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Music Content Knowledge Assessment

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Italian term for "loud" in music notation?

a)
piano
b)
forte
c)
mezzoforte
d)
adagio
2.

What does the term "pianissimo" indicate?

a)
Slightly soft or slightly quietly
b)
Moderately soft or moderately quietly
c)
Very soft or very quietly
d)
Extremely loud or very loudly
3.

How many beats are there in a whole note?

a)
2
b)
4
c)
1
d)
8
4.

What is the symbol for a quarter note?

a)
Triangle
b)
Filled-in oval with a straight line
c)
Circle
d)
Square
5.

Name the musical symbol that indicates to play a note shorter than its full duration.

a)
Staccato
b)
Fermata
c)
Crescendo
d)
Legato
6.

What is the term for a gradual increase in loudness in music?

a)
Pianissimo
b)
Decrescendo
c)
Crescendo
d)
Staccato
7.

How many beats are there in a half note?

a)
Five
b)
Four
c)
Two
d)
Three
8.

What is the musical term for gradually getting softer?

a)
diminuendo
b)
allegro
c)
fortissimo
d)
crescendo
9.

What does the term "allegro" mean?

a)
Loud and aggressive
b)
Slow and melancholic
c)
Fast and lively
d)
Soft and soothing
10.

How many beats are there in a quarter rest?

a)
0
b)
4
c)
2
d)

1

11.

What is the name of the symbol that adds half of the duration of a note it precedes?

a)
dot
b)
loop
c)
curve
d)
line
12.

Define "ritardando."

a)
Sudden increase in tempo
b)
Gradual slowing down of the tempo
c)
Maintaining the same tempo
d)
Complete stop of the music
13.

What is the term for the distance between two pitches?

a)
altitude
b)
longitude
c)
latitude
d)
interval
14.

How many beats are there in a whole rest?

a)
2
b)
1
c)

4

d)
0
15.

What is the Italian term for "moderately slow"?

a)
veloce
b)
presto
c)
rapido
d)
moderato
16.

What does the term "mezzo forte" indicate?

a)
Extremely soft
b)
Very fast
c)
Completely silent
d)
Moderately loud
17.

How many beats are there in a dotted half note?

a)
4
b)
2
c)
3
d)
1
18.

Name the symbol used to indicate a increase in loudness.

a)
diminuendo
b)
fortissimo
c)
crescendo
d)
decrescendo
19.

Define "legato."

a)
Choppy and disconnected
b)
Loud and abrupt
c)
Fast and staccato
d)
Smooth and connected
20.

What does the term "pizzicato" mean?

a)
Blowing into a wind instrument
b)
Playing the keys of a piano
c)
Plucking the strings of a string instrument
d)
Strumming the strings of a guitar
21.

How many beats are there in a dotted quarter note?

a)
3
b)
1.5
c)
0.5
d)
2
22.

The musical term for "slow in tempo but dignified in style."

a)
Largo
b)
Adagio
c)
Presto
d)
Allegro
23.

What does "accelerando" mean?

a)
Slow down the music
b)
Gradually increase the speed of the music
c)
Suddenly stop the music
d)
Play the music at a constant speed
24.

How many beats are there in an eighth note?

a)
Half a beat
b)
Three beats
c)
Quarter beat
d)
Two beats
25.

What is the name of the symbol used to indicate a return to the original tempo after a deviation?

a)
Allegro
b)
Fermata
c)
Adagio
d)
coda
26.

Define "intonation" in music.

a)
The number of instruments in the music
b)
The volume of the music
c)
Pitch accuracy of a musician or singer
d)
The speed of the music
27.

Define "intonation" in music.

a)
Moderately loud or with some force
b)
Very quiet or with the least force
c)
Very loud or with the greatest force
d)
Extremely fast or with great speed
28.

A railroad track in music means to?

a)
Indicate that the notes should be played one after the other
b)
Indicate that the notes should be played loudly
c)
Indicate that the notes should be played with a staccato articulation
d)
Indicate that the notes should be played simultaneously
29.

True or False. Rhythm is the steady pulse in music.

a)

False

b)

True

c)

It depends

30.

What does the term "fortississimo" indicate?

a)

Slightly loud or slightly forceful

b)

Moderately loud or moderately forceful

c)

Very loud or very forceful

d)

Extremely loud or very forceful

31.

An element of music that supports the melody

a)

melody

b)

harmony

c)

tone

d)

rhythm

32.

What are the names of the notes on the spaces on the treble clef from bottom to top?

(a)  

33.

What are the names of the notes on the lines on the treble clef, from bottom to top?

(a)  

34.

A ________ is a unit of notes and rests in a piece of music, marked by a bar line on either side.

a)

performer

b)

instrument

c)

forte

d)

measure

35.

This word describes the volume of a piece of music (piano, mezzo piano, mezzo forte, forte)

a)

measure

b)

dynamics

c)

beat

d)

duration

36.

A _____ is a person who writes a piece of music.

a)

painter

b)

scuba diver

c)

composer

d)

performer

37.

The speed of a piece of music is called

a)

tempo

b)

melody

c)

beat

d)

saxophone

38.

What does this dynamic mean?

a)

Medium soft

b)

Very Soft

c)

Medium Loud

d)

Very Loud

39.

What does this dynamic mean?

a)

Loud

b)

Very Loud

c)

Very Soft

d)

Soft

40.

What is this note?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

E

d)

G

41.
a)

A

b)

F

c)

D

d)

B

42.

What note is this?

a)

G

b)

B

c)

D

d)

F

43.
a)

F

b)

D

c)

G

d)

E

44.

List the order of sharps.

a)
F# C# G# D# A# E# B#
b)
C# F# G# D# A# E#
c)
F# C# D# A# E# B#
d)
F# G# D# A# E# B#
45.

List the order of flats.

a)
Fb, Cb, Gb, Bb, Db, Ab, Eb
b)
Gb, Cb, Fb, Bb, Db, Ab, Eb
c)
Cb, Fb, Gb, Bb, Db, Ab, Eb
d)
Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Cb, Fb
46.

What is the circle of 4th/5ths?

a)
A sequence of musical intervals where each step is a perfect 4th or a perfect 5th.
b)
A sequence of musical intervals where each step is a major 3rd or a minor 6th.
c)
A sequence of musical intervals where each step is a major 2nd or a minor 7th.
d)
A sequence of musical intervals where each step is a perfect 3rd or a perfect 6th.
47.

How to identify flat key signatures?

a)
Look at the first flat in the key signature.
b)
Count the number of sharps in the key signature.
c)
Look at the second to last flat in the key signature.
d)
Check the time signature of the piece.
48.

How do you find the name of sharp key signatures ?

a)

Look at the last sharp and add a half step.

b)
Use the order of sharps in the key signature to determine the name of the key.
c)
Look for the key signature on the back of the music sheet
d)
Count the number of flats in the key signature
e)

Ask a friend that knows music theory.

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