b)
Quarter notes
c)
Half Notes
d)
Sixteenth Notes
28.

Which musical term means "loud"?

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

Identify

a)

Repeat sign

b)

Barline

c)

Measure

d)

Measure

30.

Identify

a)

Sharp

b)

Fermata

c)

Flat

d)

Natural

31.

Identify

a)

Repeat sign

b)

Sharp

c)

Double barline

d)

Note

32.

Choose the correct musical definition for mezzo forte.

a)

medium soft

b)

medium loud

c)

moderately slow

d)

moderately fast

33.

Choose the correct musical definition for mezzo piano.

a)

medium soft

b)

medium loud

c)

moderately slow

d)

moderately fast

34.

Choose the musical definition for allegro.

a)

quite soft

b)

quite loud

c)

walking pace

d)

fast & bright

35.

Choose the correct musical definition for ritardando

a)

gradually getting softer

b)

gradually getting louder

c)

gradually getting slower

d)

gradually getting faster

36.

Choose the correct musical definition for decrescendo.

a)

gradually getting softer

b)

gradually getting louder

c)

gradually getting slower

d)

gradually getting faster

37.

Choose the correct musical definition for crescendo.

a)

gradually getting softer

b)

gradually getting louder

c)

gradually getting slower

d)

gradually getting faster

38.

Choose the correct musical definition for presto.

a)

very soft

b)

very loud

c)

very slow

d)

very fast

39.

Choose the correct musical definition for largo

a)

very soft

b)

very loud

c)

very fast

d)

very slow

40.

The best definition of Tempo is

a)

How fast or how slow the music goes. The speed of music

b)

How loud or how soft the music is performed. The volume of the sound.

41.

The best definition of Dynamics as it applies to music is

a)

How fast or how slow the music goes. The speed of the music.

b)

How soft or how loud the music is performed. The volume of the sound.