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Time Signature

Total questions: 97

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many beats?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

1

2.

How many beats

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

3.

How many beats

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

4.

What is the symbol for common time?

a)

C

b)

#

c)

b

d)

CT

5.

What is this symbol?

a)

Break

b)

Time signature

c)

Key signature

d)

One

6.

At 4/4 time, which type of notes receives one beat?

a)

Half note

b)

Quarter note

c)

Quarter note

d)

Eighth note

7.

How many beats are there in each measure of music?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

8

d)

3

8.

How many beats are there in each measure of music?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

8

9.

How many beats are there in each measure of music?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

8

d)

3

10.

What does the top number in a time signature tell us?

a)

Nothing

b)

What type of notes gets a beat

c)

Number of beats in a measure

d)

Number of measures in a song

11.

If a song has three beats per measure, then the numerator is-

a)

4

b)

Anything can be

c)

3

d)

6

12.

Is time signature a fraction?

a)

Yes

b)

No

13.

What type of note receives the beat in a 4/4 time signature?

a)

Sixteenth note

b)

Half note

c)

Quarter note

d)

Eighth note

14.

What does the upper number in a time signature tell us?

a)

Nothing

b)

What type of notes gets a beat

c)

Number of beats in a measure

d)

Number of measures in a song

15.

What does the bottom number in this example for the time signature mean?

a)

There are 4 beats in each measure.

b)

The eighth note gets 1 beat.

c)

The quarter note gets 1 beat.

d)

The half note gets 1 beat.

16.

What is the time signature?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

What is the time signature?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

What is the time signature?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

What is the time signature?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

What is the time signature?

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

What are these symbols?

a)

Time signature

b)

Fractions

c)

Numbers

d)

Timmy, Jimmy, Wimmy, and Wommy

22.

In a 2/4 time signature, which type of note typically receives one beat?

a)

Full note

b)

Half note

c)

Quarter note

d)

Eighth note

23.

What does the bottom number of the time signature tell you?

a)

How many beats per measure

b)

How many seconds per measure

c)

Which note is worth one beat

d)

The denominator

24.

How many beats can be in each measure?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

4

d)

8

25.

What is another term for 4/4 time?

a)

Counting Time

b)

Common Time

c)

Coffee Time

d)

Cooperation Time

26.

Which number in a time signature tells you, "How many beats are in a measure?"

a)

Top

b)

Bottom

27.

Which number in a time signature tells you, "Which note receives one beat?"

a)

Top

b)

Bottom

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44.

Time signature tells how many beats will be in each _________.

a)

king

b)

measure

c)

long

d)

one

45.

A measure is the ______________ between two bar lines.

a)

space

b)

trumpet

c)

lines

d)

ring

46.

The time signature is found at the ___________ of the staff.

a)

end

b)

middle

c)

beginning

d)

quarter

47.

4/4 time is also known as _________ time.

a)

beating

b)

musical

c)

total

d)

common

48.

The bottom number tells the type of note that gets _________ beat.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

49.

In 4/4 time the counts must add up to four in each measure. True or False

a)

True

b)

False

50.

How many counts does this note get?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

51.

How many counts does this note get?

a)

17

b)

9

c)

4

d)

55

52.

This is in 3/4 time. True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

53.

How many measure are in this music piece?

a)

14

b)

3

c)

5

d)

0

54.
What is this note called?
a)
Quarter Note
b)
Eighth Note
c)
Sixteenth Note
d)
Half Note
55.
How many beats is this note?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
56.

How many sixteenth notes does it take to equal 1 beat?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

57.
How many beats do two eighth notes get?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
58.
What is this note?
a)
Eighth Note
b)
Half Note
c)
Quarter Note
d)

Sixteenth Note

59.
How many beats does this rest last for?
a)
4
b)
2
c)
1
d)
1/2
60.

Which rest is a quarter rest?

a)
b)
c)
d)
61.

Which rest is a half rest?

a)
b)
c)
d)
62.

How many numbers are there in a time signature?

a)

1 (Just one big one)

b)

2 ( a top and a bottom number)

c)

3 ( Like a pyramid)

63.

Which of these has all the barlines in the correct place?

a)
b)
c)
64.

Which of these has all the barlines in the correct place?

a)
b)
c)
65.

Which of these has all the barlines in the correct place?

a)
b)
c)
66.

Which of these has all the barlines in the correct place?

a)
b)
c)
67.

Which of these has all the barlines in the correct place?

a)
b)
c)
68.

Count the beats in each bar. What should the time signature be in this piece of music?

a)
b)
c)
69.

Count the beats in each bar. What should the time signature be in this piece of music?

a)
b)
c)
70.

What symbol comes between 2 measures?

a)

Bar Line

b)

Repeat Sign

c)

Double Bar Line

d)

Finish Line

71.

What symbol comes between 2 measures?

a)

Bar Line

b)

Repeat Sign

c)

Double Bar Line

d)

Finish Line

72.

A measure or bar is...

a)

Part of the melody of the song

b)

The space between bar lines where notes are written

c)

The end of the song

d)

The distance between two different objects

73.

These numbers tell you how many beats are in a measure

a)

Half Notes

b)

Accent

c)

Time Signature

d)

Paradiddle

74.

How many beats are in each measure of this music?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

8

d)

3

75.

A waltz has 3 beats per measure- which could be a time signature for a waltz?

a)
b)
c)
d)
76.

Which of these has all the barlines in the correct place?

a)
b)
c)
77.

Which of these has all the barlines in the correct place?

a)
b)
c)
78.

Which of these has all the barlines in the correct place?

a)
b)
c)
79.

Which of these has all the barlines in the correct place?

a)
b)
c)
80.

Please pick the time signature that shows 2 beats per measure with the quarter note getting the beat.

a)

2/2

b)

4/4

c)

3/4

d)

2/4

81.

What is the value of a dotted half note in 6/8 time signature?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

82.

Complete this pattern

a)
b)
c)
d)
83.

Which note or rest can make this pattern complete?

a)
b)
c)
d)
84.

What number sign is written at the beginning of the staff after the clef?

a)

Common time

b)

Duple Meter

c)

Time Signature

d)

Key Signature

85.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

Cut Time

b)

Common Time

c)

Crazy Time

d)

Court Time

86.

What time signature is this measure in?

a)

2/4

b)

3/4

c)

5/4

d)

4/4

87.

How many beats are missing?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

1

d)

4

88.

How many beats are in a measure in this time signature?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

1

89.

The stems are notated correctly.

a)

True

b)

False

90.

If the notehead is on line 4, which direction should the stem go?

a)

The stem should go up to the left.

b)

The stem should go up to the right.

c)

The stem should go down to the left.

d)

The stem should go down to the right.

91.

When the stem direction goes down it should always be drawn to the left of the notehead.

a)

True

b)

False

92.

Select all that are correct

a)
b)
c)
d)
93.

How many Beats?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

94.

Define Rhythm:

a)

the regular pulse felt in most music, stays the same

b)

a pattern of long and short sounds and silences

95.

This tells you to stay silent for a specific amount of time.

a)

note

b)

rest

c)

barline

d)

measure

96.

The arrow is pointing to the _____.

a)

beam

b)

flag

c)

note head

d)

stem

97.

The arrow is pointing to the _______ .

a)

beam

b)

flag

c)

note head

d)

stem