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Sight Reading Quiz

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
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1.

The fist step to sight reading is reading the title if there is one. Why is this important?

a)

It's at the top

b)

It tells us the mood and what the song is about

c)

To make sure we are playing the right thing

2.

No matter what the tempo of the piece is we always

a)

Play it at tempo from the start

b)

Play it slow

c)

Go at the tempo Ms. Grimes says

3.

What does the key signature tell us ?

a)

How loud or soft to play

b)

How many sharps or flats to play

c)

How many beats are in a measure

4.

What do you look for after the key signature ?

a)

The tempo

b)

The time signature

c)

The musical map

5.

What is the musical map

a)

A piece of sheet music

b)

The order in which the song is played

c)

A map of all the best music spots in America

6.

Which of the following are where we look for patterns in music

a)

Key signature, and time signatures.

b)

Melody and rhythm.

c)

Tempo, and clef.

7.

After we look for patterns in the music next look for what?

a)

Anything new such as new notes or rhythms we have not played.

b)

Any Dynamics, and articulations.

c)

The key signature and the time signature.

8.

What are musical ornaments ?

a)

They are marks under or above the notes to make the music look pretty

b)

They are in addition to the notes and rhythms adding flare to the piece

c)

How the note hangs off the staff.

9.

The last step to sight reading is

a)

Finger/ air play it

b)

Say it's to hard and not try your best

c)

Play it fast

10.

What is the correct order to sight reading

a)
  • Read Title

  • Tempo / Slow

  • Clef / Key Signature 

  • Time Signature

  • Musical Map

  • Patterns  

  • Anything New

  • Musical Ornaments 

  • Finger Through anything Difficult

b)
  • Patterns

  • Read Title

  • Tempo / Slow

  • Finger through anything difficult

  • Clef / Key Signature 

  • Time Signature

  • Musical Map 

  • Anything New

  • Musical Ornaments 

c)
  • Tempo / Slow

  • Clef / Key Signature 

  • Time Signature

  • Patterns

  • Read Title

  • Finger through anything difficult

  • Musical Map 

  • Anything New

  • Musical Ornaments 

11.

What are examples musical ornaments

a)

Dynamics, Articulations

b)

Melody, and Harmony

c)

Time signatures and Key signatures