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Music Symbols and Meanings Quiz - Beginner

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does a treble clef indicate?

a)

Higher pitch notes

b)

Lower pitch notes

2.

What does a treble clef indicate?

(2 answers)

a)

Higher pitch notes

b)

Lower pitch notes

c)

Right Hand

(usually)

d)

Left Hand

(usually

3.

What does a flat symbol indicate?

a)

Lower the pitch by a half step

b)

Play the note softer

4.

Which of the following symbols is used to cancel a sharp or flat?

(hint: it can also be used to show when there are no sharps or flats)

a)

Tie

b)

Natural

5.

What is the name of the lines and spaces where music notes are written?

a)

Staff

b)

Measure

6.

How many lines does a standard staff have?

a)

3

b)

5

7.

Which of these are musical note values?

a)

Quarter note

b)

Eighth note

c)

Half note

d)

Blue note

e)

Thank-you note

8.

What does the bass clef indicate?

a)

Higher pitch notes

b)

Lower pitch notes

9.

What does the bass clef indicate?

(2 answers)

a)

Higher pitch notes

b)

Lower pitch notes

c)

Left Hand

(usually)

d)

Right Hand

(usually)

10.

Which of the following are symbols for silence in music?

a)

Notes

b)

Rests

11.

Which note value is equivalent to half of a quarter note?

a)

Eighth note

b)

Sixteenth note

c)

12.

What is the term for the speed of the music?

a)

Harmony

b)

Rhythm

c)

Tempo

13.

What symbol indicates the end of a piece of music?

a)

Repeat sign

b)

Double barline

c)

Coda

14.

What is the symbol used to raise a note by a half step?

a)

Flat

b)

Sharp

15.

How many beats does a quarter note receive (in 4/4 time)?

a)

1

b)

2

16.

What is the tempo of a piece of music?

a)

How loud it is

b)

How fast it goes

17.

What are the dynamics of a piece of music?

a)

How loud it is

b)

How fast it goes

18.

What shows higher notes?

a)

Treble Clef

b)

Bass Clef

19.

What shows notes that are (usually) played with your right hand?

a)

Treble Clef

b)

Bass Clef

20.

What shows notes that are (usually) played with your left hand?

a)

Treble Clef

b)

Bass Clef

21.

What shows lower notes?

a)

Treble Clef

b)

Bass Clef